170 groups ask World Bank President to suspend loans to Uganda

The document is a formal request to World Bank President Ajay Banga to halt financial assistance to Uganda due to the Anti-Homosexuality Act. The signatories argue that the law violates the World Bank's own non-discrimination policies and will hinder inclusive economic development. They cite previous World Bank actions in Uganda (2014) and Tanzania (2018) as precedents for suspending aid in response to discrimination against LGBTI people.

• The signatories request that the World Bank stop payment on current loans and suspend future lending to Uganda until the Anti-Homosexuality Act is struck down by the Constitutional Court, and that this action be made public.
• The Anti-Homosexuality Act is argued to violate World Bank policies, specifically the Environmental and Social Framework, the Directive on Addressing Risks and Impacts on Disadvantaged or Vulnerable Individuals or Groups, and the Good Practice Note on Non Discrimination: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI).
• The law is described as a barrier to basic rights and essential services, potentially affecting World Bank staff and project workers through provisions that criminalize the “promotion of homosexuality” and mandate reporting of suspected homosexual offenses to police.
• The document cites two historical precedents where the World Bank took action against discrimination: delaying a USD 90 million healthcare loan to Uganda in 2014 and suspending all missions to Tanzania in 2018.

APA

Race, M. (2023). 170 groups ask World Bank President to suspend loans to Uganda. Recourse. https://re-course.org/newsupdates/170-groups-ask-world-bank-president-to-suspend-loans-to-uganda/

Chicago

Race, Madeleine. 170 groups ask World Bank President to suspend loans to Uganda. Recourse, 2023. https://re-course.org/newsupdates/170-groups-ask-world-bank-president-to-suspend-loans-to-uganda/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Race |first1=Madeleine |title=170 groups ask World Bank President to suspend loans to Uganda |publisher=Recourse |date=19 June 2023 |url=https://re-course.org/newsupdates/170-groups-ask-world-bank-president-to-suspend-loans-to-uganda/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{race2023170, author = {Race, Madeleine}, title = {{170 groups ask World Bank President to suspend loans to Uganda}}, publisher = {Recourse}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://re-course.org/newsupdates/170-groups-ask-world-bank-president-to-suspend-loans-to-uganda/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }