The Road to the SDGs

– Investing in prevention — This (pre-conflict) pillar concerns the adoption of development policies in countries with no manifest conflict, but with inherent risks of fragility, instability and/or crisis. Prevention approaches are in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the twin Resolutions on Sustaining Peace, including the prevention of the “outbreak, escalation, continuation and recurrence” of conflict. – Transitioning relief to development — This (during- conflict) pillar aims at staying engaged in situations of ongoing conflict through activities that bridge relief and development. The Policy provides the scope for a modest engagement aimed at mitigating the impacts of conflict, strengthening sustainable peace, building societal and institutional resilience, and fostering social cohesion. In doing so, IsDB will support programmes and projects that bridge the gap between humanitarian aid and development, including providing basic social services, youth empowerment and education in emergencies. – Supporting recovery and resilience — This (post-conflict) pillar includes addressing four primary types of capital (physical, financial, human and social) which conflict impacts. The Policy states that IsDB should contribute to peacebuilding and post-conflict recovery and reconstruction through its Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) focusing on the reconstruction of critical physical infrastructure, human and social capital, restoration of basic social services, governance, social cohesion, and key institutional development. – Mobilising resources for resilienc e — IsDB seeks to leverage its resources and impact in situations of fragility and conflict by partnering with other relevant humanitarian and development actors, decentralising decision making, and using global platforms for crowdsourcing and other participatory methods to maximise knowledge, innovation, resource mobilisation and coordination. POTENTIAL IMPACTS X Spearheading an Islamic finance development model, IsDB continues to foster long-term partnerships to provide self-sustaining resources to alleviate poverty, address fragility and conflict, build resilience, and support sustainable socioeconomic development. In this, IsDB follows six guiding principles outlined in the Policy: – Country ownership — IsDB ensures that all its country engagement, policies and programmes in resilience building are aligned with national development plans and priorities – Selectivity — IsDB is selective in its interventions according to its development mandate and where it has the comparative advantage to alleviate suffering, eradicate poverty and build resilience – Adaptability — IsDB calls for tailored procedures, processes and guidelines to respond to the challenges of fragility – Solidarity — The Policy adheres to Islamic principles that provide the underpinning value and spirit to promote peace and save lives and livelihoods – Context and conflict sensitivity — IsDB acts to mitigate negative impacts (‘do no harm’) and maximise positive impacts (‘do good’). – Partnerships — IsDB aims at finding synergies with partners to achieve shared goals, in the spirit of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and current global initiatives. INVESTMENT X IsDB is committed to contributing to peacebuilding and post-conflict recovery and reconstruction through its RRP, focusing on the reconstruction of critical physical infrastructure, human and social capital, restoration of basic social services, governance, social cohesion and key institutional development. The RRP is usually the basis of an investment programme emanating from a multi-donor post-conflict joint assessment of damage and needs. S I X G U I D I N G P R I N C I P L E S The Policy's six guiding principles are country ownership, adaptability, solidarity, selectivity, context and conflict sensitivity, and partnerships [ 113 ] T H E R O A D T O T H E S D G s | P R O G R E S S A N D A C H I E V E M E N T S