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...
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
Science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) are vital to the economic and social
prosperity of countries. Yet, women and girls continue to be
underrepresented...
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...
This Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD)
updates the analytical work of the 2017 SCD in the light of
new evidence. In 2017, the World Bank Group (WBG) published
the...
Type: Systematic Country DiagnosticReport#: 173647Date: June 30, 2022
Countries around the world adopted a
wide range of fiscal measures in 2020 to mitigate the health
and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the
beginning of...
Type: ReportReport#: 161128Date: June 23, 2022Author:
Lacey,Eric Anthony ;
Massad,Joseph Paul ;
Utz,Robert Johann
The country has an area of 18,000 km
spread over 332 islands, of which about 110 are inhabited.
Most of the population lives on two large islands, Viti Levu
and Vanua...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 120756Date: May 26, 2022
Pioneered in Yokohama City, Japan, the
Yokohama Urban Design Sketchbook (YUDS) is a citizen
engagement and co-creation methodology for urban design at
the neighborh...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 169325Date: May 12, 2022Author:
Miki Imoto,Haruka ;
Shkabatur,Jennifer ;
Noda,Tsuneo
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 Mr. Luke Yeaman,
Deputy Secretary, Treasury, at the 105th meeting of the
Development Committee held on April 22, 2022. Rising food
and energy...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 170984Date: April 22, 2022
This is a statement by H.E. Salman bin
Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance and National
Economy, at the 105th meeting of the Development Committee
held on April...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 170982Date: April 22, 2022
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