The World Bank and other international financial institutions must uphold human rights in all activities they support

A joint statement urging the United Nations Human Rights Council to increase its focus on the human rights impacts of international financial institutions (IFIs), including multilateral development banks like the World Bank.

• International financial institutions (IFIs) promote decisions, policies, and projects that have significant impacts on human rights. While some impacts are positive, such as poverty reduction, negative impacts frequently affect poor and marginalised individuals and communities.
• IFIs often invest in large-scale infrastructure development and industries like resource extraction and energy, which are linked to human rights abuses, including forced evictions, and environmental damage. These projects are often located in countries that struggle to effectively protect human rights.
• The authors of the statement call upon the United Nations Human Rights Council to prioritize the examination of human rights impacts resulting from IFIs, specifically mentioning multilateral development banks such as the World Bank.

APA

Natural Justice (2014). The World Bank and other international financial institutions must uphold human rights in all activities they support. https://naturaljustice.org/publication/the-world-bank-and-other-international-financial-institutions-must-uphold-human-rights-in-all-activities-they-support/

Chicago

Natural Justice. The World Bank and other international financial institutions must uphold human rights in all activities they support. 2014. https://naturaljustice.org/publication/the-world-bank-and-other-international-financial-institutions-must-uphold-human-rights-in-all-activities-they-support/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Natural Justice |title=The World Bank and other international financial institutions must uphold human rights in all activities they support |date=1 September 2014 |url=https://naturaljustice.org/publication/the-world-bank-and-other-international-financial-institutions-must-uphold-human-rights-in-all-activities-they-support/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{naturaljustice2014world, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{The World Bank and other international financial institutions must uphold human rights in all activities they support}}, publisher = {Natural Justice}, year = {2014}, month = sep, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/publication/the-world-bank-and-other-international-financial-institutions-must-uphold-human-rights-in-all-activities-they-support/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }