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Ingrid Olga Ghislaine Ebouka-Babackas at the 106th Meeting of the Development Committee - One Hundred and Sixth Meeting","Statement on behalf of the Africa Group II Constituency to the Development Committee highlights two agenda items: the food and energy crisis and the pursuit of climate and development goals through financing. It frames these issues within overlapping global shocks, including COVID-19 impacts, inflation, and the war in Ukraine, emphasizing extreme poverty risk and severe food insecurity in Africa. The statement calls for coordinated World Bank Group and IMF crisis response, scaled financing, stronger social safety nets, sustained trade flows, and regional integration in key inputs.","Public Disclosure Authorized  \nDEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  \n(Joint Ministerial Committee of the  \nBoards of Governors ofthe Bank and the Fundon the  \nTransfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries)  \nONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH MEETING WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 14, 2022  \nPub lic Disc losure Authorized  \nDC/S/2022-0038(E) October 14, 2022  \nStatement by  \nH.E. Ingrid Olga Ghislaine Ebouka-Babackas Minister of Planning, Statistics, and  \nIntegration  \nRepublic of Congo  \nOn behalf of the Group II African Countries  \nStatement by  \nH.E. Ingrid Olga Ghislaine Ebouka-Babackas  \nMinister of Planning, Statistics, and Regional  \nIntegration  \nRepublic of Congo  \nOn behalf of the Group II African Countries  \n106th Meeting of the Development Committee  \nOctober 14, 2022  \nWashington, DC  \nThis written statement, on behalf of the Africa Group II Constituency, covers the topics on the Development Committee’s agenda, namely: (1) The Food and Energy Crisis: Weathering the Storm; and (2) Achieving Climate and Development Goals: The Financing Question. It also underscores the specific context in which the 2022 Annual Meetings are taking place.  \nA World in Crisis  \nWe are meeting against the backdrop of market uncertainty and volatility, as the world grapples with concurrent food, energy, and climate crises that have been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. In view of what appears to be the greatest shock that humanity has experienced in the food and energy sectors in decades, it is estimated that approximately 100 million more persons will fall into poverty in 2022, owing to the combined effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, while 925 million persons will face extreme food insecurity. This situation affects Africa in particular, which will have to demonstrate significant adaptability if it hopes to tackle this scourge, as food insecurity continues to spread in the Sahel region, the Horn of Africa, the Lake Chad Basin region, and southern Madagascar, to name a few.  \nWe therefore renew our call for the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to coordinate their interventions and use all the crisis response tools at their disposal to provide urgent assistance to the African continent. Protecting the millions of vulnerable households in Africa is a top priority. We urge the Bretton Woods institutions to deploy programs and financing on an appropriate scale, commensurate with the magnitude of the crisis, in the context of multilateral cooperation that is stronger than ever. As such, we applaud the efforts made by the Global Alliance for Food Security, of which the WBG is a stakeholder, to mobilize a global response. More strategic partnerships will have to be forged in the future around these two critical sectors for the global economy, namely food and energy, because only coordinated action will provide decisive responses to the crises.  \nThe Food and Energy Crisis: Weathering the Storm  \nWe are pleased with the quality of the WBG document that focuses on this topic and clearly and convincingly describes the current challenges facing developing countries in the food and energy sectors. We support most of the recommendations proposed in the document to address the food and energy crisis, including the following three priorities: (1) strengthening social safety net systems targeted at vulnerable populations to ensure their access to essential food and energy products; (2) maintaining trade flows and immediately lifting trade restrictions; and (3) strengthening regional integration in trade in agricultural inputs, food, and energy that would ultimately reduce the prices of essential goods and services, diversify the economy, and create jobs.  \nIn light of the demands imposed by the food crisis, we hold the view that the WBG should provide additional financing to our countries to help them secure access to fertilizers and seeds, while creating the conditions to strengthen the agricultural sector in Africa and make it autonomo","cbCailY9M5buofTW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailY9M5buofTW","pdf",145766,5,1,4,"English","en",105,"# Development Committee Statement\n## Meeting context and regional priorities\n## The Food and Energy Crisis: Weathering the Storm\n## Energy access challenges and proposed actions\n## Rethinking food security strategy and food system reform","[{\"question\":\"What agenda topics does the statement address?\",\"answer\":\"It covers the food and energy crisis and the need to achieve climate and development goals through the financing question, alongside the context of the 2022 Annual Meetings.\"},{\"question\":\"What global factors are said to worsen the food and energy situation?\",\"answer\":\"Market uncertainty and volatility, along with concurrent food, energy, and climate crises exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, combined with COVID-19 effects and inflation.\"},{\"question\":\"What recommendations are proposed to respond to the food and energy crisis?\",\"answer\":\"Strengthen targeted social safety nets, maintain trade flows and lift trade restrictions, and strengthen regional integration in trade for agricultural inputs, food, and energy.\"}]","Statement by H.E. 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