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...
Burkina Faso + 33 more
Burkina Faso + 33 more
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...
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Domestic food price inflation remains high. Inflation higher than 5% is experienced in 57.9% of low-income countries (a decrease of 5.3 percentage points since the last update on February 1, 2024),...
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Overview Fragility, conflict, and violence pose serious challenges to global peace, stability, and development. Partnerships are critical in better supporting governments in crisis-affected settings...
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Synopsis Countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) are on a different development trajectory than the rest of the world, with persistently high levels of poverty and declining...
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SYNOPSIS In the Sahel and Horn of Africa, both regions facing a persistent food and nutrition crisis driven by drought and exacerbated by conflict and fragility, the World Bank is scaling up short-...
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AT A GLANCE • Since the last update on November 30, the agricultural, cereal, and export price indices closed 2 percent, 6 percent, and 1 percent higher, respectively. • Domestic food price inflation...
NAIROBI, December 15, 2023 — Over 250,000 Somali households are set to benefit from $100 million in additional financing for the World Bank-funded Somalia Shock Responsive Safety Net for Human...
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WASHINGTON, December 13, 2023 — At least 90 million Ethiopians, as well as refugees and migrants living in Ethiopia, will have access to an inclusive and secure ID that improves their access to...
WASHINGTON, December 13, 2023--- The Executive Boards of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) have approved^^[1]^^ the Heavily...
XAVIER DEVICTORKANTA & KUMARI RIGAUD As the international community gathers in the United Arab Emirates for COP28, the converging effects of the climate crisis, violent conflicts, and geopolitical...
Integrating Climate Change with Somalia’s Development: The Case for Water STORY HIGHLIGHTS The latest Somalia Economic Update examines recent economic developments and growth prospects, while also...
This policy brief investigates possible solutions for internally displaced persons in Ethiopia after the 2017 drought, with a specific emphasis on local integration initiatives that support people’s...
The Global Food and Nutrition Security Dashboard enables humanitarian and development agencies along with governments to quickly get an overview of the food and nutrition insecurity situation...
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AT A GLANCE • The agricultural and export price indices closed 3 percent and 7 percent higher than two weeks ago, respectively, while the cereal price index was unchanged. • Domestic food price...
Angola + 33 more
WASHINGTON, October 4, 2023 — Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic outlook remains bleak amid an elusive growth recovery. According to the latest World Bank Africa’s Pulse report, rising instability, weak...
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Latest Update – September 18, 2023 Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world. Information from the latest month between May and August 2023 for which food price inflation data are...
WASHINGTON, September 12, 2023 — Despite new international challenges, poor harvests, and the price shocks of 2022, many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa saw improvements in their social inclusion...
¿El cambio climático y las sequías están relacionados? Le preguntamos a Richard Damania, economista en jefe de Desarrollo Sostenible del Banco Mundial, y a dos expertos de la Unidad de Desarrollo...
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Are climate change and drought connected? We asked Richard Damania, the World Bank’s Chief Economist for Sustainable Development, and two experts from the Bank’s Sustainable Development unit: Senior...