The international aid architecture: Addressing development challenges in fragile and conflict-affected areas

As the concessional window of the World Bank, the International Development Association (IDA) plays a central role in developing the poorest countries and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). IDA support is particularly important in countries beset with conflict and fragility, where issues of development—such as donor proliferation and harmonization and local ownership—are particularly complicated. The 21st replenishment round (IDA21) is now in process to secure renewed funding for the IDA’s next three-year cycle.

On Friday, October 11, the Brookings Institution’s Global Economy and Development program held an event with global experts to discuss how aid architecture can address challenges of advancing development in fragile and conflict-affected environments. Following introductory remarks by World Bank Vice President Aki Nishio and Prime Minister of Haiti Garry Conille, Senior Fellow George Ingram moderated a panel composed of Prime Minister Garry Conille, recent Brookings Visiting Fellow Allison Minor, and Alliance for Peacebuilding Executive Director Elizabeth Hume. Aki Nishio offered concluding takeaways for the IDA process.

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