17371. World Bank Financing to Support Refugees and Their Hosts: Recommendations for IDA19
- Author:
- Lauren Post, Cindy Huang, and Sarah Charles
- Publication Date:
- 06-2019
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Center for Global Development
- Abstract:
- In its 18th replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA18, covering 2017–2020), the World Bank made a game-changing decision to create a US$2 billion financing window to support low-income countries hosting large numbers of refugees.[1] This financing is significant for two key reasons. First, in its scale and scope, the Refugee Sub-Window (RSW) is responsive to both the programmatic and policy needs of protracted refugee crises. Second, in supporting both refugees and their host communities, the RSW aligns refugee responses with host countries’ national development plans.
- Topic:
- Development, World Bank, Refugees, and Humanitarian Crisis
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus