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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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## Content in this bundle

- [Civil Society participants published a statement at the end of the meeting (PDF)](/external/np/exr/cs/pdf/oscs%c3%83%c2%a9minairefmigabon.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}

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## References

- [2026 Review of IMF Program Design and Conditionality Public Consultation | Open from March 26, 2026–May 14, 2026](https://www.imf.org/en/about/partners/civil-society/consultation-2026-review-program-design-conditionality)
- [Help Shape the Future of IMF Engagement with Civil Society](https://www.imf.org/en/about/partners/civil-society/consultation-2015-guidelines-imf-cso)
- [IMF’s Work on Inequality](https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/Inequality/imfs-work-on-inequality)
- [IMF’s Work on the SDGs](https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/SDG)
- [IMF's Work on Low-Income Countries](https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/low-income-countries)
- [IMF's Work on Climate](https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/climate-change)
- [Korea](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/KOR)
- [Czech Republic](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/CZE)
- [Nicaragua](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/NIC)
- [topics included](https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2017/06/27/Nicaragua-Selected-Issues-45009)

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