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Pledged contributions to the OPEC Fund by OPEC Member Countries as of December 31, 2020

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Multisectoral

Multisectoral Simple sectoral approaches to complex national and global sustainable development challenges are inadequate. Recognizing that all 17 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are interlinked, the OPEC Fund works hard to promote a better understanding of the interdependence within and across sectors. As well as supporting multisectoral projects, the OPEC Fund finances pro...

Telecommunications

Telecommunications Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are no longer considered a luxury in the developing world, where an estimated 70 percent of the population has access to fixed or mobile telephone services. Thanks to substantial investment, mobile network subscriptions in developing countries have expanded from 200 million to 3.7 billion. Internet users grew more than tenfold b...

Private Sector & Trade Finance

Private Sector & Trade Finance The OPEC Fund’s private sector and trade finance windows are a complementary means for the institution to fulfil its core mission of assisting beneficiary countries in their socioeconomic development. Both mechanisms are important contributors to creating lasting development impact in beneficiary countries and to the OPEC Fund’s financial sustainability. ...

Grants

Grants The Grants Program is one of the OPEC Fund’s four financing facilities. Since inception, the organization has extended grants in support of technical assistance and capacity building activities, as well as for special development initiatives. Grants help build public goods and address the needs of disadvantaged populations in OPEC Fund partner countries (particularly in the least develop...

Special Initiatives

Special Initiatives The OPEC Fund engages in a variety of activities beyond the scope of its core operations. Some promote human-capacity building; others acknowledge the contributions of outstanding individuals to development. The OPEC Fund also participates in local projects in its host community in Vienna, Austria. The OPEC Fund Special Initiatives Annual Award The OPEC Fund engages in a vari...

Industry

Industry Industry drives development by increasing productivity, creating jobs and generating income. Industrial activity also provides opportunities for social inclusion and can empower women and girls and create decent youth employment.Despite progress, the least developed countries are still far behind in manufacturing growth, according to information from the United Nations Statistics Divisio...

Infrastructure

Infrastructure Infrastructure & Mining Under OFID's Private Sector and Trade Finance Facilities, OFID has co-funded a number of transactions in support of the urban infrastructure and mining sectors.

Public Sector Lending

Public Sector Lending Public sector operations are central to the OPEC Fund’s work. All OPEC Fund-supported operations are aligned with its partner countries’ development priorities. OPEC Fund Public Sector Lending Public sector operations are the central pillar of the OPEC Fund’s work. The OPEC Fund co-finances these operations with recipient governments and frequently with other do...

Agriculture

Agriculture According to the World Food Programme, 821 million people – one in nine – still go to bed on an empty stomach each night. Even more – one in three – suffer from some form of malnutrition.The UN SDGs – the global blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all – pledge to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agricul...

Water & Sanitation

Water & Sanitation The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019 by the United Nations states that too many people still lack access to safely managed water supplies and sanitation facilities. Water scarcity, flooding, and lack of proper wastewater management also continue to hinder social and economic development. It is vital that regions and nations work to increase water efficiency and improve...

Education

Education The UN SDG 4 calls on all countries to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and to promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. According to The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019 (by the United Nations), more than half of global children and adolescents are still not meeting minimum proficiency standards in reading and mathematics. Refocused efforts are required...

Energy

Energy Progress has been made on ensuring access to affordable, reliable and modern energy for all under Sustainable Development Goal 7, thanks to better electrification rates – particularly in the least developed countries – and improvements in industrial energy efficiency and gains made in renewable energy. However, the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019 by the United Nations is clea...

Health

Health Much progress has been made on United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3, related to good health and wellbeing. Nevertheless, as The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019 (by the United Nations) states, people are still suffering needlessly from preventable diseases, and too many are dying prematurely. Overcoming disease and ill health, according to the report, will require concert...

Financial

Financial A strong and resilient economy provides the foundations for sustainable economic and social development. The OPEC Fund finances operations that support decent work and economic growth, and industry, innovation and infrastructure (United Nations SDGs 8 and 9). The OPEC Fund is particularly keen to support micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, which often lack access to credit i...

News

Libya's Head of State co-hosts OFID's 43rd anniversary exhibition https://youtu.be/hMSWP0uEkys

Wonderful WASH work

OFID Awards Annual US$100,000 Prize for Development https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=ZyK_MSfKRG4

“The program has changed our lives”

The UDAAN Model https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCvEfPs3cjg&t=2s

Sustainable Energy for All

New SEforALL CEO on the challenge of meeting SDG7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX0XFR-jjug&list=PLNQp894Yw1rIM3soAL38H6BpGzvbJy830&index=2&t=0s

The OPEC Fund: Shining a brighter light on our work

The OPEC Fund in 2020 https://youtu.be/Vu1h2FavDZg

At a Glance

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OFID supports fisheries project in Mozambique

OFID partners with Mozambique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axl5DwEixrw

Bangladesh NGO supporting Rohingya refugees wins 2018 OFID Annual Award for Development

