All Rights Reserved Terms and conditions The Bank's leadership as the region's primary multilateral lending institution rests upon the quality of its operations. The Sustainable Development Department contributes to the fulfillment of the Institution's goals by providing technical advisory support to Bank project teams and quality review of projects. Moreover, keeping the Bank at the forefront of socio-economic growth in the region requires the development of sectoral strategies and policies to guide the design of loans and the management of the Bank's portfolio. In addition, SDS is the focus for the creation, gathering and dissemination of knowledge and information, and the design of pilot programs that can be mainstreamed into future Bank lending. The Department promotes special events such as seminars, workshops, conferences and training events, and publishes technical papers , best practices reports , and strategy and policy papers as well as books and other special reports .
Information is also available in videos and other media .
These activities are vital to ensuring that the experiences gained and the lessons learned can be effectively applied to the design of future projects. The Social Development Division deals with issues such as poverty, social services delivery, urban development, and health. The Poverty and Inequality Unit provides technical and strategic leadership on poverty related issues, as well as support and review of poverty reduction in country strategies, sector work and lending operations. The Education Unit works on the conception and design of new education projects, develops policies and strategies for education, and monitors and assesses the education portfolio. The unit is also concerned with Science and Technology issues.