Translate the following English sentence to French:
"The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have brought out an initiative as an official response to the major multilateral lending institutions and the need for debt relief. We all know that the link between debt relief and poverty reduction needs to be substantially strengthened."
La Banque mondiale et le Fonds monétaire international ont lancé une nouvelle initiative pour répondre officiellement aux principales institutions de prêt multilatérales et à la nécessité d'alléger la dette.