Open letter to the President of the World Bank concerning the International Advisory Group

An open letter from civil society representatives in Chad and Cameroon to World Bank President Wolfensohn expressing concerns over the terms of reference for the International Advisory Group (IAG) created to monitor the Chad/Cameroon pipeline project.

• The authors argue that the International Advisory Group's (IAG) mandate fails to address human rights, despite documented massacres of civilians by the Chadian army in the pipeline project area between 1997 and 2000 and ongoing intimidation of the Doba area population.
• The letter questions the independence of the IAG, noting that its work plan must be reviewed by the World Bank Group and the governments of Chad and Cameroon before being made public or implemented.
• Concerns are raised regarding the IAG's ability to effectively communicate with and monitor the daily impact on local populations given that the group is only scheduled to visit Chad and Cameroon at least twice a year.
• The authors claim the IAG's terms of reference do not provide for the monitoring of oil companies within the consortium or a mechanism to hold them accountable for damages, despite the companies' reputations for human rights violations and environmental destruction.
• The letter asserts that the World Bank's safeguards for managing Chad's oil revenues have been inadequate, citing the Chadian Government's use of payments outside the revenue management plan to purchase weapons.

APA

Tatchi, R. Y., Nguiffo, S., Dieudonné, T., Kuenzob, D. F., Didier, A. A., Devalois, N. O. F., Mimboh, P. F., Urbain, M., Golmai, L., Lalbe, L., Miankéol, D., Elie, Y., Abilogo, E., Djeuda, H. B., Yeningar, Y., & Djiraibe, D. K. (2001). Open letter to the President of the World Bank concerning the International Advisory Group. Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/news/read-the-open-letter-to-the-president-of-the-world-bank-concerning-the-international-advisory-group/

Chicago

Tatchi, Raphael Yimga, Samuel Nguiffo, Thang Dieudonné, Dupleix Fernand Kuenzob, Amougou Adrien Didier, Ndi Omgbwa Felix Devalois, Paul Felix Mimboh, et al. Open letter to the President of the World Bank concerning the International Advisory Group. Center for International Environmental Law, 2001. https://www.ciel.org/news/read-the-open-letter-to-the-president-of-the-world-bank-concerning-the-international-advisory-group/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{tatchi2001open, author = {Tatchi, Raphael Yimga and Nguiffo, Samuel and Dieudonné, Thang and Kuenzob, Dupleix Fernand and Didier, Amougou Adrien and Devalois, Ndi Omgbwa Felix and Mimboh, Paul Felix and Urbain, Moyombaye and Golmai, Laohingamai and Lalbe, Laoudoulimadji and Miankéol, Djeralar and Elie, Yanyara and Abilogo, Edith and Djeuda, Henri Bosko and Yeningar, Yedjibaye and Djiraibe, Delphine K.}, title = {{Open letter to the President of the World Bank concerning the International Advisory Group}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2001}, month = feb, url = {https://www.ciel.org/news/read-the-open-letter-to-the-president-of-the-world-bank-concerning-the-international-advisory-group/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }