Open in order to end extreme poverty: Demystifying appeals under the World Bank’s Access to Information policy

Our Open Access Policy gives the public access to more information than ever before—information about projects under preparation, projects under implementation, analytic and advisory activities, and Board proceedings. Read what this means for development:

Open in order to end extreme poverty: Demystifying appeals under the World Bank’s Access to Information policy

Today Frances M. Allen, a Communications Officer in the World Bank’s Access to Information Policy Unit, explains how the appeals process works when a request for information is denied: The World Bank’s Policy on Access to Information (AI), effective in July 2010, was a pivotal shift in the instituti…