G~ThCAL DOCUMENTS RECOMMENDATION OF THE STATUTORY COMMITTEE TO: The President, International Development Association Recommendation of the nominee selected by the Islamic Republic of Mauritania as a member of the Committee under Section 1(d) of Article V of the Articles of Agreement on the proposed Grant for the Social Safety Net System Project II to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania The undersigned member of the Committee constituted under Section 1(d) of Article V of the Articles of Agreement of International Development Association (the Association) hereby submits this recommendation pursuant to said Section in respect of the proposal that the Association grants to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania a grant in an amount equivalent to SDR 32,600,000. The objective of the Project is to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the nationwide adaptive social safety net system and its coverage of poor and vulnerable households with targeted social transfers, including in refugee and host communities. 1. The undersigned member of the Committee has carefully studied the merits of the proposal to grant such grant, and of the purposes to which the proceeds of the grant are to be applied. 2. The undersigned member of the Committee is of the opinion that the project toward the financing of which the proceeds of such grant are to be applied comes within the purposes of the Association as set forth in Article I of said Articles of Agreement, and that said project is designed to promote the economic development of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and is of high developmental priority in the light of the needs of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. 3. Accordingly, the undersigned member of the Committee finds that said project merits financial assistance from the Association, and hereby recommends said project for such assistance. Nominee selected-Wovernor for the Islamic ublic of Mauritania Dated at Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania