The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (P165114) Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (P165114) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Iraq | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 25-Mar-2020 | ISR40412 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA) Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 05-Apr-2018 Effectiveness Date: 11-Jul-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 18-May-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Apr-2021 Revised Closing Date: 30-Apr-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective is to: (i) increase livelihood opportunities in liberated areas; (ii) increase access to psychosocial services in liberated areas; and (iii) strengthen the systems to expand the provision of social safety nets. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Cash for Work, Social Support, and Livelihood Opportunities:(Cost $169.95 M) Resilent Social Safety Nets:(Cost $18.10 M) Project Management:(Cost $4.60 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Implementation Status and Key Decisions Progress towards Achievement of PDOs and Overall Implementation Progress are rated Moderately Unsatisfactory (MU) due to persistent delays in launching project implementation as well as significant shortcomings in project procurement and financial management, as detailed in this section. No PDO or intermediate level results have been recorded to date under the project contributing to the MU IP and PDO ratings. The country’s political and security situation, which has witnessed an escalated level of conflict since October 2019, has posed numerous challenges to the World Bank task team and UN agencies. For example, suspension of missions to Iraq since October 2019 compounded by the travel restrictions due to the Coronavirus have prevented appropriate implementation support for MOLSA. In addition, the Baghdad-based team members have faced significant challenges in following up with project implementation due to mobility constraints as a result of the security situation. At the political level, the formation of the new Government and the appointment of a new MOLSA Minister is expected soon. 3/25/2020 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (P165114) The PMO change in leadership has resulted in overall delays in project implementation, and in particular the Cash for Work program. In addition, the Bank urges MOLSA to expedite submission of the authorized signatory level to include the new PMO Director in order to allow for disbursements under the Loan. Furthermore, the project-level GRM which was designed at the start of the project and which is a dated covenant in the project’s Loan Agreement has not been operationalized. While it is recommended that the project has one GRM for all its activities, the nature of the subcomponents and their numerous implementing counterparts necessitate designated GRMs for each component. The Bank urges the counterparts to finalize all required systems to ensure that functional GRMs are in place for the project. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary High High High Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Low Low Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall High High High Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Increase livelihood opportunities in liberated areas IN00798749 ►Beneficiary households receiving Cash for Work support (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 150,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798803 3/25/2020 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (P165114) Beneficiary households receiving Cash for Work support, of which female headed households (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798805 ►Average share of cash for work resources transferred as wages (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798807 ►Beneficiaries receiving livelihood support (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 12,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798809 Beneficiaries receiving livelihood support, of which women (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798810 ►Beneficiaries of social safety net programs (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,200,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798811 Beneficiaries of social safety net programs - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 600,000.00 Increase access to pyschosocial services in liberated areas IN00798750 ►Beneficiaries receiving direct counseling (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 3/25/2020 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (P165114) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 150,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798804 Beneficiaries receiving direct counseling, of which women (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798806 Beneficiaries receiving direct counseling, of which returnees (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798808 Beneficiaries receiving direct counseling, of which children (5-15 years) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 Strengthen the systems to expand the provision of social safety nets IN00798801 ►Share of beneficiaries included in the social registry from the poorest and second poorest quintiles (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798802 ►Beneficiaries of conditional cash transfers receiving payments in a timely manner (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Cash for Work, Social Support, and Livelihood Opportunities 3/25/2020 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (P165114) IN00798812 ►Person work days generated by the project (Days, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,000,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798815 Person work days generated by the project, of which women (Days, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,000,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798816 ►Sub-projects supported by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 600.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798817 ►Social Service Counselors trained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798818 ►Integrated Mental Health, Psychosocial Services and GBV Centers established (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798819 ►Average of social worker home visits required to register conditional cash transfer beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798820 ►Time to process conditional cash transfer payments, from registration to enrollment (Months, Custom) 3/25/2020 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (P165114) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798821 ►Share of beneficiaires of microfinance from the lowest and second lowest income quintiles (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 Resilent Social Safety Nets IN00798813 ►Share of grievances resolved in accordance with service standards (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 IN00798814 ►Share of sampled beneficiaries expressing satisfaction with the cash for work program (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 30-Apr-2019 31-Jan-2020 30-Apr-2021 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P165114 IBRD-88480 Effective USD 200.00 200.00 0.00 24.50 175.50 12% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P165114 IBRD-88480 Effective 05-Apr-2018 29-Apr-2018 11-Jul-2018 30-Apr-2021 30-Apr-2021 Cumulative Disbursements 3/25/2020 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (P165114) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 3/25/2020 Page 7 of 7