STORY HIGHLIGHTS The three-phase Sustainable Livelihoods Project, implemented from 2002 to 2023, has supported the Mongolian government’s effort to modernize a mostly rural and underdeveloped...
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Impact evaluation of the Home-Grown School Feeding programme in Malawi - Inception Note
Malawi, Home-Grown School Feeding Programme: Impact Evaluation This inception note was prepared by the WFP’s Office of Evaluation (OEV) and World Bank’s Development Impact Evaluation (DIME)...
A new dawn for women in irrigated farming
With over 220 million people, Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa and the sixth most populated in the world. The country’s extreme poverty rates – approximately 46% of the country lives...
Global child deaths reach historic low in 2022 - UN report
Despite progress, an estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday somewhere in the world, or 1 death every 6 seconds GENEVA/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, 13 March 2024 – The number of...
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Food Security Update (February 29, 2024)
The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this update do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. AT...
Improving Water and Sanitation Facilities in Malawi’s Urban Schools for Better Learning Outcomes
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Without WASH facilities in schools, children are more likely to get ill and miss out on an education, particularly girls. The availability of water, sanitation, and hygiene...
Burkina Faso + 33 more
The Gendered Burden of Water Collection in Sub-Saharan Africa
Fetching water is a demanding task, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa where it is common for people to spend over 30 minutes for a single water fetching trip. This task falls mostly on women and...
Lebanon: Country Climate and Development Report (March 2024) [EN/AR]
Critical Investments in Key Sectors Can Help Lebanon Mitigate Climate Change Impact on Growth and Prepare for a Green Transition Beirut, March 13, 2024: No-regret investments in key service sectors...
Le nombre de décès d’enfants dans le monde atteint un niveau historiquement bas en 2022 – Rapport de l’ONU
Néanmoins, malgré les progrès enregistrés, 4,9 millions d’enfants à travers le monde sont morts avant leur cinquième anniversaire, ce qui représente un décès toutes les 6 secondes. GENÈVE/NEW...
La mortalidad infantil alcanzó un mínimo mundial histórico en 2022, según un informe de las Naciones Unidas
Sin embargo, a pesar de los avances, se calcula que 4,9 millones de niños y niñas murieron antes de cumplir cinco años en algún lugar del mundo, es decir, una muerte cada 6 segundos. GINEBRA/NUEVA...
Levels & Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2023
This year’s United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)’s findings represent a noteworthy moment in the ongoing campaign to end all preventable child deaths: The annual...
Afghanistan Economic Monitor (February 2024)
The World Bank has been closely monitoring the evolving economic situation in Afghanistan and has been regularly producing economic monitoring reports. The World Bank Afghanistan Economic Monitor...
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Advancing Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in Africa
WASHINGTON, March 8, 2024 - The World Bank Board of Directors today approved an additional $40 million in IDA* grants to the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR** Climate Research for Africa project...
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Building Safer and More Resilient Schools in a Changing Climate
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS Supported 35 countries across six regions in their efforts to build safer and more resilient schools Over 121 million students in around 564,000 schools benefiting from safer and...
El Grupo Banco Mundial amplía su conjunto de herramientas para crisis con el fin de empoderar a los países en medio de una serie de crisis interrelacionadas
El Banco Mundial aprobó hoy un conjunto de herramientas innovadoras para ayudar a los países en desarrollo a responder mejor a las crisis y fortalecer la preparación para conmociones futuras. Estas...
Herat Earthquakes 2023: Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
Volume A Executive Summary Introduction Four magnitude (Mw) 6.3 earthquakes on October 7, 11, and 15, 2023, in Herat Province in Afghanistan led to an unprecedented disaster and destruction. The...
Zimbabwe: Country Climate and Development Report
New Reports Identify Pathways to Build a Climate-Smart Economy in Zimbabwe HARARE, March 4, 2024 - Zimbabwe remains vulnerable to climatic shocks and without adaptation, climate change will impose...
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IDA Helps to Weave the Fabric of Global Social Protection
Every two months, Marcelina Ngandu collects her cash transfer from the Zambian government and invests it in her small doughnut business. “I buy baking flour and make doughnuts for selling,” says...
New World Bank Program to Strengthen Connectivity for 1.8 million People in Rural Areas of India’s Assam State
WASHINGTON, March 1, 2024 —The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a new program to support the state of Assam in India to improve connectivity for over 1.8 million people living...
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Forced Displacement and Education : Building the Evidence for What Works - Evidence Synthesis and Intervention Map
Please refer to the attached file.