JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游’s total commitments from its loans, grants, guarantees, equity investments, and technical assistance amounted to $22.8 billion in 2021.

Throughout the year, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 remained committed to assisting Asia and the Pacific’s continued fight against the pandemic while focusing on the priority areas of its long-term Strategy 2030, such as climate change and gender equality.

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In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to take a heavy toll on the people and economies of Asia and the Pacific.

The year saw the roll out of COVID-19 vaccines across the region, but progress was highly uneven.

Throughout 2021, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 remained committed to assisting Asia and the Pacific’s continued fight against the pandemic while focusing on the priority areas of its long-term Strategy 2030, such as climate change and gender equality.

Including its COVID-19 assistance, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游’s total commitments from its loans, grants, guarantees, equity investments, and technical assistance amounted to $22.8 billion during the year.

JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 mobilized an additional $12.9 billion in cofinancing.

Nonsovereign commitments were $4.3 billion including $1.2 billion in direct financing and $3.1 billion through private sector programs.

Out of this total assistance, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 committed $13.5 billion for the COVID-19 response in 2021.

This included $4.1 billion to provide safe and equitable access to vaccines in 15 developing member countries.

JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 also mobilized $8.9 billion in cofinancing from partners for COVID-19 operations.

This brought cumulative COVID-19 financing from JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 to almost $30 billion since the start of the pandemic, or $49 billion including cofinancing.

By number, 60% of JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游’s committed projects during 2021 contributed to climate change adaptation and mitigation.

And climate finance in the year amounted to about $3.5 billion.

Across all operations, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 exceeded targets for committed projects supporting gender equality.
In all, 82% of projects supported gender equality and mainstreaming directly and all projects promote gender equality more broadly.

Among its new commitments in 2021, the health sector accounted for the largest share of JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 operations at $5.9 billion, followed by finance at $4.1 billion.

Some $3.4 billion of resources went into transport projects, $2.3 billion to public sector management, and $1.8 billion to energy.

JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 continues to support its developing member countries toward a resilient recovery from the global pandemic and a prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable future.

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