The Boards of the World Bank, IFC, and MIGA have established a Task Force to develop options and recommendations regarding the potential integration of the World Bank Group’s independent accountability mechanisms: the World Bank Accountability Mechanism (comprised of the Inspection Panel (IPN) and Dispute Resolution Service (DRS)) and the IFC/MIGA Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO).

The Task Force has produced a draft report addressing the overarching questions of what components of the World Bank Group independent accountability mechanisms might be most useful to integrate; how extensive the integration should be and; how the process of integration could proceed.

As part of a public consultation on the draft report, the Task Force will hold webinars in April 2026 to solicit external input and answer questions. An in-person consultation with civil society organizations attending the Spring Meetings will take place on April 13, 2026.

Comments, observations, and questions on the draft report can be sent directly to the Task Force by April 25, 2026: IAMIntegrationTF@worldbank.org.

The information collected during this public consultation period will inform the Task Force’s final report.

For more information on the Task Force and the public consultation, you can visit here.

The views expressed in report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the accountability mechanisms, the Bank, or the Board.