沃尔福威茨丑闻“危及世行使命”

　　The independent agency charged with assessing the effectiveness of the World Bank has issued a searing indictment of Paul Wolfowitz's leadership， warning that his actions are undermining the bank's ability to pursue development work.

　　In a formal statement， which the bank's board will consider this week， the Independent Evaluation Group said “development effectiveness is being jeopardised by serious governance problems that have recently come to light”.

　　Pressure on Mr Wolfowitz to resign intensified today when 42 of the bank's most senior former executives called on Mr Wolfowitz to step down in an open letter.

　　负责评估世界银行有效性的独立评估小组对保罗·沃尔福威茨的领导能力提出严厉指责。该小组警告称，他的行为正在破坏世行促进发展的能力。

　　该小组在一份正式声明中称：“发展工作的有效性正受到最近曝光的严重管理问题的危害。”世行董事会本周将对该声明进行审议。

　　世行42位最资深的前任高管在一封公开信中呼吁沃尔福威茨下台。