The document describes how the World Bank Group (WBG) is aligning its commitments and approaches to support the 2030 Development Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It discusses ongoing and planned initiatives related to data, financing, implementation, partnerships, and country engagement. Key areas of focus include mainstreaming the SDGs into country strategies, leveraging financing from multiple sources, and strengthening collaboration with countries, UN agencies, and other partners.

1. “FROM
COMMITMENT
“TO DELIVERY”
Mahmoud Mohieldin,
SVP
Islamic Development Bank
June 5th 2016

2. PRESENTATION OBJECTIVES
 Describe alignment of WBG twin goals, IDA 18, and Forward Look with
2030 Development Agenda
 Note global trends affecting implementation of the SDGs
 Discuss how WBG can maintain institutional focus and action for 2030
commitments and approaches on data, financing, and implementation
 Describe how WBG, through country-based engagement model, can
leverage partnerships and SDG processes to pursue 2030 Development
Agenda
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3. 2
COMMITMENTS AND APPROACHES ON THE 2030 AGENDA
September 2015 December 2015 May 2016
April 2015
July 2015
April 2016
MDBs Extend
$400B+/3 years,
Joint IMF/WBG
Tax Initiative
Household-Based
Surveys in 78
poorest countries
by 2020
Increase climate
financing from 21%
to 28% of WBG
portfolio by 2020
Joint MENA Financing Facility
supports refugees and host
communities
Commitments in
response to forced
displacement
crisis
In 2016 co-host
with MDBs first
Global Infrastructure
Forum
October 2015

4. GLOBAL TRENDS AFFECTING THE 2030 AGENDA
GLOBAL
TRENDS *
SDG implementation
Evolution of
globalization
ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES AHEAD
• Protecting the poor and displaced from conflict,
violence, fragility and other disruptions (SDG#1;
SDG#16)
• Sustainable health and welfare systems for
vulnerable population segments (SDG#3)
• Jobs and economic opportunities (SDG#8)
• Disaster risk preparedness and mitigation of macro-
shocks (SDG#13)
• Adaptation of agriculture to changing climate
(SDG#2)
• Shift in public/private spending from fossil fuels to
renewables and energy efficiency (SDG#7)
• New sources of growth and trade, especially for
commodity exporters (SDG#9)
• Urban management for sustainable cities (SDG#11)
• Private expertise/funding for infrastructure/urban
services (SDG#11; SDG#9; SDG#17)
Cycles, disruptions,
and fragility
Pressure on resources
and climate change
Urbanization
Demography
* Forward Look, April 2016
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5. 4
BUILDING ON THE MDGs FOR THE 2030 AGENDA
Experience with the MDGs highlighted the importance of three critical pillars*:
IMPLEMENTATIONDATA FINANCING
Ref: WBG/UN report to
the CEB on the Lessons
Learned from the MDGs;
DC Lima paper on WBG’s
role on SDGs
Ref: Spring Meetings 2015
DC paper on Financing;
Addis 2015 outcome
document
Ref: UN report on “A World
that Counts”; WBG/MDBs/UN
MoU on Data
WBG action on the SDGs has been articulated along these three focus areas
* Joint Letter from MDB Heads

6. 5
HOW WILL WBG ENHANCE ITS READINESS ?
Data:
 Focus more on analytical evidence and data in monitoring and tracking progress on SDGs; Strengthen
household data surveys to improve targeting
 Align the core sector indicators, embedded in WBG operational engagements, with SDG indicators
Financing:
 Ongoing processes around IDA18 replenishment and the Forward Look
 Innovative financing mechanisms e.g. infrastructure, humanitarian-development nexus, with wider use
of guarantees and blended finance instruments
 Deepen our ability to mobilize financing; develop new mobilization indicators for Corporate Scorecard
Implementation:
 Improve operational focus: mainstream SDGs into SCDs and CPFs; map sector and theme codes to
the SDGs
 Strengthen inter-agency coordination and build strong coalitions with implementing agencies, including
in fragile and conflict-affected countries
Partnerships for data, financing, implementation:
 Maintain strong partnership platform to improve existing arrangements; develop new collaborations,
including in humanitarian work
 Crowd in private sector around the 2030 Development Agenda

