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                      COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS

FROM: The Secretary, Committee on Development Effectiveness

                      Minutes of Meeting Held on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
                                   10:05 a.m. in the Board Room

Present

Committee
Ms. Brandt (Chair)
Ms. Hoven
Mr. Huber
Mr. Miagkov (Alternate)
Ms. Morin
Mr. Perez Morales (Acting Alternate)
Mr. Studart
Mr. Taha

Other Executive Directors and Staff
Messrs./Mmes. Ahmad, Balcytyte, Banda, Barclay, Bhatt, Bonaccorsi di Patti, Bravo Moises, Brown,
Chroneos-Krasavac, Delaney, Dybczakova, Ferry, Frieden, Garayo Orbe, Gerlag, Han, Hau, Ibrahimi, Illi,
James, Kalyalya, Kearns, Li, Maddirala, Mammo, Massenet, Mohamed, Moogananiyil, Orlos, Proano,
Qureshi, Rothschild, Sawadogo, Schmitter, Shuaibu, Storberg, Sycheva, Szczuka, Tausch and
Wakamatsu

Officers and Staff
Messrs./Mmes. Aviles, Betancourt, Boehmer, Brady, Chung, Curto, Dominguez, Golding, Gressani,
Heider, Jimenez, Karlin, Khadr, Kolovou, Peters, Taylor-Dormond, Vega, Williams and Legrottaglie
(Committee Secretary)

Recommendations of External Review of Oversight and Accountability Units of the WBG (IEG)

1.      The Committee discussed the recommendations of the External Review of Oversight and
Accountability Units of the World Bank Group (COGAM2011-0014) pertaining to the Independent
Evaluation Group (IEG) and provided views on the way forward, as agreed at the July 27, 2011 COGAM
meeting (COGAM/GS2011-0013). The highlights and conclusions of its discussion were reported to the
Board (CODE/GS2012-0005).

Date of Next Meeting

2.     The Committee was scheduled to meet January 23, 2012 to discuss How Environment Sustains
Development: 2011 World Bank Group Environment Strategy - Toward a Green, Clean and Resilient
World for All.

Adjournment

3.        The Committee adjourned at 12:34 p.m.