Comprehensive Development Framework

In 1998, Mr. Wolfensohn suggested the need for a more integrated approach to development based on a framework articulated and "owned" by the country itself. That vision builds on these ideas: The CDF principles were widely and explicitly accepted by the international community as a basis for achieving greater poverty reduction and sustainable development. A network of CDF focal points within multilateral, bilateral and UN agencies have been meeting regularly on various aspects of implementation. The Bank's President outlined a vision of the Bank as an institution committed to forging closer partnerships with other actors to enhance development effectiveness: representatives from governments, bilateral donor agencies, multilateral financial institutions, academia, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other civil society organizations as well as the private sector.