7. 6
OPTIONS FOR ALIGNMENT WITH THE SDGs
1 2 3
Follow MDGs path: do our
work and categorize outcomes
(once there) to measure
progress on 2030
Development Agenda
Prioritize clusters of SDGs
with the objective to pursue
and measure progress
on 2030 Development Agenda
2030 Development Agenda,
including the SDGs, are at the
core of WBG operational
engagement and delivery
1 2 3

8. 7
SDGs REQUIRE COLLABORATIVE OPERATIONAL FOCUS
We need to further catalyze and facilitate our engagements in support of the Twin
Goals/2030 Development Agenda; and to ensure institutional follow-through
* Word-cloud based on frequently used acronyms and concepts regarding SDG initiatives.
Cf. Annex for a glossary of acronyms.

9. WBG ENGAGEMENT IN SUPPORT OF SDGs
DATA FINANCING IMPLEMENTATION REPORTING
WBG
• DEC-led: SDG
dashboard
• GPs-led initiatives on
monitoring
• OPS initiatives:
SCD/CPF
• Selective alignment
with Corporate
Scorecard
• Annual Development
Finance Forum
• Leveraging bi/multilateral
ODA
• IFC leverage
• De-risking (incl. by MIGA)
• WBG/IMF-led DRM-tax
initiative
• Financing Facilities (MENA,
PEF)
• WBG Country Processes
and national ownership
of SDGs
• Twinning mechanisms
• GMR / Provide
knowledge on
thematic issues
relevant to SDGs
• World Development
Indicators
• Annual Meetings 2016
& Spring Meetings
2017 flagship events
on SDG
implementation
UN
• Statistical
Commission, IAEG-
SDG on indicators
• Annual Financing for
Development Forum
• Inter-Agency Task Force
report on FfD
• SG’s Global Progress
Report
• HLPF country reviews
• UN PGA thematic
debate: achieving the
SDGs
Others • GP4SDD (data4sdgs) • Global Infrastructure Forum
with MDBs
• Global Partnerships:
Every Woman Every
Child, SE4ALL, etc.
• World Government
Summit
UN organs: General Assembly, ECOSOC, Security Council; inter-agency coordination: CEB
WEF, SDSN, G20 (Infra-Addis Commitment), MDBs and CSOs activities
8* Cf. Annex for the glossary of acronyms used
Trajectories for the SDGs Tool
Pillars of engagement
VariouspartnersintheSDGsspace

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ACCELERATING THE 2030 AGENDA
Country-led
uptakeGlobal Convening
CATALYZE
Thought
Leadership

11. ACCELERATING 2030 AGENDA
Knowledge products on:
New WDI could expand the
SDG dashboard
and feature progress
on each SDG target
The framework for analyzing
trajectories of the SDGs will be
expanded with more countries
and link SDG attainment
with financing options
GMR focus on policies and
institutions that can assist
countries to attain SDGs
CATALYZE
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12. 11
DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS
IN SUPPORT OF THE SDGs: examples
of ongoing and new initiatives
CATALYZE
Strengthened Private
Sector Partnership Strategy
in support of 2030
Development Agenda
Develop the innovative
mechanisms from the Global
Infrastructure Forum
Expand data4sdgs
partnership

