Download in PDF 1. New IDA-IFC Country Assistance Strategy to further Yemen’s progress towards the MDGs
In line with President Zoellick’s vision of a “One World Bank vision”, both IDA and IFC sought a more formalized cooperation to further leverage each other and achieve better results on the ground. The Yemeni authorities indicated strong support to an integrated Bank Group approach. 2. A credited and long-standing relationship with Yemen
Past experience shows that the Bank Group has been effective at supporting reforms as well as at strengthening overall implementation. It also highlights the importance of providing hands-on implementation support in an environment of weak institutional capacity. 3. Keep close cooperation with Yemen’s development partners
Most new IDA projects are jointly financed by a number of partners who are committed to using a similar design and harmonized implementation arrangements, including (i) development agencies ; (ii) the European Commission; (iii) United Nations agencies; and (iv) regional development entities. The Bank will continue to play a leading role in efforts aimed at donor mobilization and harmonization. 4. Acknowledge the increasing role of civil society
CSOs in Yemen are becoming increasingly influential in the national development policy debate and have become important channels for the delivery of social services. The Bank continues to engage with them and share information, offer skills training and provide grants through the Civil Society Fund. 5. Align with Government strategic objectives
The new CAS reflects the Government program to (i) Help accelerate and diversify economic growth (macroeconomic stability; private sector development; infrastructure; support to non-oil drivers of growth) (ii) Help enhance governance (transparency; public finance management; civil service); (iii) Help foster human and social development (cross sectoral issues such as gender, youth and qat; educations and health; community development and social protection); and (iv) Help manage natural resource scarcity and natural risks (water resources; natural disasters and climate change). 6. Make use of its resources to support the Yemeni Government in facing global crisis challenges
In the short-term, this includes providing macroeconomic policy advice, identifying possible re-allocations of IDA resources within the existing portfolio to help mitigate the impact of the crisis on the poor, and working with private partners to provide liquidity support through trade finance facilities. 7. Providing further analytical and advisory services
The Bank Group (both IDA and IFC) continue to invest in high-quality analytical and advisory services, with a particular focus on sharing global knowledge and helping the Yemeni Government to analyze key challenges the country is facing and support in the design of specific measures to address them. 8. Help enhance governance
The Bank Group program will integrate governance across sectors, in line with the recommendations of the recent Country Governance and Anti-Corruption Assessment (CGAC). Efforts will focus on strengthening transparency; improve effectiveness and efficiency of public finance management and continue support of civil service reform. 9. Strengthen delivery of education and health services
In education, focus will be placed on access in rural areas and especially for girls, quality, and efficiency in the use o f public resources across all levels of education. In health, the focus will be on strengthening capacity and efficiency for the delivery of health and reproductive health services, and reducing the incidence of schistosomiasis. 10. Help manage natural resources scarcity and natural risks
Specially to slow down the depletion of water resources through its support of the National Water Sector Support and Investment Program; to mitigate the impact of natural disasters in strengthening the capacity of relevant Government agencies to establish an advanced alert system to manage natural disasters and their aftermath; and prepare a national strategy to increase resilience to the impact of climate change. Last update: October 2009 |
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