Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Eligibility: CAO Media Statement, January 26, 2012

...requested by members of a dialogue table consisting of a local community group, the Chichigalpa Association for Life (ASOCHIVIDA), and the management of Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited (NSEL), a major sugar producer in western Nicaragua. ASOCHIVIDA represents about 2,000 former NSEL workers and community members affected by the disease. The dialogue and involvement of Boston University responds to a complaint filed by ASOCHIVIDA on behalf of affected people in March 2008 with the Compliance Advi...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Closing Report: English

...President end the members of the Executive Board. In May 2009, the CAO team prepared for convening a meeting between the company and the members of the communities of Goyena and Abangasca. This preparation required a lot of communication with both parties, and it finally was agreed that the meeting would take place on June 20 at the school in Nueva Vida. The CAO team also learned that the Company and the community members had started new meetings and a relationship with the new President of the ...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Eligibility: English

...President of the World Bank Group, and its mandate is to assist in addressing complaints from people affected by projects in a manner that is fair, objective, and constructive and to enhance the social and environmental outcomes of projects in which IFC and MIGA play a role. In the first instance, complaints are responded to by the CAO’s Ombudsman function. This document is a record of the views heard by the CAO team, and suggestions for next steps among the parties. These suggestions are intend...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: English

...President of the World Bank Group. The CAO reviews complaints from Communities affected by development projects undertaken by the private sector lending and insurance members of the World Bank Group, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). The CAO works to respond quickly and effectively to complaints through mediated settlements headed by the CAO Ombudsman, or through compliance audits that ensure adherence with relevant policies. The...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: English

...request of the dialogue table participants, ASOCHIVIDA (Asociación Chichigalpa por la Vida) and NSEL (Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited), the Office of the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) - members of the World Bank Group - has considered important to carry out an updated medical needs assessment in the treatment of Chronic Renal Insufficiency in the Chichigalpa Health Center in order to verify c...