Uganda: World Bank Under Attack for Aiding Land Grabs

The World Bank has come under attack after a new report has exposed how commercial projects funded by the Bank are causing poverty, human rights violations in Uganda sparking a barrage of criticisms.

Ironically, the report entitled "Land, life and justice: How land grabbing in Uganda is affecting the environment, livelihoods and food sovereignty of communities" by Friends for Earth International (FOEI) came out on the eve of the World Bank's conference on land and poverty. FOEI is an international organisation that brings together several environmental organisations.

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