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

Civil society representatives from Chad and Cameroon argue that the International Advisory Group (IAG) lacks a mandate to address human rights violations, lacks true independence from the World Bank and national governments, and fails to hold oil companies accountable for environmental and social damages.

• The authors argue that the IAG's mandate is deficient because it contains no reference to human rights, despite documented massacres of civilians by the Chadian army in the pipeline project area between 1997 and 2000.
• 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.
• The authors express concern that the IAG lacks the mechanisms to monitor the daily impact of the project on local populations and may instead serve to "calm the fears of international public opnion" rather than protect affected people.
• The document highlights a lack of accountability for the oil companies acting as executing agencies, stating that the IAG's terms of reference do not indicate that it will monitor their activities or hold them accountable for damages.

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} }