Inspection Panel

On March 24, 2026, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved the Inspection Panel’s recommendation to investigate the Mozambique: Cyclone Idai & Kenneth Emergency Recovery and Resilience Project (P171040).

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Ajay Deshpande Appointed as Member of the World Bank Inspection Panel. Learn more: https://www.inspectionpanel.org/news/ajay-deshpande-appointed-member-inspection-panel

Inspection Panel Welcomes Kojo Ano Bedu-Addo as its Newest Team Member
The World Bank Inspection Panel is pleased to welcome Kojo Ano Bedu-Addo as a Senior Social Development Specialist. Kojo joined the Panel early this month and brings with him over 20 years of extensive experience in social and environmental risk management across various industries and countries. Join us in welcoming Kojo to the Panel team. Learn more:
https://www.inspectionpanel.org/news/panel-welcomes-kojo-ano-bedu-addo-its-newest-team-member

World Bank Board Approves Changes to the Structure of the Accountability Mechanism; Strengthens Inspection Panel’s Operational Independence

On January 8, 2025, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved organizational changes to the structure of the World Bank’s Accountability Mechanism (AM). These changes follow a previously approved decision by the Board to review the effectiveness of the 2018 and 2020 reforms to the Inspection Panel Toolkit and the creation of the World Bank Accountability Mechanism, three years after their implementation. The aim of these changes is to enhance the independence, overall effectiveness, efficiency, and functioning of the accountability process at the World Bank. The Board approved organizational changes will (i) eliminate the Accountability Mechanism Secretary position (ii) enable Inspection Panel (IPN) and the Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) as two parallel units each independently reporting to the Board; and (iii) create a new position of Executive Secretary, who will provide administrative, communication and coordination services to both the IPN and the DRS and work under the direct supervision of both the Chairperson, Inspection Panel and the Head of the DRS.

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