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Spring Meetings 2022 Civil Society Policy Forum (April 4–April 15)
- The IMF and the World Bank hosted the Spring Meetings 2022 Civil Society Policy Forum from Monday, April 4 to Friday, April 15.
- Sessions covered topics including gender, climate change, inequality, the pandemic recovery, and more.
- Resources and featured IMF materials referenced:
- 2026 Review of IMF Program Design and Conditionality Public Consultation | Open from March 26, 2026–May 14, 2026
- Help Shape the Future of IMF Engagement with Civil Society
- Kristalina Georgieva’s Interview with Transparency International
- Kristalina Georgieva’s Podcast with Oxfam on Inequality
- Kristalina Georgieva's Blog Post "The Great Divergence"
- Video: Social Spending
- IMF’s Work on Gender
- IMF’s Work on Inequality
- IMF’s Work on the SDGs
- IMF's Work on Low-Income Countries
- IMF's Work on Climate
- Video: Corruption
- Video: Combating Corruption
- Specific sessions and schedule highlights (times shown in ET):
- In Case You Missed It: Watch the video here — Monday, March 22, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET — An introduction to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for civil society — Language: English
- Tuesday, March 23, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET — Creating a Caring Economy: The role of IFIs and the CEDAW framework in transformative change — Languages: English | Spanish
- Wednesday, March 24, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET — A People’s Recovery: Ensuring progressive fiscal measures for a feminist and just pandemic recovery
- Thursday, March 25, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET — International solidarity to support a robust and inclusive global economic recovery: the case for a global social protection fund — Languages: English | Spanish | French
- Friday, March 26, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM ET — Towards a more equal and green recovery: a civil society conversation with IMF's head of policy and strategy
- Monday, March 29, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET — Private Sector Accountability in times of Crisis — Languages: English | Arabic
- Monday, March 29, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET — The impact of debt in poor countries and proposals for fair and green recovery financing
- Tuesday, March 30, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET — Why climate Transition risks are macro-critical: the IMF and enabling a Green Recovery
- Thursday, April 1, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET — Special Drawing Rights as a Sustainable Option for Financing fight against Covid-19 and economic recovery in Africa — Languages: English | French
- Thursday, April 1, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET — Learning Covid-19’s Lessons: Assessing Anti-Corruption and Social Protection in IMF Lending
IMF Country Team Engagement with Labor Unions on Inequality, Gender and Climate pilots
- Recent IMF country teams have conducted pilot studies on inequality, gender, and climate.
- Over the past year, several teams exchanged views with national labor unions; selected engagements include:
- Korea: Discussion with the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) on recent inequality trends, the high incidence of low pay, job insecurity, and high youth unemployment due to duality.
- Czech Republic: Meeting with the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (CMKOS) on gender issues, including the level of female employment, the gender wage gap, and the introduction of dedicated paternity leave.
- Nicaragua: Discussion with representatives from most of the country’s labor unions on climate, including the impact of climate change on health, and the need for technical assistance and transfer of climate-friendly technologies from the international community.
- Several other IMF country teams conducting pilot studies have also exchanged views with national labor unions, or plan to do so in the coming months.
Annual Meetings 2017 Civil Society Townhall
- The IMF Managing Director and the World Bank Group President participate annually in a Townhall with civil society during Annual Meetings.
- The 2017 Townhall took place on Wednesday, October 11.
- The event was moderated by Abdel-Rahman El Mahdi, founder and President of the Sudanese Development Initiative.
- Around 350 CSOs attended in person, with more viewing via livestream in English, Spanish, and French.
- Topics discussed included civil society engagement with the IMF and the World Bank Group, gender and income inequality, corruption, and support for countries affected by natural disasters.
Regional Workshops with Civil Society
- Workshop with Civil Society representatives from the South East Asian Region
- Held on July 10–11 in Jakarta, Indonesia, ahead of the IMF-Ministry of Finance of Indonesia conference on international taxation in Asia.
- 17 participants attended, from Indonesia and regional CSO networks in Malaysia, the Philippines, Myanmar and Singapore.
- Objectives: improve understanding of the IMF's regional role and exchange views on fiscal policy, gender and income inequality, anti-corruption, jobs and employment.
- The workshop aimed to strengthen relations between the IMF and civil society in the region ahead of the IMF-World Bank 2018 Annual Meetings in Bali, Indonesia.
- Workshop with Civil Society representatives from the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) in Libreville, Gabon
- Held on May 16–17.
- 21 participants attended from Chad, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea.
- Objectives: exchange views on fiscal policy, debt, anti-corruption, use of natural resources, and jobs and employment.
- Civil Society participants published a statement at the end of the meeting.
- Workshop with CSOs from the Middle East and North Africa
- Held on February 15–16.
- 17 participants attended from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia, West Bank, and Yemen.
- Objectives: exchange views on IMF work and role in the region and on issues such as fiscal policy, subsidy reforms, social protection, jobs and employment, and transparency.
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