Watching Briefs

The term Watching Brief refers to a phase in World Bank engagement in conflict-affected countries and a process which may involve various activities and products. A country is determined to be in the Watching Brief phase when conflict is ongoing and prevents the Bank from continued assistance or other business as usual. The Watching Brief was introduced in 1996 as a way of maintaining constructive engagement with countries where the Bank might otherwise have been absent.

The list is not exhaustive.

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Note added at 2 days 21 hrs 36 mins (2004-10-15 02:28:58 GMT) Post-grading
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通常は、遺跡調査のための立ち入り許可を指すが、最近では、国連など国際機関の用語としても、上記が使用されている。