IDA21 Meeting: Building Resilience in South AsiaIDA has been a vital partner in South Asia’s development for over six decades, helping to improve millions of lives and supporting development results that have moved countries forward. IDA support has helped deliver results across sectors, including agriculture and food security, education, energy, health, and infrastructure in the region's IDA countries.
IDA’s partnership with South Asia has achieved impressive results across the region.
With IDA support, in just the past four years:
- more than 84.7 million people have benefitted from safety net programs
- more than 24.5 million people have received essential health, nutrition, and population services
- more than 2.6 million people gained access to improved water sources
- more than 1.8 million people gained access to improved sanitation services
- more than 11.5 million people have directly benefited from IDA-focused investments in jobs.