protest at the PPIAF

A two minute video clip of an action at the annual meeting of the PPIAF, a secretive World Bank body that promotes water privatization. Watch it now!

PPIAF (Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility) is a little known World Bank agency that funds consultants to advise governments in poor countries  how to privatise key sectors such as water, energy and telecommunications. It is funded by 15 donors, including the UK government, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the Dutch government.

On the 23rd May NGOs gathered for an action in front of the beach hotel in the Hague where the PPIAF's annual meeting took place. They handed over a letter signed by 138 groups from 48 countries asking the donors to withdraw from PPIAF and a symbolic gift intended for the donor goverment representatives and to PPIAF.

The campaign against the PPIAF in Italy has resulted in the government deciding to pull out. A few months ago, the Norwegian government stopped funding the PPIAF.

More information www.corporateeurope.org/ppiaf.html. and www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2007/2007-05-21-03.asp