30,000 Ukrainians returning home every day
More than 870,000 people who fled abroad since the Russian invasion on 24 February, have now returned to Ukraine, UN humanitarians said in their latest emergency...
Urgent Action Required to Stabilize Afghanistan’s Economy
The isolation of the Afghan economy following last August’s political crisis risks erasing development gains achieved over the past two decades, leading to grave...
Sub-Saharan African Growth Slows Amid Ongoing and New Economic Shocks
As the Sub-Saharan African economy struggles to recover from the 2020 recession induced by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the region now faces new economic...
Ukraine war unleashing a ‘perfect storm’ of crises
On Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres presented the first detailed policy brief issued by the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance...
Cyprus: Rights experts call for urgent solutions for missing persons tragedy
A top UN-appointed human rights panel issued an appeal on Tuesday for faster progress towards finding the remains of those who disappeared during deadly...
Africa experiencing longest-running decline in COVID-19 infections
COVID-19 cases in Africa have fallen for the past 16 weeks, and deaths have dropped during the last eight, marking the longest-running decline in...
Sri Lanka Faces Unsustainable Debt and Balance of Payment Challenges
Sri Lanka’s economic outlook is highly uncertain due to the fiscal and external imbalances. Urgent policy measures are needed to address the high levels...
Green Fiscal Reforms can Protect Vulnerable Households and Boost COVID-19 Recovery Efforts in Europe
Green fiscal reforms can help protect vulnerable households and support pandemic recovery efforts in European countries on the road to climate neutrality by 2050,...
Chad to Improve Learning Outcomes in Basic Education
The World Bank today approved a $150 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA)* to support the improvement of learning outcomes in basic...
World Bank forecasts uneven recovery in Middle East and North Africa
Economies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are expected to grow by 5.2% in 2022, the fastest rate since 2016, on...