As the World Bank considers resuming lending to Uganda despite the country’s recent enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), it is imperative to recognize the potential consequences.
As the World Bank considers resuming lending to Uganda despite the country’s recent enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act , it is imperative to recognize the potential consequences. The Uganda n administration's proposed “mitigation measures” to prevent discrimination and exclusion within World Bank projects are insufficient and unenforceable.
The proposed mitigation measures fail on multiple fronts. They do not explicitly address discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, instead referring vaguely to"vulnerable and marginalized individuals or groups." This lack of specificity fails to acknowledge that AHA bars LGBTQ+ people from development efforts. The World Bank’s endorsement of this approach undermines the basic principle that an effective nondiscrimination policy should name the groups it protects.
World Bank President Ajay Banga’s leadership is critical in this complex situation. Banga's tenure has marked a commitment to inclusive and sustainable development in opposition to his predecessor. However, moving forward with lending to Uganda signals that the World Bank is willing to support countries that exclude LGBTQ+ people as long as the government adopts ineffective and perfunctory policies.
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