Civil society groups from across the globe wrote to the President of AIIB Jin Liqun raised concerns during the global pandemic and demanded accountability and transparency from AIIB during this pandemic. With the government’s in Asia opting to use the heavy-handed method of police crackdowns to enforce quarantine protocols, violating human rights and basic political freedoms, it is essential that MDB’s like AIIB uphold their commitment to environmental and social safeguard of communities whose are affected by their funding as well as ensure participation of communities, transparency and accountability in their functions.