Policies on Cross Cutting Issues

Abstract: The Policy and Guidelines on Cooperation with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) reflect Bank Group’s commitment to enhance its relations with civil society. The document complements other Bank Group resources including the Bank’s Handbook on Consultation and Participation, the Easy Reference Guides, various Bank sector policy documents. It is composed of three parts: • Part I, which outlines the Operations Manual. • Bank’s policy on cooperation with CSOs, which is complemented by a Part II Action Plan (attached as Appendix A) for its implementation. This provides operational guidelines on the implementation of the policy based on instruments available to the Bank. • Part III that outlines institutional and resource requirements for the implementation of the policy