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What we do


Working with grassroots and international partners, we demand accountability in international development. 

To ensure structural commitments that respect human rights and the environment, IAP works to influence international policy, including at the international financial institutions (IFIs); provides strategic, analytical and other campaign support to communities and organizations in the Global South; produces original research and  education resources; and mobilizes art and media to amplify the voices of communities affected by development projects.

We are committed to long-term working relationships with communities who are facing or who have undergone forced displacement.  We work with them to pursue justice and accountability for the harm they have endured as a result of violations of their rights, and to accomplish systemic institutional change so that other communities do not suffer the same fate. 

Read personal reflections from IAP staff, fellows and volunteers during their travels to communities where international finance of destructive development projects is having devastating impacts on the ground.

IAP's Program Areas:


Global Policy
Preventing unjust displacement requires changing the rules of the game--in international policies, development strategies and the decision-making processes that affect people's lives.
Current initiative: ADB Safeguard Policy Update


Project Advocacy
Our advocacy work must be grounded in and informed by project-specific cases, working in solidarity with affected peoples.
Current Initiative: Phulbari Coal Mine, Bangladesh


Research & Popular Education
IAP produces accessible and empowering materials for community partners and regional networks.
Current Initiative: Peoples Guide to Understanding Forced Displacement


Arts & Media
IAP strengthens the capacity of communities threatened with forced displacement to use video, photo, radio and other media as tools for critical documentation, organizing, and empowerment.
Current initiatives: Asia Video Advocacy Project


International Accountability Project
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