Improving Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Nigeria
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WASHINGTON, May 25, 2020 – The World Bank today approved the Nigeria Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program (SURWASH). The $700 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) will provide 6 million people with basic drinking water services and 1.4 million people access to improved sanitation services. The program will deliver improved water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services to 2,000 schools and Health Care Facilities and assist 500 Communities to achieve open defecation free status. These will be implemented as part of the Government of Nigeria
National Action Plan (NAP) for the Revitalization of Nigeria’s Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Sector.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has just been ranked as number one by the highly regarded and influential.
The ranking is made by Quality of Official Development Assistance Report which evaluated the capacity of 49 countries and multilateral agencies to deliver impactful long-term assistance to countries in need.
The annual report produced by the Center for Global Development measures and compares the indicators that matter most to development effectiveness and impact.
“IFAD’s high ranking is a testament to the importance we place on ensuring that every dollar spent has a long-term impact on tackling the hunger and poverty experienced by the world’s most vulnerable people,” said Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of IFAD.
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African leaders and the heads of multilateral lenders on Tuesday met to find ways of financing African economies hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The summit in Paris, part of French President Emmanuel Macron s efforts to rework France s engagement in Africa, brings together some 30 African heads of state. Also in attendance are heads of financial institutions, heads of global financial institutions like the IMF and World Bank, and representatives from the G7, and the G20.
Africanews journalist Afolake Oyinloye reports that the summit comes as a crucial time. This summit could historically change the financial world for African countries. France proposed this summit after the IMF warned about the financing gap that could be faced by African economies to a tune of 290 billion dollars. Oyinloye said.