In light of “multiple failures” by the World Bank in monitoring and supervising the Uganda Transport Sector Development Project, the World Bank Group announced today that they will create a “Global Gender-Based Violence Task Force to advise the institution on best practices for reducing risks to community safety in connection with our development projects.” This was done in response to last week’s delivery of the Inspection Panel report on the Uganda Transport Sector Development Project, which was cancelled last December due to allegations of sexual violence and abuse by contractors.
The Bank issued the following statement from President Jim Yong Kim regarding the Inspection Panel report and the goals of the new Task Force:
A new Wall Street Journal articlequotes BIC’s child rights program manager Elana Berger on the Bank’s response to the Uganda project report and the creation of the new Task Force.