Latest Food Security Update

This year, as many as 1 billion people—1 in 8—globally have had severe difficulty obtaining food and have had to skip meals as a result. After a decade of consistent development gains, global hunger has increased sharply in recent years.

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The Development Podcast

PODCAST - IDA: Transforming $1 into more than $3

The International Development Association (IDA) is the largest single source of donor funds for basic services in many of the world's poorest countries. Learn more about how IDA works across the world on a range of key development issues and priorities in this latest episode of the Development Podcast

Investment Lab

Private Sector Investment Lab

The World Bank has launched the Private Sector Investment Lab, a concrete step in a broader effort to develop, and rapidly scale, solutions that address the barriers preventing private sector investment in emerging markets.

ATLAS of Sustainable Development Goals 2023

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Sustainable Development Goals Atlas 2023

The SDG Atlas is a visual resource showcasing progress and setbacks in achieving the SDGs. At the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda, the insights of the Atlas reinforce the importance of strengthening global partnerships to tackle the formidable development challenges that lie ahead.

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The World Bank has two goals: end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity in a sustainable way.

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Food Security - NEW UPDATE (July 17)

Food security is defined when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.

Food Security Update
Global Food & Nutrition Security Dashboard
New Preparedness Plans to More Effectively Respond to Future Food and Nutrition Security Crises
Food Security - NEW UPDATE (July 17)
Climate Change

Climate change, poverty, and inequality are the defining issues of our age. The World Bank is the biggest multilateral funder of climate investments in developing countries.

World Bank Climate Change Action Plan 2021–2025
Climate Action Stories
FEATURE: How Safer and More Resilient Schools Withstood the Earthquakes in Türkiye
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World Bank Data

The Open Data site is designed to make World Bank data easy to find, download, and use. All of the data found here can be used free of charge with minimal restrictions.

Data Blog
BLOG: The challenge of estimating poverty in the pandemic
BLOG: World Bank Group country classifications by income level for FY24
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Evolution Roadmap

The World Bank, led by its Board and shareholders, has embarked on a process to evolve its Vision and Mission, Operating Model, and Financial Capacity, as detailed in the Evolution Roadmap.

Consultations on the WBG’s Evolution Process
World Bank Group Statement on Evolution Roadmap
Development Committee paper
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Data

We engage the development community with real-world statistics

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Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate

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Globally, 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions emanate from cities. At the same time, cities are being hit increasingly by climate change related shocks and stresses, ranging from more frequent extreme weather events to inflows of climate migrants. A new World Bank report provides policymakers with a compass for designing tailored policies that can help cities and countries take effective action to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Learn more.

Globally, roughly half of working age women participate in the labor force, which is significantly lower than the male labor force participation rate of around 80%. This gap is virtually unchanged from what it was three decades ago. And there are sizeable differences in the level of female labor force participation across regions. Moreover, women tend to face inferior income opportunities and on average earn less than men. Explore more aspects of female labor force participation through this data story.