13. COUNTRY-LED UPTAKE : examples
of ongoing and new initiatives
Expanding Household-Based
Surveys in the volunteering
HLPF countries
Domestic resource
mobilization; $400 billion;
leveraging investments
from the private sector;
improving business
environment to attract FDI
and increase portfolio size
Develop twinning
mechanisms, facilitating
implementation capacity-
building and knowledge
transfer among countries
CATALYZE
Discuss the outcomes of the
Global Delivery Initiative
for the HLPF countries to
identify bottlenecks and
solutions for successful
project implementation
Expand the framework
for analyzing trajectories
of the SDGs to cover
volunteering HLPF
countries
Provide data using the
WDI/SDG dashboard
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SUPPORTING TWINNING MECHANISMS
N
S
EW
WBG support for twinning as a model which enables closer cooperation and
capacity-building in client countries:
Follow successful EU model of
implementation of twinning mechanisms*:
 Creating a platform for knowledge
exchange among countries:
• focus initially on data/statistics for the SDGs
• expand to connect on financing and
implementation models
 WBG acts as the “clearing house”/
matchmaker
Twinnings are most often built on 3-pillars:
• cooperation between administrations
• sustained presence of a Member State
civil servant (from donor country)
• project management system based on
“guaranteed results”
* EU National Contact Points‘ Report “Evaluation of Completed Twinning Projects, 2003
Important phases in twinning arrangements:
• Design of project fiches
• Selection
• Covenant-writing
• Implementation of the mechanism

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TOWARDS THE HUMANITARIAN – DEVELOPMENT NEXUS*
NEW WAY OF WORKING WITH UN AND MDBs
REINFORCE, DO NOT REPLACE
national and local systems
ANTICIPATE, DO NOT WAIT
for possible crises
DELIVER COLLECTIVE
OUTCOMES
* Based on the outcomes of the March 16, 2016 Roundtable held at the World Bank
Strengthen the basis on
which policies and
programs are designed
Engage collaboratively
on crises’ prevention
and response
Strengthen MDBs
engagement, with first
concrete opportunity being
MENA Facility
Dataand
evidence
Joint
engagements
Financing
instruments
NEW ACTION-ORIENTED PARTNERSHIP
The new partnership is expected to materialize a new business model in the
delivery of results in 5 situations, both countries and sub-regions, in 2016-2017
Source: OECD-DAC data, World Bank analysis
,inmillions

16. 15
September 2016
April 2017October 2016
November 2016
February 2017
UNGA
WBG-IMF
Annual
Meetings
WBG-IMF
Spring
Meetings
July 2016
May 2016
Launch of the
new GMR
Joint partnership
on SDGs
implementation
HLPF
Dedicated session on
SDG implementation
with HLPF countries
UNDP/WBG-led
series of workshops
in volunteering
HLPF countries
Dedicated
flagship event on
2030 Agenda
UPCOMING KEY DATES
Dedicated session
led by IFC on
private sector
Leaders’ Summit
(September 20th ) on
commitments for support
to the humanitarian crisis
Series of events and a
dedicated session
(September 19th) on
Refugees and Migrants

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ENGAGEMENT WITH 2016 HLPF COUNTRIES
Africa:
• Madagascar
• Sierra Leone
• Togo
• Uganda
East Asia Pacific:
• China
• Philippines
• Samoa
Middle East and North Africa:
• Egypt
• Morocco
Europe and Central Asia:
• Georgia
• Montenegro
• Turkey
• Estonia
Latin America and Caribbean:
• Mexico
• Venezuela
• Colombia
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Europe:
• Germany
• Finland
• Norway
• France
• Switzerland
Asia:
• Republic of
Korea
Donors/non-clientClient countries: VOLUNTARY REVIEWS
Proposed template:
i) opening statement
ii) synthesis of the process and
findings
iii) introduction, setting the
context and objectives
iv) methodology and process used
v) policy and enabling
environment
vi) means of implementation
vii) next steps planned to enhance
implementation of the 2030
Agenda; and
viii) conclusion presenting a
summary of the analysis,
findings and policy
implications
ix) statistical annex with data,
with priority SDG indicators
identified at the regional and
national levels
11-20 July 2016
countries volunteered in 2016

18. 17
SUMMARY BASED ON OFFICIAL STATEMENTS* BY MEMBER
STATES AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN APRIL 2016
Country development strategy aligned Institutional structures aligned
64
20
Government
statements
client countries, in all regions
OECD countries
84
presented their plans on achieving the SDGs:
* Official statements made are available online: https://papersmart.unmeetings.org/ga/70th-session/high-level-thematic-debate-on-
achieving-the-sustainable-development-goals/statements/
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
OECD EAP LCR SAR MNA AFR ECA
Not declared
No
In progress
Yes
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
OECD SAR EAP MNA LCR AFR ECA
N
N
In
Y
Yes In progress No Not declared

