Pandemic Preparedness

Learn how we are coordinating with partners to accelerate the international response and support countries to manage the global health emergency.

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Securing the Future Together

New World Bank Group strategy brings full suite of financing and expertise to address extreme poverty.

https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/news/campaigns/2020/peoplepeaceprosperity
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On the Front Lines to End Poverty

By 2030 up to two-thirds of the global extreme poor will be living in fragile and conflict-affected situations, according a new World Bank report.

https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/publication/fragility-conflict-on-the-front-lines-fight-against-poverty
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The World Bank Group has two goals,

to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity in a sustainable way

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Data

We engage the development community with real-world statistics

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At the turn of the millennium, 1 in 5 of the world's extreme poor lived in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS). Since then, poverty has fallen steadily in economies not in FCS, but the number of poor people in FCS continues to grow. As a result, about half the world’s poor reside in FCS today. If current trends continue, by 2030, FCS will account for just 10% of the global population but as many as two-thirds of the world’s poor. Read More

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We help developing countries find solutions to the toughest global and local development challenges—from adapting to climate change to boosting food security to increasing access to energy.

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