Among all regions of the world, Latin
America and Caribbean (LAC) has the second-highest teenage
pregnancy rate after Sub-Saharan Africa and the rate is
declining at...
Land and property ownership confers
direct economic benefits as a key input into agricultural
production; as a source of income from rental or sale; and
as collateral...
Employment segregation - the unequal
distribution of female and male workers across and within
jobtypes—is often at the heart of gender gaps in
job quality, wage...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 135705Date: July 11, 2023Author:
Carranza,Eliana ;
Das,Smita ;
Kotikula,Aphichoke
Youth who are neither in school, nor
employed, nor in training (NEET), remain a sizeable and
vulnerable group in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC),
especially among...
Science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) are vital to the economic and social
prosperity of countries. Yet, women and girls continue to be
underrepresented...
In Latin America and Caribbean (LAC),
women spend more than twice as much time as men on unpaid
care work, including domestic or household tasks as well as
care for...
Violence against women and girls (VAWG)
is widely recognized as an impediment to the social and
economic development of communities and States and the
achievement of...
Secondary school dropout is higher among
boys in Latin America if compared to girls. Dropping out of
school has negative implications for overall human capital
accumulation...
Communities, cities, and countries have
improved their understanding of disaster risk since 2005
when the Hyogo Framework for Action was adopted. Over time,
the agenda...
Policy makers are increasingly turning
to behavioral science to help tackle intractable policy
challenges, including increasing student learning, raising
savings rates,...
This report provides an up-to-date,
holistic reference on the state of women in Lebanon against
the broader perspective of general development outcomes
while taking...
Type: ReportReport#: 165571Date: June 15, 2022Author:
Constant,Samantha M. ;
Lundvall,Jonna Maria ;
Elzir,Angela ;
Weeks, Rachel Dore
The comparative analysis on the
socioeconomic conditions of urban and camp-based refugees in
Kenya builds upon the findings of the Kalobeyei, Kakuma and
Urban Socioeconomic...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 165878Date: May 24, 2022Author:
Pape,Utz Johann ;
Beltramo,Theresa Parrish ;
Fix,Jedediah Rooney ;
Nimoh,Florence Nana Pokuaah ;
Sarr,Ibrahima ;
Rios Rivera,Laura Abril
All children should be able to read by
age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child
progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to
read constrains...
Type: BriefReport#: 160779Date: April 25, 2022Author:
World Bank, UNESCO
This is a statement by H.E. Agak Achuil
Lual, Minister of Finance and Planning, at the 105th meeting
of the Development Committee held on April 22, 2022. As the
COVID-19...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 170972Date: April 22, 2022
This note is produced by the Human
Rights, Inclusion and Empowerment (HRIE) Umbrella Program.1
It is a document intended to increase awareness of World
Bank staff of...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 169334Date: April 11, 2022
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