[02:03] Colombia: Perspectives and stories from the ground [09:58] Philippines: Perspectives and stories from the ground Migration is a development challenge. About 184 million people—2.3 percent of ...

Access to the goods and services required for people and economies to thrive has expanded. So why are measures of government capability lower? Perhaps, governments “flailing” to fulfil all their ...

The World Bank’s Health Systems Flagship Program is a tool to improve policy dialogue and technical capacity to facilitate a strategic and systemic approach to planning health system reforms that will ...

Direct carbon pricing instruments, key policy to decarbonization, now cover almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new World Bank report BILBAO, May 23, 2023 — Revenues ...

The story of Bangladesh's journey from being one of the poorest countries during its independence to currently being one of the fastest growing economies is truly remarkable. The World Bank has been a ...

Gender-Based Violence widespread and produces immediate and long term harm to survivors, their families, and society ...

Nature-based Solutions offer integrative strategies to reduce climate risks, while providing a range of other benefits such as climate regulation, recreation, health, tourism, food and drinking water.

Prime Minister of the Lao PDR, Dr Sonexay Siphandone (third from left) stands with Pia Rebello Britto, UNICEF Representative, Mariam Sherman, World Bank Country Director for Laos, and ministers at the ...

MANILA, May 23, 2023 — World Bank Managing Director for Operations, Anna Bjerde, concluded her two-day visit to the Philippines today, reiterating the World Bank's strong support for the country in ...

One in four Latin Americans identify themselves as people of African descent. They are one of the largest, yet least visible minorities in the region, comprising over 133 million people, the majority ...

More than half of the world’s population live in cities - urban areas that produce approximately 70% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As the City Climate Finance Gap Fund’s first project to ...

This series features short interviews with the authors of the Gender Strategy Update Thematic Policy Notes. The notes provide an analytical groundwork for the World Bank Group Gender Strategy ...