Somalia has made significant progress on its state-building journey since 2012, emerging from over three decades of being considered a failed state and submerged in an armed conflict. Efforts to ...

Discover how people are at the center of climate change risks, but also at the core of adaptation and mitigation solutions.

Fatoumata Sow and her baby at the Damakanian Community Health Center, Guinea. Accessible reproductive and child health services through the Health Services and Capacity Strengthening Project (PRSCS) ...

Economic inclusion programs—which provide cash transfers, skills training, business capital, coaching, and market access—reach only 10% of the approximately 700 million people living in extreme ...

Multilateral development banks (MDBs) today issued a joint statement at COP29 in Baku outlining financial support and other measures for countries to achieve ambitious climate outcomes.

KATHMANDU, November 21, 2024 — The Government of Nepal and the World Bank jointly launched the $128 million (equivalent to NRs. 17.15 billion) Provincial and Local Roads Improvement Program-Phase 1 ...

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2024 – A new World Bank-supported program aims to ensure educational continuity for nearly four million students across Sudan. Since the conflict started in Sudan in April ...

Amna Khatoon from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, makes bangles for a wholesaler during the lean agricultural season. If she could procure the raw materials on her own, she could open a small shop, turn in a ...

Washington, D.C., November 21, 2024: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the Beryl Emergency Response and Recovery Project to support Barbados’ recovery from the impacts of ...

Hanoi, November 21, 2024—A new World Bank report—Viet Nam 2045: Trading Up in a Changing World – Pathways to a High-Income Future—explores how the country can upgrade its participation in global value ...

The Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) discusses the country's significant climate risks including frequent floods, wildfires, and severe air pollution, and ...

Building on the “Recipe for a Livable Planet” report, the event will explore how climate-smart agricultural practices along with improved irrigation and water management can reduce emissions, enhance ...