IDA20 MID-TERM REVIEW

Zanzibar, Tanzania - December 6-8, 2023

MEETING THE MOMENT

The World Bank

A Record of Development Achievement

As the World Bank evolves its mission in this time of compounding crises, IDA is leveraging its track record as the partner of choice for countries in attaining their development objectives.

Results

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IDA20 Special Themes and Cross-Cutting Issues

With a focus on Building Back Better from the Crisis: Towards a Green, Resilient and Inclusive Future, IDA20 is helping countries respond to the multiple challenges in a post-COVID-19 world and restore their trajectory towards achieving the 2030 development goals, ultimately reducing poverty on a livable planet. This overarching theme is supported by five special themes and four cross-cutting issues.

Addressing climate and development together is a priority for IDA, and will be critical to building the resilience needed to withstand future shocks and seizing economic opportunities to create more and better jobs in a greening global economy. IDA20 continues to raise ambition with a view to supporting countries toward greener, more resilient, and more inclusive development pathways. 

Managing the unavoidable and avoiding the unmanageable

By 2030, up to two-thirds of the world’s extreme poor will live in areas affected by fragility, conflict, and violence. As a steadfast development partner, IDA remains engaged in such countries working in partnership with others to support efforts for prevention and resilience, transition out of fragility and recovery. In countries facing high-intensity conflict situations, IDA’s engagement is focused on preserving institutional capacity and human capital that are critical for a country’s future recovery.

Breaking the cycle of conflict and poverty

Accelerating gender equality and empowerment is a key priority for IDA. No country, community, or economy can achieve its potential while critical gaps persist between men and women, boys and girls. Closing gender gaps sets countries on a sustainable path toward more diversified economies, higher levels of productivity, and better prospects for the next generation.

Fostering gender equality and empowerment

Investments in human capital are essential to people’s wellbeing, enhancing productivity, inclusive economic growth, poverty reduction, and promoting crisis preparedness. For decades, IDA has focused on investing in people. Today, IDA is stepping up amid overlapping crises to enhance technical and financial support for human capital development.

Investing in people for greater equity and economic growth

Before the COVID-19, IDA countries needed to create 20 million jobs a year for a decade to keep pace with youth entering the labor markets. But during the COVID-19 period, millions of jobs were lost resulting in 97 million people falling into poverty. IDA20 supports the Jobs and Economic Transformation (JET) agenda by creating jobs, addressing the immediate needs of minimizing job losses and mitigating risks, while also helping countries capture longer-term job creation opportunities.

Creating good jobs and supporting a strong private sector

IDA is uniquely positioned to quickly support countries in crisis preparedness and integrate it into broader development agendas. IDA focuses on improving preparedness for specific crises and investments that enhance readiness for different situations, such as natural hazards, pandemics, and food insecurity.

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Sustainable and transparent debt is critical to development. Yet today debt risks and vulnerabilities are intensifying in developing countries. That’s why IDA—through its projects and the Sustainable Development Finance Policy (SDFP)—focuses on proactively and systematically incentivizing countries to move towards transparent, sustainable financing, and promoting coordination among creditors.

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Effective governance and institutions are essential to reducing poverty and recovering from various crises. The COVID-19 pandemic amplified gaps and heightened the importance of strong institutions and governance systems across sectors. IDA continues its commitment to building stronger government capacity and accountability in service delivery.

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IDA countries need more access to digital technology, as well as increased affordability, usage, and inclusion. On a global level, mobile coverage has expanded rapidly, but IDA countries must catch up and the COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of addressing the digital divide. In addition to its support to governments, IDA facilitates private capital mobilization to bring in much needed private investment, innovation, and skills transfer to all IDA countries.

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IDA20 Replenishment Resources

  • Building Back Better from the Crisis: Toward a Green, Resilient and Inclusive Future

    The twenty-first replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA20) reaffirmed the international community's commitment to assist IDA countries in addressing the challenges arising from the COVID-19 crisis and re-establishing their progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) sustainably.

  • Global Community Consolidates Commitment to the Poorest with $93 Billion Package

    The Government of Japan and the World Bank hosted the in-person launch of the twentieth cycle of the International Development Association (IDA20) at a gathering of donor and recipient countries.

  • The IDA20's policy and financing package demonstrate how IDA responded to immediate crises and established a foundation for achieving long-term outcomes. 

  • Translating New Ideas into Better and Lasting Results

    IDA20, guided by ambitious policy commitments made in successive replenishment cycles, continues to respond to evolving global demands, focusing on local contexts and implementing fresh concepts and goals to achieve greater and lasting outcomes.   

  • Capturing IDA's Value Proposition

    The IDA20 RMS indicators ensure continuity over multiple IDA cycles and reflect the priorities under the five Special Themes and the four Cross-Cutting Issues.

IDA in Action

GDP Growth Rate (IDA and IDA Blend Countries and the World)

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IDA Feature Stories

GDP GROWTH RATE (IDA, IDA BLEND and the World)

IDA20 Replenishment Resources

  • Building Back Better from the Crisis: Toward a Green, Resilient and Inclusive Future

    The twenty-first replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA20) reaffirmed the international community's commitment to assist IDA countries in addressing the challenges arising from the COVID-19 crisis and re-establishing their progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) sustainably.

  • Global Community Consolidates Commitment to the Poorest with $93 Billion Package

    The Government of Japan and the World Bank hosted the in-person launch of the twentieth cycle of the International Development Association (IDA20) at a gathering of donor and recipient countries.

  • Translating New Ideas into Better and Lasting Results

    IDA20, guided by ambitious policy commitments made in successive replenishment cycles, continues to respond to evolving global demands, focusing on local contexts and implementing fresh concepts and goals to achieve greater and lasting outcomes.   

  • Capturing IDA's Value Proposition

    The IDA20 RMS indicators ensure continuity over multiple IDA cycles and reflect the priorities under the five Special Themes and the four Cross-Cutting Issues.