During the Berlin Conference in June 2020, foreign donor nations pledged $1.8 billion to help the Transitional Government fund part of its Humanitarian, Development and Social Impact Mitigation Assistance. The Sudan Transitional and Recovery Support (STARS) Multi-Donor Trust Fund was designed to raise donor contributions to finance the nationwide Sudan Family Support Program (SFSP) cash-transfer program to mitigate the social impact of a package of reforms and to support economic transition and peacebuilding. STARS received about $555 million from the Friends of Sudan as part of pledges made at the Berlin Conference. Following the Sudan Emergency Safety Net Project ($100 million), STARS recently supported Sudan Thabat - Enhancing Community Resilience Project ($190 million), enhancing community resilience and improving access to basic services and food security through multi-sectoral interventions. It operates thanks to financial contributions from Canada, the European Union, France, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom.
The World Bank deeply values the insights and contributions of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society organizations (CSOs). These grassroots groups have unique understanding of the challenges communities face. Considering the activation of World Bank Operational Policy 7.30, Dealing with De Facto Governments, the World Bank has increasingly engaged with UN agencies and international NGOs, employing a third-party implementation modality to deliver World Bank-financed projects in Sudan.
List of World Bank Partners in Sudan: