The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification concluded with a united global pledge to boost drought resilience and land restoration.
The two-week meeting was held in Abidjan from 9 to 20 May 2022. It attracted Heads of State, ministers and 7,000 delegates from 196 countries, as nations sent a united call about the importance of healthy and productive land.,
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COP15 - Abidjan: Day 1

African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina wrapped up his official visit to Kenya on Friday, meeting with African diplomatic envoys and international development partners in Nairobi. He called for joint collaborative support to help accelerate Africa’s development.
“Africa’s pace of development must be accelerated. We must work together for the continent to prosper, be competitive, and address the challenges facing it,” he said.,

Highlights of day 1 - President Akinwumi Adesina's official visit to Kenya
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African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina met with President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti and senior government officials at the weekend to discuss the country’s economic progress and opportunities.
Adesina was on a two-day official visit to the Horn of Africa nation. For more than two hours, he and President Guelleh discussed ways of transforming Djibouti’s economy as the country strives to achieve its vision of becoming an information, communication and technology (ICT) hub in the region.,

AfDB official visit to Djibouti to discuss ways of transforming its economy

This paper documents the Chair's Summary of the Development Effectiveness Committee (DEC) discussion held on 13 May 2022. The committee discussed the 2021 Development Effectiveness Review (DEfR), and the 2021 Annual Portfolio Performance Report (APPR).

The regional technical assistance (TA) aimed to support the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s goal of increasing water investments through the Water Financing Program (WFP) to respond to the water investment needs of Asia and the Pacific. The TA’s expected outcome was increased demand from developing member countries for ADB investment products and services.
This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.
IED overall assessment is successful.

The proposed investment program supported the development of facilities to transmit renewable energy from western Rajasthan to the state and national grids, consistent with the road map for renewable energy development in Rajasthan. The program was planned to be implemented in three tranches. The proposed investment program supported the development of facilities to transmit renewable energy from western Rajasthan to the state and national grids, consistent with the road map for renewable energy development in Rajasthan. The program was planned to be implemented in three tranches.

The policy and advisory technical assistance (PATA) aimed to support the Kyrgyz Republic following its accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) in 2015. Its expected impact was improved economic prospects of the Kyrgyz Republic within the framework of the EEU. The expected outcome was improved capability of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic to formulate and adopt sound economic and social policies for the country’s accession to the EEU.
This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is successful.

The technical assistance was to support the proposed Revitalization of Informal Settlements and their Environments Using a Water-Sensitive Approach (RISE) Projects in Makassar city, Indonesia and in the Greater Suva Area (GSA), Fiji—which comprises Suva city and three municipal towns: Lami, Nasinu, and Nausori. Its expected outcome was an improved access to essential water-related service provisions in selected informal site settlements in Makassar and GSA.
This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.
IED overall assessment is successful.

The project was a follow-up to the first Upper Secondary Education Development (USEDP) project in Viet Nam. It mainly focused on two thrusts: (i) continue ongoing reforms in USE especially in relation to “upgrading of teaching and learning to international standards,” and (ii) improve the quality and access of USE in disadvantaged areas of the country.
This report validates the completion report's assessment of the project. IED overall assessment: Successful.

Heads of four leading Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) will tackle the pressing matter of securing the extensive financing required to meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the third edition of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) President’s Chat on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at 10:00 am AST.