Concerns about the revision of the World Bank Policy on Indigenous Peoples - Briefing paper

This briefing aims to:

• Outline the safeguard provisions of the World Bank's existing Indigenous Peoples Policy (OD4.20)
• Provide a background to the World Bank's revision of its Indigenous Peoples Policy
• Highlight the substative concerns of indigenous peoples regarding the March 2001 draft revised policy (Draft OP/BP4.10) and their criticisms of the revision process.