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Preserving Progress in the Poorest Countries
IDA fund helps pay for teachers, safe water, and safety nets, with eye on global goals.
Sierra Leone: Building Sign Language School
A sign language school and community training center in Sierra Leone's Bo District is helping community members better understand their speech and hearing impaired children.
CLIMATE CHANGE
US Senator John Kerry Urges Fast Action on Climate Change in World Bank Speech
Kerry: '...We cannot ignore the reality that our planet is currently hurtling toward irreversible and catastrophic climate change.'
FINANCIAL CRISIS
Remittances to Fall Less than Expected in 2009
Flows of migrant workers’ earnings to developing countries are likely to reach $317 billion despite the economic crisis, but significant risks to this source of income lay ahead.
November 17, 2009—Bank Board endorses new access-to-information policy.
"Despite this overall positive story, the dispersion of growth in South Asia is widening."
Ethiopia: Judicial System
ICT and new management systems are reducing backlogs by speeding up case resolutions, with IDA's help.
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