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Bangladesh is a relatively young country, having gained independence a little over 50 years ago. Despite its youth, however, the country has made exceptional strides in reducing poverty and boosting...
Fourth Meeting of the Multilateral Leaders Task Force on Scaling COVID-19 Tools WASHINGTON, 16 September 2021—The heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization...
KATHMANDU, September 15, 2021 – The Government of Nepal and the World Bank signed two separate additional financing agreements of $50 million each today to support the implementation of the...
NAIROBI, September 14, 2021 — Somalia’s economy is rebounding from the “triple shock” that ravaged the country in 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme flooding, and the locust infestation. Real GDP...
Somalia Economic Update reports aim to contribute to policymaking and the national conversations on topic issues related to economic recovery and development. The report contains three main messages...
This policy brief describes the current status of Yemen’s health sector, which is suffering from the consequences of prolonged and ongoing armed conflict, economic decline, and institutional...
El cambio climático podría obligar a 216 millones de personas a migrar dentro de sus propios países para 2050 Una acción colectiva enérgica contribuiría a reducir la migración por cuestiones...
D’ici à 2050, le changement climatique risque de contraindre 216 millions de personnes à migrer à l’intérieur de leur pays WASHINGTON, 13 septembre 2021 — Dans une nouvelle édition du rapport...
Decisive collective action could reduce climate migration by as much as 80 percent WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2021—The World Bank’s updated Groundswell report released today finds that climate change, an...
This sequel to the Groundswell report includes projections and analysis of internal climate migration for three new regions: East Asia and the Pacific, North Africa, and Eastern Europe and Central...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The emergence of COVID-19 has underscored the critical importance of reliable data in managing global humanitarian and development challenges, especially when addressing the needs...
COLOMBO, September 10, 2021 - The Government of Sri Lanka and the World Bank recently signed a $40 million additional financing for the ongoing Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project...
JUBA, September 09, 2021 – The World Bank and UNICEF are collaborating to implement a $53.5 million project in South Sudan that focuses on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) vaccine deployment in the country and...
STORY HIGHLIGHTS In Niger 99% of 10 years old that cannot read and understand a short story In the spring of 2020, when the government decided to suspend classes in all schools across the country to...
“I am very satisfied with the medical outreach team’s activities. It saves us, as patients, a lot of effort, money, and time trying to find transport when we have emergencies. It saves lives.” — Amt...
ABIDJAN, Sept 7, 2021— One month after Côte d’Ivoire’s vaccination campaign was launched with much fanfare, the great enthusiasm generated by the delivery of 504,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine...
Empowering women at the community level in Senegal’s nutritionally lagging regions helped improve child nutrition through better infant and young child feeding and caring practices. Initial results...
Senegal was the second country in Sub-Saharan Africa to register its first case of COVID-19. With the World Bank Group’s support, the Government was able to strengthen its disease surveillance...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report provides a summary of the technical consultation From Double Burden to Double Duty: Policy and Programmatic Implications of Double-Duty Actions to Address the Full...
Milagros Rosario Candelier tiene un sueño. “Quiero que la gente no sufra para bañarse, para cocer los alimentos o para limpiar la casa; quiero que el agua llegue a todos los hogares”. Ella tiene...