Anti-LGBTQ Law: World Bank Says No New Funding to Uganda Over Anti-Gay Law
슬롯사이트No new public financing to Uganda will be presented to our Board of Executive Directors until the efficacy of the additional measures has been tested,슬롯사이트� the World Bank Group said in a statement on Tuesday.
Kampala, August 9: The World Bank said it will not consider new loans to Uganda after the East African country earlier this year enacted an anti-gay bill that rights groups and others have condemned. The World Bank had deployed a team to Uganda after the law was enacted in May and determined that additional measures were necessary to ensure projects align with the bank's environmental and social standards.
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The anti-gay legislation, which prescribes the death penalty for some homosexual acts, was signed into law in May. It has widespread support at home, and Ugandan officials have been defiant amid concern that partners such as the World Bank and others might withdraw resources over the legislation.
Some officials have suggested that the funding threats are inappropriate. It was not immediately possible to get a comment from Ugandan finance authorities, who for months have been trying to secure new funding from the country's top multilateral lender.
The World Bank statement noted that despite the latest decision it remains 슬롯사이트committed to helping all Ugandans 슬롯사이트� without exception 슬롯사이트� escape poverty, access vital services, and improve their lives.슬롯사이트� The UN Human Rights Office has said the Ugandan law is 슬롯사이트draconian and discriminatory,슬롯사이트� describing it as 슬롯사이트a recipe for systematic violations of the rights슬롯사이트� of LGBTQ+ people and others.
The US has warned of economic consequences. Activists and some academics have challenged the law in court, but it remains unclear when hearings will begin. Homosexuality is criminalised in more than 30 of Africa's 54 countries.