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23 May 2012
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Uganda
Uganda: Country Results Profile

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Uganda: Maintaining Growth - Moving Towards Structural Transformation

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18 May 2012
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Chad
In response to food insecurity in Chad, the World Bank boosts agricultural investment to improve production

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Press Release No:2012/455/AFR

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012. The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved US$34.2 million to help rural communities and organizations in Chad increase agricultural and livestock production, while developing sustainable land and water management practices in climate-vulnerable ecosystems.

18 May 2012
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South Sudan (Republic of)
World Bank grants $38 million for South Sudanese roads

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18 May 2012 - To rehabilitate feeder roads and open up access to rural communities in potentially rich agricultural areas, the South Sudanese government today received a $38 million World Bank grant.

Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Kosti Manibe Ngai and Laura Kullenberg, Country Manager for the World Bank in South Sudan, signed the South Sudan Rural Roads Project grant in the capital Juba.

South Sudan has a road network of only about 17,000 kilometres, of which only about 4,000 kilometres are all weather roads.

18 May 2012
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Mexico
Modernization of National Meteorological Service for Improved Climate Change Adaptation

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Press Release No:2012/459/LAC

  • It Will Provide Reliable and Timely Information
  • Facilitate Decision Making and Planning in Productive Sector
  • Help to improve Disaster Risk Management

WASHINGTON, MAY 17, 2012 – The World Bank (WB) Board of Directors approved a US$105.26 million loan today to strengthen the National Meteorological Service (SMN, in Spanish) which aims to better respond to a growing demand for reliable weather information to improve water management resources and disaster risk management in a climate change context.

18 May 2012
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Food Price Watch April 2012

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Global food prices have increased by 8% in the last four months since December 2011, and in March 2012 were only 6% below their February 2011 historical peak. All key food prices have increased, except for rice. Increasing international oil prices, adverse weather conditions, Asia’s strong demand for food imports, and the persistent European financial crisis have contributed to this increase, notwithstanding the projected bumper harvests of rice and coarse grains and the corresponding increase in ending food stocks.

18 May 2012
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and 6 others
GAFSP: Improving Food Security for the World's Poor

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The Global Agriculture & Food Security Program, known as GAFSP, stands out for its early results in improving food security for the world's poor.

On the eve of the G8 Summit, food security is again taking center stage, and for good reason. Almost 1 billion people are struggling with hunger every day. Most of them are children.

18 May 2012
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Central African Republic (the)
2.5 Million People to Benefit from Improvements of Health Services in Rural Areas

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Press Release No:2012/456/AFR

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012. The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$28.2 million to strengthen basic health services in the Central African Republic (CAR). This project aims to expand the use and improve the quality of health services in rural areas, with special emphasis on maternal and infant health care. Specifically, this financing will benefit at least 2.5 million people living in rural areas—nearly half of the Central African Republic’s population—over a four-year period.

16 May 2012
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GDLN Seminar on Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific - 2010 series - Summary of April 1, 2010 Video Conference: Conducting Post-disaster Damage and Needs Assessments (PDNAs)

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Key topics discussed:

  1. Rationale of Conducting Post-Disaster Needs Assessments (PDNAs)

  2. Damage and Loss Assessments (DaLAs), Post-Disaster Needs Assessments (PDNAs), and Post-Crisis Needs Assessment (PCNA)

  3. Challenges while conducting PDNAs

16 May 2012
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Sudan (the)
South Kordofan Start Up Emergency Project: Implementation Completion and Results Report

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  1. Project Context, Development Objectives and Design

1.1 Context at Appraisal

16 May 2012
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Trends in maternal mortality: 1990 to 2010 - WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and The World Bank estimates

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Maternal Deaths Halved in 20 Years, but Faster Progress Needed

UNITED NATIONS, New York – The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Bank.

16 May 2012
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Ghana
Ghana’s Agricultural Sector Gets More Boost

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Press Release No:2012/448/AFR

As World Bank provides additional US$50 million for enhancing Productivity, Marketing, and Management

WASHINGTON D.C., May 15, 2012 – The Board of Directors of the World Bank today approved US$50 million to the Government of Ghana, in the form of budget support for the implementation of the country’s Medium Term Agriculture Sector Investment Plan, METASIP.

16 May 2012
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occupied Palestinian territory
World Bank Supports Plan to Increase Employment Opportunities for Young Palestinians

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Press Release No:2012/452/MENA

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$6.5 million Education to Work Transition (E2WT) grant that aims to increase the employment prospects of Palestinian students graduating from higher education institutions.

Many Palestinians struggle to find jobs related to their educational qualifications while employers question their readiness to enter the workforce. The unemployment rate in 2011 was 21 percent with youth unemployment at 46.5 percent in Gaza and 25.8 percent in the West Bank.

15 May 2012
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Djibouti
Food Crisis Response Development Policy Grant: Project Performance Assessment Report

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Preface

This is the Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) for the Food Crisis Response Development Policy Grant (Trust Fund 92328), which was issued under the auspices of the Global Food Crisis Response Program.

The grant was approved on May 29, 2008 and closed, as expected, on June 30, 2009. The grant was for US$5.0 million. A first tranche of US$4.0 million was released, as expected, on July 1, 2008. A second tranche of US$1.0 million was due to be released on December 30, 2008 but release was delayed until January 23, 2009.

15 May 2012
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Haiti
Helping young Haitian women land their first job and get out of vulnerability

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SUBMITTED BY OLIVIER PUECH, CO-AUTHORS: AUDE-SOPHIE RODELLA

“Should only men be allowed to be builders, heavy machinery drivers, or electricians? No—I want to be able to do these jobs too.” The young girl expressing this opinion is Edelène. She is 17 years old and dropped out of school in the third grade because her family could no longer afford to pay her school fees.

14 May 2012
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China
Four years on: What China got right when rebuilding after the Sichuan earthquake

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SUBMITTED BY VIVIAN ARGUETA BERNAL, CO-AUTHORS: PAUL PROCEE

Four years ago on May 12, 2008, the world was stunned by the news of an 8-magnitude massive earthquake that struck Wenchuan of Sichuan Province and affected, in total, ten provinces in Southwestern China.

Official estimates put the number of affected people at 46.25 million, with some 69,227 deceased, 17,923 missing and 15 million displaced from their homes.

14 May 2012
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Inclusive Green Growth: The Pathway to Sustainable Development

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To get to sustainable development, we need well-designed, inclusive green growth policies that can improve social welfare for all, promote careful stewardship of natural resources, and respect the delicate balance of the planet. In the 2012 report Inclusive Green Growth: The Pathway to Sustainable Development, World Bank economists set out an economic argument and framework for countries to begin greening their growth.