Q: Can the Bank ensure project developers consider rights and provide redress where violations take place? Q: If only a small paragraph has been included in the Vision Statement about human rights, how can the Bank ensure that this issue is really addressed and applied during project implementation? How will the Bank monitor these issues in each borrowing country? Q: Human rights issues are not treated appropriately by countries. How to guarantee that the norms are applied in cases of weak national policies and laws? Q: Does this ESF oblige the Government to protect the rights of pastoralists? ESP/ Non-discrimination C: Niger Explicit is a listing transit of country for Sub-saharan African citizens migrating ESS1 and vulnerable towards specific North vulnerable Africa or Europe. Such movements of people affect our groups countries groups and by are type/name different from refugee situations. It is suggested that the WB conduct (age, a study gender, on ethnicity, migration and its impact on Niger’s economy and social environment. religion, physical, mental or other C: LGBT disability, rights social, are a civic western concept and have nothing to do with our culture. or health status, sexual orientation, gender Q: Discrimination identity, economic issues are driven by Western perspectives, which contrasts with disadvantages local views on or these matters. Yet, the ESF recognizes local cultural norms. indigenous How will status, the Bank and/or deal with this apparent contradiction? dependence on unique natural resources) Specific aspects of the non-discrimination principle in complex
Q: Can the Bank ensure project developers consider rights and provide redress where violations take place? Q: If only a small paragraph has been included in the Vision Statement about human rights, how can the Bank ensure that this issue is really addressed and applied during project implementation? How will the Bank monitor these issues in each borrowing country? Q: Human rights issues are not treated appropriately by countries. How to guarantee that the norms are applied in cases of weak national policies and laws? Q: Does this ESF oblige the Government to protect the rights of pastoralists? ESP/ ESS1 Non-discrimination and vulnerable groups Explicit listing of specific vulnerable groups by type/name (age, gender, ethnicity, religion, physical, mental or other disability, social, civic or health status, sexual orientation, gender identity, economic disadvantages or indigenous status, and/or dependence on unique natural resources) Specific aspects of the non-discrimination principle in complex C: Niger is a transit country for Sub-saharan African citizens migrating towards North Africa or Europe. Such movements of people affect our countries and are different from refugee situations. It is suggested that the WB conduct a study on migration and its impact on Niger’s economy and social environment. C: LGBT rights are a western concept and have nothing to do with our culture. Q: Discrimination issues are driven by Western perspectives, which contrasts with local views on these matters. Yet, the ESF recognizes local cultural norms. How will the Bank deal with this apparent contradiction?
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