OFID's 2018 Annual Award for Development https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=w7PrDGI2VtY

OFID supports power generation in Armenia via US$25m loan

OFID partners with Armenia https://youtu.be/diAchFNLs10

OPEC Fund approves US$310m to finance new development projects, plans to disburse more than US$4.5bn over next three years

OPEC Fund approves US$310m in new funding for global development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gjiqCab2EQ

The OPEC Fund approves more than US$390m for operations in developing countries

OPEC Fund dedicates US$390 million in new funds for global development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2RF_5OAm9w

EarthSpark wins 2020 OPEC Fund Annual Award for Development for scaling-up energy access in Haiti

Annual Award https://youtu.be/S2b8iv2zvGE

OFID’s Governing Board approves US$580m for operations in developing countries

OFID's GB approves US$580m in new funding https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=0BZT8YR5Yio

OFID’s Governing Board approves US$318m for operations in developing countries

OFID approves US$318m for operations in developing countries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKx9HpaIqOA&feature=youtu.be

OFID’s Governing Board approves over US$328m for operations in developing countries

OFID’s Governing Board approves over US$328m for operations in developing countries https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=HBJWvwtxKRs

2019 OFID Annual Award for Development recognizes Vida Duti’s remarkable water and sanitation work in Ghana

OFID Awards Annual US$100,000 Prize for Development https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=59&v=ZyK_MSfKRG4

OFID’s Governing Board approves over US$303m for operations in developing countries

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=zeLjEpvOjoQ

OFID supports SMEs and corporates in Burkina Faso via €15m trade finance loan

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=7p6tEFtR3DQ

OFID provides US$81m to four partner countries

OFID provides US$81m to four partner countries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97GvAfEJhsI

OFID supports World Health Organization’s neglected tropical disease elimination initiative

OFID partners with WHO to fight Tropical Diseases https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmwVRswQW0w

OFID concludes mission to Belize and signs US$40m transport loan

OFID High-level mission to Belize https://youtu.be/dsihEZXMd3U

OPEC Fund approves US$243m for development operations, actively responding to changing needs of partner countries

Funding sustainable development worldwide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUgbjJJ-R4U

OPEC Fund approves US$100m for operations in developing countries

OPEC Fund approves US$100m for operations in developing countries https://youtu.be/7ZNrajt_kPM

OPEC Fund concludes Ministerial Council and Governing Board sessions

OPEC Fund 2020 Annual Report highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hs-1-QUPhI&t=2s

"We are not just the future, but the change-makers of the present"

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"I want to break the vicious cycle of poverty and malnutrition through the economic empowerment of women"

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After growing up without electricity, Abdishakur is lighting up his country

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“We have our electricity back”

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"When the streets have light, there is more confidence"

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“Books empower us”

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“We had a home”

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One Young World Summit inspires – OFID sponsored delegate Florian Weninger tells his story

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One Young World Summit inspires

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“Today, we are the only producer of green charcoal briquettes in Mali”

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“If there was justice, I would not have gone through what I went through”

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“I wish I could fly a kite”

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“I want to leave the world a better place than when I came into it”

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“I wish for my children to continue their studies and serve the country that helped us as refugees”

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“You learn to accept and respect”

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360 km by bus, 15 km by motorbike, bad roads and €5,000

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Visualizing the future (in five days)

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Filling the Financial gap

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From plastic pollution to planet friendly practices

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Tireless in facing preventable diseases

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Vietnam Turnaround

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The OPEC Fund in Suriname

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More progress in the Maldives

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New infrastructure for a changing China

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The road to growth

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Partnerships, development programs and SDG progress

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Roads and renewables: The OPEC Fund and Nicaragua

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School of Life

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Climate change adaptation: Can the developing world do it?

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COVID-19, development and the private sector

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Boosting solar irrigation in Rwanda

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Director, Human Resources Policies & Planning (HRP&P) Unit

Director, Human Resources Policies & Planning (HRP&P) Unit VA511/2020 Senior Director, Corporate Services Department Director, Human Resources Policies & Planning (HRP&P) Unit Director, Human Resources Policies & Planning (HRP&P) Unit

Project Management Officer

Project Management Officer 29.12.2020 Project Management Officer Project Management Officer

Senior Budget Officer

Senior Budget Officer 802 Senior Budget Officer Senior Budget Officer

Funding Officer-Treasury, Financial Operations Department

Funding Officer-Treasury, Financial Operations Department 30.06.2020 Funding Officer-Treasury, Financial Operations Department Funding Officer-Treasury, Financial Operations Department

Senior Funding Officer - Treasury

Senior Funding Officer - Treasury 16.07.2020

Social Media Associate

Social Media Associate 13.11.2020 Social Media Associate, Communication Department Social Media Associate, Communication Department

Organizational Change Management Consultant (Temporary - One Year)

Organizational Change Management Consultant (Temporary - One Year) 782 Organizational Change Management Consultant Organizational Change Management Consultant