Proof of Concept for Sharing Rare Disease Data Across Borders Is Crucial Step for Diagnoses
Those who contracted COVID-19 are experiencing what it's like to have a condition that is difficult to diagnose without clear treatment options. This is...
Women Gain Key Economic Benefits from Greater Trade
Trade increases women’s wages and helps close the wage gap between men and women while creating better jobs for women, a new World Bank...
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Liberia Has a Chance for a Robust Recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to exact a toll on the global economy, and Liberia is facing its dire human and economic impact, with real...
The Education Sector as an Engine for Inclusive Growth in Mauritania
In its bid to diversify its economy so as to foster sustainable growth, one of the challenges facing Mauritania is improving its education system,...
ADB, GCF Commit to Partnership to Boost Green Recovery from COVID-19
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have agreed to partner toward a “green recovery” for members confronting the harsh...
Amid economic slowdown, strategic approach needed for Nepal’s resilient recovery
Economic growth is estimated to contract sharply to 2.1% in FY2021 from the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown, despite efforts by the government to...
Venezuelan Migration Could Raise GDP Growth in Ecuador by Up to 2 Percent
A recent study led by the World Bank estimates that Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Ecuador, most of them highly educated young people, could...
COVID-19 is not just seasonal, as ‘first wave’ continues
The COVID-19 virus is likely not impacted by the changing seasons like other respiratory diseases, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, before urging...
Coronavirus: Reshape the urban world to aid ‘ground zero’ pandemic cities
Cities have proved to be “ground zero” the world over for the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief said on Tuesday, encouraging leaders everywhere to...
Forced labour, prostitution and child marriages: Rescuing victims of trafficking in Malawi
The six men from Nepal believed they were heading to the United States for work. Instead, after a long journey which took them through...