Second IDA20 Replenishment Meeting - Co-Chairs’ Summary

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Co-Chairs’ Summary records a virtual Second IDA20 Replenishment Meeting (June 28–30, 2021) where IDA Deputies and Borrower Representatives reviewed IDA20 policy priorities, the results framework, and the financing package. The meeting was shaped by ten papers across IDA20’s Special Themes and Cross-Cutting Issues, supported by technical sessions and consultations with civil society. Key messages emphasized global solidarity, continued COVID-19 impacts, and the “Building Back Better” strategic direction to sustain response, recovery, and a green, resilient, inclusive future.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages10

Reading Time25 min

Introduction and Overview

Meeting participants and information inputs

Opening remarks and key commitments

IDA20 Strategic Directions and Policy Commitments

Background and FY21 delivery overview

Overarching theme and thematic structure

Partnerships and implementation highlights

Special Themes

Human Capital

Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Second IDA20 Replenishment Meeting Virtual Meeting – June 28 to 30, 2021 Co-Chairs’ Summary 1. IDA Deputies and Borrower Representatives (Participants) met virtually on June 28-30, 2021 to discuss the IDA20 policy priorities, results framework, and financing package. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Managing Director for Operations, and Mr. Denny Kalyalya, the IDA20 Independent Co-Chair. Representatives from the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) attended the meeting as observers. The meeting was informed by ten papers, each covering critical aspects of IDA20’s five Special Themes and four Cross-Cutting Issues, the IDA20 Results Measurement System (RMS), as well as the Request for Resources and Financing Framework. The discussions further benefitted from extensive consultations leading up to the meeting, including eight technical sessions, engagements with individual and groups of Participants, as well as meetings with representatives from civil society. Participants shared seven non-papers as well as detailed written comments prior to the meeting, some of which had been addressed in the Staff Written Statement. Introduction and Overview 2. Mr. van Trotsenburg opened the meeting by thanking Participants for their strong support and constructive inputs in preparing for the meeting. He stressed the importance of a successful and ambitious IDA20 replenishment and the need for global solidarity to mobilize the necessary resources for the poorest countries that have been hit relatively harder by the COVID-19 crisis. In that regard, he commended the announcement of the Russian Federation to re-join the international coalition of IDA donors and participate in the IDA20 replenishment. He also confirmed that the Government of Japan would host the Final IDA20 Replenishment Meeting in Tokyo in December 2021. Mr. van Trotsenburg welcomed the strong political support for the IDA20 replenishment as had been expressed by the Heads of State at the Summit on Financing African Economies in Paris on May 18, 2021 and at the meeting of the G7 Finance Ministers in London on June 4-5, 2021. He explained how IDA, as part of the World Bank Group, has joined the coordinated global effort to bring the pandemic to an end. He welcomed the new partnership with the African Union Vaccine Acquisition Task Team that complemented the existing coalition with COVAX and others on ensuring equitable access to safe, effective, quality, and affordable COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. 3. Mr. Kalyalya underscored that the pandemic was not over in most IDA countries, and that it would continue to have long lasting effects on development, undermining the countries’ path towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. He reiterated that IDA had already mobilized very substantial support to help IDA countries respond to the health and economic crises from COVID-19 while staying on track to deliver on IDA’s longer-term development priorities. Agreeing on a robust IDA20 package would therefore be critical to further support countries’ response to the pandemic as well as assisting them to recover and build back better from the crisis, towards a green, resilient, and inclusive future. IDA20 Strategic Directions and Policy Commitments 4. The deliberations commenced with Ms. Manuela Ferro, Vice President of Operations Policy and Country Services (OPCS), providing the background and context for the IDA20 discussions. She observed that by the end of FY21, IDA had delivered $53 billion in financial commitments since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, of which 47 percent had been directly dedicated to the four pillars of the World Bank Group (WBG) COVID-19 strategy. IDA resources made up the lar

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What was the purpose of the Second IDA20 Replenishment Meeting?

IDA Deputies and Borrower Representatives met to discuss IDA20 policy priorities, the results framework, and the financing package.

What strategic theme guided the IDA20 policy discussions?

The overarching theme was “Building Back Better: Towards a Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Future,” supported by cross-cutting issues and special themes.

How did the meeting address ongoing COVID-19 impacts in IDA countries?

Speakers stressed that the pandemic was not over in most IDA countries and that an ambitious IDA20 package was critical to support response, recovery, and rebuilding better.

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