World Bank Group Supports Ghana To Boost its COVID-19 Response
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved an additional credit of $130 million from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Ghana...
‘No way’ to get vital humanitarian aid into Ethiopia’s Tigray region
With telephone lines still cut and transport links disrupted, it is impossible for humanitarians to get vital supplies into Ethiopia’s Tigray region or assess...
Commission approves contract with BioNTech-Pfizer alliance to ensure access to a potential vaccine
European Commission approved a fourth contract with pharmaceutical companies BioNTech and Pfizer, which provides for the initial purchase of 200 million doses on behalf...
COVID-19: Slow road to jobs recovery for Latin America and the Caribbean
The labour market in Latin America and the Caribbean faces a slow recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the need for “active macro policies”...
The Pact for Skills: Mobilising all partners to invest in skills
Commissioners Schmit and Breton have officially launched the Pact for Skills, a central element of the European Skills Agenda. They have also announced the...
Filippo Grandi: Ending statelessness ‘a matter of political will’
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has called on world leaders to take bold and swift action to eradicate statelessness by 2024.
Marking the sixth...
Crude impact: Cleaning up the ravages of war in Iraq
Each year, 06 November marks the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. We report on one...
COVID-19 worsening food insecurity, driving displacement
Global hunger and population displacement, which were already at record levels when COVID-19 struck, could “surge” as migrants and those reliant on a dwindling...
Rethink Education to Prepare Developing Asia for the Future of Jobs and Skills
As technological change and automation increasingly disrupt many aspects of daily life, developing economies in Asia and the Pacific must rethink education and training...
Renewable Energy is the Future for Pakistan’s Power System
A new World Bank study launched today suggests that Pakistan should quickly implement a major scale-up of solar and wind generation.
The Variable Renewable Energy...