COVID-19: The global food supply chain is holding up, for now
The unfolding COVID-19 pandemic is so far having little impact on the global food supply chain, but that could change for the worse –...
Refugees in Greece: MEPs demand solidarity, warn about impact of health crisis
The EU and its member states must help Greece manage its borders, according to Civil Liberties MEPs, who warn about the risk of COVID-19...
World Bank’s $350M Grant for Bangladesh Will Help Rohingya and Local Communities
The World Bank today approved $350 million in grant financing for three projects to help Bangladesh cope with one of the world’s largest forced...
COVID-19 stoking xenophobia, hate and exclusion, minority rights expert warns
Combatting the COVID-19 pandemic must also include stamping out what one independent human rights expert has called the “darker sides” of the disease: verbal...
World Bank to Help Improve Business Environment and Justice Service Standards in Croatia
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a loan to the Republic of Croatia for the Justice for Business Project in the...
Coronavirus pandemic threatens to plunge millions in Arab region into poverty and food insecurity
COVID-19 will be responsible for pushing a further 8.3 million people in the Arab region into poverty, according to a new policy brief issued...
Mauritania to Improve its Health System and Delivery of Essential Services
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved three grants for a total of $133 million from the International Development Association (IDA)*, including funding...
COVID-19 effect casts cloud over weather alert accuracy
UN weather experts warned on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic risks disrupting key forecasting services, including early warning alerts around the world.
Both the quantity...
Economic sanctions should be lifted to prevent hunger crises in countries hit by COVID-19
As the world exhibits new bonds of solidarity in response to the coronavirus pandemic, it is a matter of “humanitarian and practical urgency to...
World Bank Support to Strengthen Lao PDR’s Financial Safety Net and Civil Registration System
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $60 million in financing for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, of which $35 million will...