Co-hosted by Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) and UNICEF, with extensive support from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the National Urban Sanitation Workshop in Islamabad, Pakistan, was a first step in promoting South-South cooperation to meet urban sanitation challenges.

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group expresses its solidarity with the Government and people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan following the devastating floods that have caused untold suffering, loss of lives, destruction of properties and unprecedented social-economic disruptions.

President of the Islamic Development Bank and Chairman of the IsDB Group, H.E. Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, says infrastructure and sustainable human development should be the focus of development priorities to secure well-being and resilience.

The Operations Team from Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group Regional Hub Turkey (RHT) holds a technical meeting to discuss the plans and progress for co-financing and joint processing of the Mohmand Dam and Hydropower Project (MDHP) in Pakistan, with representatives of Arab Coordination Group (ACG) members, namely Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), and Saudi Fund for Development (SFD).

The first of a series of webinars on “Digital Development and E-Governance” was organized by the Islamic Development Bank's Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI) Department along with Regional Hubs of Ankara and Almaty, in close partnership with the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations (SAPSSI) under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the CAREC Institute.

First pledges towards GPE’s “Raise Your Hand” financing campaign in the Middle East JEDDAH, 6 April 2021 – The Islamic Development Bank and Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, today committed $202.5 million towards GPE’s 2021-2025 “Raise Your Hand” financing campaign, with the Islamic Development Bank pledging $200 million and Dubai Cares contributing $2.5 million. The pledges – the first from the Middle East region – use innovative financing approaches to help transform education in lower-income countries.

To underscore the importance of the role of the private sector in sustainable development, job creation and promotion of investment and trade amongst Member Countries of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, an Agency Agreement has been signed between IsDB and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) to benefit from the IsDB Group Business Forum – THIQAH.

President of Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Dr. Bandar Hajjar, and CEO of the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), Mr. Ayman Sejiny, have put their signatures to an Agency Agreement for the implementation of IsDB Group’s R2 COVID Support Package, which will assist IsDB Group Member Countries to restore their economies and recover from the negative impacts resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

President of Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Dr. Bandar Hajjar, and the Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division), Pakistan, Mr. Omar Ayub Khan, in a high-level virtual event have inaugurated the construction of the 113 kilometer electricity transmission lines from Pak-Afghan border to Nowshera under the South Asia Central Asia Regional Trade and Transmission Project (CASA-1000).

The headquarters of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), in the city of Jeddah, plays host to a high-profile meeting between the visiting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan H.E. Mohammad Haneef Atmar and IsDB President, Dr. Bandar Hajjar.