The World Bank will make sure that Ugandans are not subjected to discrimination in its programs before restarting new funding suspended in August due to an anti-LGBTQ bill, an executive from the bank said.
that project paperwork from the World Bank will make it clear that LGBTQ+ Ugandans should not encounter prejudice and that staff members will not be prosecuted.
Rights groups said that a wave of abuse, primarily from private persons, is being directed towards LGBTQ+ people as a result of the Anti-Homosexuality Act , which was"We're doing all this to clarify this is not what you should be doing in World Bank-financed projects and to say you are allowed to do it the right way and you will be not be arrested," Kwakwa said, on the sidelines of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund's annual meetings in Marrakech, Morocco.
By the end of 2022, the World Bank had U.S.$5.2 billion worth of projects in Uganda under its portfolio. The decision to stop new funding has no effect on these.). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material,, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons.
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