On behalf of civil society organizations from all over the world Mr. Om Thapaliya and Mr. Tilottam Paudel (President of SPCSN) delivered the statement on the IDA21 Forum to Mr. Martin Raiser (World Bank Regional Vice President for South Asia), Mr. Ed Mountfield (World Bank Vice President, Operations Policy and Country Services - OPCS), Mr. Akihoto Nisho (World Bank Vice President of Development Finance - DFi) and Mr.Seku Sambandheen Sesay (Independent Chair Person, IDA).
Read here the joint CSO letter calling for a human rights-aligned approach to social security, education, and health in the World Bank’s IDA 21. Download pdf version of the joint CSO letter: English version, French Version.
The letter was submitted on 17th June at the IDA21 Third Replenishment Meeting (Nepal, June 18-21, 2024) by the Social Protection Civil Society Network (SPCSN), member of the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF).
Please consider signing on to the letter, this is the form: https://forms.gle/TjRH1Ke43Hs6sn9k9
The World Bank says the 21st replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA) is crucial to helping poor countries get back on track to eradicate poverty on a livable planet.
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