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The Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism
Our mission is to respond to the concerns of citizens and communities about the impact of IDB-financed operations, and thereby contribute to more inclusive and sustainable development outcomes in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Scope of Work◗◗ All◗operations◗financed,◗in◗whole◗or◗in◗part,◗by◗
the◗Inter-American◗Development◗Bank◗(IDB)◗or◗the◗Multilateral◗Investment◗Fund,◗including◗loans,◗grants,◗technical◗cooperations,◗and◗guarantees◗(for◗the◗public◗or◗private◗sectors)
◗◗ Claims◗about◗actual◗or◗potential◗harm◗arising◗from◗the◗design◗stage◗through◗24◗months◗after◗the◗operation’s◗last◗disbursement◗
◗◗ Actions◗or◗omissions◗by◗the◗IDB◗in◗following◗its◗Operational◗Policies.
The Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (ICIM)
Currently,◗the◗mandate◗of◗the◗ICIM◗applies◗to◗six◗Operational◗Policies:◗◗ Access◗to◗Information◗◗ Environmental◗and◗Safeguard◗Compliance◗◗ Disaster◗Risk◗Management◗◗ Involuntary◗Resettlement◗◗ Gender◗Equality◗in◗Development◗◗ Indigenous◗Peoples.
Contributing to Sustainable Solutions
ImpactThe◗ICIM◗is◗meant◗to◗enhance◗the◗IDB’s◗role◗in◗achieving◗development◗effectiveness◗by◗contributing◗to◗greater◗social◗and◗environmental◗sustainability.
ICIM’s InstrumentsThe◗ICIM◗addresses◗Requests◗through:
◗◗ The◗Consultation◗Phase,◗which◗is◗also◗known◗as◗the◗solution-seeking◗phase◗or◗Ombuds◗process
◗◗ The◗Compliance◗Review◗Phase,◗which◗is◗an◗indepen-dent◗investigation◗of◗compliance◗with◗IDB◗policies.
Key Guiding PrinciplesIndependenceThe◗ICIM◗is◗an◗independent◗body;◗that◗is,◗it◗works◗independently◗from◗IDB◗Management.◗It◗strives◗to◗build◗credibility◗and◗trust◗among◗stakeholders◗by◗being◗objective,◗fair,◗and◗predictable.◗The◗ICIM◗reports◗directly◗to◗the◗IDB◗Board◗of◗Executive◗Directors.
ImpartialityThe◗ICIM◗Project◗Ombudsperson◗facilitates◗an◗impartial◗dialogue◗between◗the◗stakeholders◗and◗the◗IDB◗in◗search◗of◗consensual◗solutions.◗The◗ICIM◗Compliance◗Review◗Panel◗is◗a◗neutral◗fact-finding◗body◗that◗assesses◗adherence◗to◗IDB◗Operational◗Policies.
The ICIM is accessible: e-mail, write, text, or simply call us
◗◗ Describe◗the◗project◗or◗program◗and◗its◗location◗◗ Identify◗and◗describe◗the◗harm◗that◗you◗believe◗you◗
or◗your◗community◗have◗suffered◗or◗could◗suffer◗as◗a◗result◗of◗the◗implementation◗of◗a◗project
◗◗ Include◗any◗other◗information◗that◗you◗think◗is◗relevant
◗◗ Indicate◗whether◗you◗require◗confidential◗treatment◗◗ Your◗Request◗can◗be◗submitted◗in◗Spanish,◗
Portuguese,◗French,◗English,◗or◗in◗your◗native◗language.
Learn more at:◗www.iadb.org/icim
Submitting your Request is simpleIndividuals,◗groups,◗organizations,◗and◗communities◗or◗their◗representatives◗are◗welcome◗to◗submit◗a◗Request.◗Please◗note◗the◗following:◗◗ Include◗your◗name◗and◗contact◗information◗(e-mail◗
address,◗mailing◗address,◗and◗phone◗number)◗◗ Include◗the◗name◗and◗contact◗information◗of◗your◗
representative,◗if◗you◗have◗one◗◗ Tell◗us◗whether◗and◗how◗you◗have◗contacted◗the◗
IDB◗or◗the◗Project◗Executing◗Agencies◗about◗your◗concerns◗(before◗submitting◗a◗Request◗to◗the◗ICIM,◗however,◗we◗encourage◗you◗to◗bring◗your◗concerns◗to◗the◗attention◗of◗the◗IDB◗Project◗Team◗Leader◗or◗the◗IDB´s◗Country◗Office◗first;◗if◗you◗do◗not◗know◗whom◗to◗contact,◗the◗ICIM◗can◗assist◗you)
“I have no doubt that the ICIM will earn the trust and credibility of all stakeholders through its commitment to impartial consultation processes and compliance reviews.”
—Luis Alberto Moreno President,◗IDB
IntakeExecutive Secretariat
Processing of Requests
Compliance Review PhaseCompliance Review Panel
Consultation PhaseOmbudsperson
Eligibility ReviewEligibility Analysis
Request might be referred to the Compliance Review Panel
Assessment
Dialogue and Solution Seeking
Agreement
◗ Request is deemed ineligible for the Consultation Phase
◗ Parties opt out, or◗ The Ombudsperson concludes that a collaborative
process and/or resolution is not possible
Preparation and Distribution of Report on Findings
Panel Review
Reception of Request
Referral of Request to Project Ombudsperson
Acknowledgement and Logging of Request
If
Investigative team set up
Preinvestigation
Recommendation to conduct Review
Preparation of terms of reference
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About the IDB The IDB is the main source of multilateral funding, and of economic, social, and institutional development expertise, in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Bank’s 48 member countries include 26 borrowing countries from the region and 22 nonborrowing countries.
Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (ICIM)Inter-American Development Bank1300 New York Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20577United States
Phone: (202) 623-3952Fax: (202) 312-4057E-mail: mecanismo@iadb.orgWeb site: www.iadb.org/icim
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The ICIM is a reflection of the IDB’s commitment to accountability, transparency, and effectiveness.