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PRIORITY GOALS HIGHLIGHTED BY COUNTRIES AT HLTD *
Countries
SDG # %
SDG
13 25 31%
SDG
1 21 26%
SDG
5 15 19%
SDG
4 14 17%
SDG
8 14 17%
SDG
16 12 15%
SDG
2 11 14%
SDG
10 10 12%
SDG
3 9 11%
SDG
6 7 9%
SDG
7 7 9%
SDG
12 7 9%
SDG
9 5 6%
SDG
14 4 5%
SDG
17 3 4%
SDG
11 2 2%
SDG
15 2 2%
* Based on analysis of statements made on April 21, 2016 during the High-Level Thematic Debate (HLTD) event
held at United Nations. Statements available online: https://papersmart.unmeetings.org/ga/70th-session/high-level-
thematic-debate-on-achieving-the-sustainable-development-goals/statements/

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CONFLICTS, CLIMATE CHANGE, FINANCING, DATA ARE
MOST FREQUENTLY IDENTIFIED CHALLENGES
Conflicts
Lack of
financing
Lack of
capacity
Clim.
change
Lack
data
Environ
ment
Viol-
ence
Climate
change
Lack of
financing
Lack
data
Lack
capa-
city
Lack of
capacity
Climate
change
Lack of
financing
Conflicts
Violence/
extremism
Environ-
ment Lack of
capacity
Climate
change
Lack of
data
Conf-
licts
CC
Lack
capa-
city
Climate
change
Trade
restric-
tions
Pop.
displa-
cement
Conflicts
violence
Lack
data Lack
fin.
(OECD: no specific themes
consistently raised)
Topic
Size proportional to
share of countries with
a statement identifying
the challenge within the region
30%
40%
50%
70%
20%
* Based on analysis of statements made on April 21, 2016 during the High-Level Thematic Debate (HLTD) event held at United Nations.
Statements available online: https://papersmart.unmeetings.org/ga/70th-session/high-level-thematic-debate-on-achieving-the-sustainable-
development-goals/statements/

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• Establishing
bilateral
partnerships with
beneficiary
countries
• Advancing the use
of SD strategies
around the world,
including in the
European Union
EXAMPLE FROM GERMANY
Establishing partnerships
Leading by example at the
global levelBeginning at home
• First HLPF country to
report on SDG agenda
progress
• Leading the
implementation of
the Climate Action
agenda: set to
become “the world’s
most efficient and
environmentally
friendly country”*
• Adjusting the
national SD
Strategy to relate
to the 2030
agenda goals
• Coordination at
all levels of
government to
include inputs
from key local
stakeholders
Germany is offering to assist partner countries in implementation of the 2030
Development Agenda and the associated SDGs
* Based on the official statement by the German Minister H.E. Dr. Hendricks at the HLTD forum on April 21, 2016

22. THANK YOU

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GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS USED
• CEB: Chief Executives Board
• COP 22: 22nd session of the Conference of the
Parties
• DAC: Development Assistance Committee
• DRM: Domestic Resource Mobilization
• ECOSOC: UN Economic and Social Council
• FfD: Financing for Development
• GFF-EWEC: Global Financing Facility for Every
Woman Every Child
• GMR: Global Monitoring Report
• GP4SDD: Global Partnership for Sustainable
Development Data
• HLPF: High-Level Political Forum
• HLTD: High-Level Thematic Debate
• IAEG-SDG: Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG
Indicators
• IATF: Inter-Agency Task Force
• PEF: Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility
• PGA: President of the General Assembly
• SD: Sustainable Development
• SDSN: Sustainable Development Solutions Network
• SE4All: Sustainable Energy for All
• UNFCCC: UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change
• UNGA: UN General Assembly
• WDI: World Development Indicators
• WHS: World Humanitarian Summit