CAO 2017 Annual Report
Our 2017 report highlights landmark agreements reached between communities and companies through CAO dispute resolution processes in Cambodia, Chad, and Mongolia, new compliance investigations in the...
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General
IAMs: Promoting Citizen Driven Accountability for Sustainable Development
In the the 1990s, international financial institutions began establishing Independent Accountability Mechanisms to provide recourse for people who believe they have been, or could be, harmed by IFI...
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Our 2016 Annual Report features our work in 24 countries, with 52 cases. This annual report includes the story of impacted communities in Cambodia, where a company in dialogue with local communities...
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General
CAO Grievance Mechanism Toolkit
CAO Grievance Mechanism Toolkit
Grievance Mechanism Toolkit Interactive Website - English
Grievance Mechanism Toolkit Interactive Website - Spanish
Grievance Mechanism Toolkit Interactive Website -...
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Advisory
Building Hope and Health Through Dialogue:
This is the story of how a dispute-resolution process convened by CAO resulted in a company and community working together to solve their issues. It is also the story of what seemed at first to be a...
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Dispute Resolution
Conflict, Gender & Development: A Conversation with Alaa Murabit
On 16 October 2015, CAO hosted a discussion with Dr. Alaa Murabit to mark Conflict Resolution Day. The discussion centered on the why and how of achieving participation of women in development and...
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