Världsbanken State & Peacebuilding Fund 2021-25 World Bank State & Peacebuilding Fund 2021-25 Världsbankens stats- och fredsbyggande fond (SPF) har ansökt om finansiering från Sida på 75 miljoner SEK för SPF 2.0 för perioden 2021-2023.

Världsbankens stats- och fredsbyggande fond (SPF), som inrättades 2008, fungerar som Världsbankens globala fond till stöd för initiativ som bidrar till förebyggande och återhämtning från konflikt och fragilitet. Fonden är Världsbankens största globala fond med fokus på stödjande av insatser i kontexter präglade av fragilitet, konflikt och våld (FCV), och stödjer Världsbankens implementering av FCV-strategin. FCV-strategin bygger på fyra pelare: 1) Förebyggande av våldsamma konflikter och mellanmänskligt våld, 2) Fortsatt engagemang i konflikt- och kriskontexter, 3) Stöd till länder för att ta sig ur fragilitet , 4) Minskande av sidoeffekter av FCV.

Fonden är efterfrågestyrd och har därför ingen tydligt fastställd budget. Det finns dock en indikativ budget för SPF 2.0 som sträcker sig över åren 2021-2028, där de förväntade kostnaderna för hela perioden (2021-2028) anges vara $ 210 060 000. Budgeten presenterar ingen specifik fördelning av finansiering per region, vilket beror på programmets globala och efterfrågestyrda karaktär. IBRD är den största bidragsgivaren till fonden (står för cirka 69% av finansieringen), medan återstående medel kommer från andra internationella givare, inklusive Australien, Danmark, Frankrike, Tyskland, Nederländerna, Norge, Sverige, Schweiz och Storbritannien. På vilket sätt (från vilka givare) finansieringen är säkrad för SPF 2.0 tydliggörs när beslut om stöd har tagits på givarnivå. The World Bank’s State- and Peacebuilding Fund (SPF) has applied to Sida for funding of 75 million SEK for the multi-donor trust-fund SPF 2.0 over the period 2021-2023.

The World Bank’s State- and Peacebuilding Fund (SPF), established in 2008, acts as the World Bank’s global, multi-donor trust fund in support for initiatives that contribute to prevention and recovery from conflict and fragility. It is the World Bank’s largest global fund supporting interventions in contexts of fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV), and the main global trust fund program to support the World Bank's FCV strategy implementation. The FCV Strategy is based on four pillars: 1) Preventing violent conflict and interpersonal violence, 2) Remaining engaged during conflict and crisis situations, 3) Helping countries transition out of fragility, 4) Mitigating the spillovers of FCV. 

The trust-fund is demand-driven and does therefore not have a set budget. Nevertheless, an indicative budget for SPF 2.0, stretching over the years 2021-2028, indicates expected costs for the whole period (2021-2028) to be $ 210 060 000.The budget does not present any specific breakdown of funding by region, due to the global and demand-driven nature of the program. The IBRD is the largest contributor to the fund (approx 69 % of funding), while remaining funds have been secured from other international donors, including Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and UK. The development objective of the SPF 2.0 Program is to enhance and expand the frontiers of World Bank engagement in addressing the drivers and impacts of FCV and strengthening the resilience of countries and affected populations, communities and institutions.
The SPF 2.0 Program is fully aligned with the WBG’s differentiated approach to FCV, articulated in the FCV Strategy and the IDA 19 replenishment agreement. This differentiated approach sets out four strategic pillars of engagement: preventing violent conflict and interpersonal violence; remaining engaged during conflict and crisis situations; helping countries transition out of fragility; and mitigating the spillovers of FCV. These, together with the FCV Strategy’s areas of special emphasis and renewed focus on partnerships, provide the framework for a strategic and coherent SPF 2.0 portfolio. As a demand-driven fund, SPF 2.0 will ensure a focus on catalytic, innovative and targeted activities that provide clear additionality to existing WBG instruments. The approach and design of SPF 2.0 in achieving the development objective will be guided by the following foundational principles:
- Adopting a holistic focus across all FCV situations. Addressing FCV issues spanning global,regional, national and sub-national levels in recognition of the geographically differentiated drivers and impacts of FCV.
- Pushing the boundaries of the Bank’s FCV engagement far beyond the “traditional” IDA FCS list of countries. Maintaining broad eligibility by country type including for FCS and non-FCS, IDA, IBRD, countries in arrears and non-members, and countries affected by FCV spillovers.
- Applying a vulnerability, inclusivity, and gender-sensitive lens. Ensuring that all SPF 2.0 activities are gender-sensitive and prioritize the needs of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, including forcibly displaced populations and host communities, minorities, and people with disabilities.
- Enabling and propagating work on the frontiers of FCV knowledge, approaches and operations. Expanding engagement on less commonly addressed issues such as compounding risks of climate or interpersonal violence, and promoting work that advances our knowledge of the different institutional, governance, security, economic and social factors that drive FCV and the corresponding efforts to prevent and mitigate impacts of FCV.
- Providing support that is catalytic and that leverages and complements other sources of financing (IBRD, IDA and external). Focusing on activities that pilot, demonstrate the effectiveness, and adopt new approaches and best practices, and supporting and guiding the preparation of larger-scale interventions.
- Prioritizing knowledge and learning on FCV issues and approaches. Contributing to the generation, codification, and institutionalization of best practices and innovation both within the WB and with client countries and other international partners.
- Maintaining an agile and demand-driven model that responds to FCV needs. Committing to an agile business model that enables responding rapidly and flexibly to crises and emergency situations.
- Reinforcing partnerships. Enabling and strengthening partnerships between the WB and other multilateral and bilateral partners and contributing to integrated approaches across the humanitarian, development and peace (HDP) nexus in the pursuit of greater coherence and collective impact of international assistance in FCV contexts.