This side event at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) will be hosted by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and sponsored by the Independent Accountability Mechanisms (IAMs). It is an initiative of the IAMs at International Financial Institutions (IFIs) around the world, and will seek to generate discussion about the evolution of citizen-driven accountability in development cooperation since the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED, or Rio Earth Summit). The event will bring together members of civil society and academia, IFIs, governments and private sector representatives. The IAMs will present an Analytical Paper on the topic as a contribution to Rio+20.  

date: 18 June 2012   venue: Brazilian Academy of Sciences   location: Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro), Brazil   contact: Dilya Zoirova, World Bank Inspection Panel   e-mail: dzoirova@worldbank.org   www: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTINSPECTIONPANEL/0,,contentMDK:23179716~pagePK:64129751~piPK:64128378~theSitePK:380794,00.html