This briefing showcases the gender landscape in American Samoa on key indicators helpful for monitoring gender equality and designing effective policy interventions. Gender equality fosters productivity...
Type: BriefReport#: 184649Date: August 30, 2023Author:
World Bank
The Africa Climate Resilience Investment Facility (AFRI-RES) is a partnership between the Africa Union, African Development Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the World...
Type: BriefReport#: 184675Date: August 29, 2023Author:
World Bank
The Africa Climate Resilience Investment Facility (AFRI-RES) is a partnership between the Africa Union, African Development Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the World...
Type: BriefReport#: 184672Date: August 29, 2023Author:
World Bank
The Africa Climate Resilience Investment Facility (AFRI-RES) is a partnership between the Africa Union, African Development Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the World...
Type: BriefReport#: 184676Date: August 29, 2023Author:
World Bank
The Africa Climate Resilience Investment Facility (AFRI-RES) is a partnership between the Africa Union, African Development Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the World...
Type: BriefReport#: 184670Date: August 29, 2023Author:
World Bank
Growth decelerated more than expected to 1.8 percent in Q2 2023, amid the global trade slowdown. Private
consumption remained strong, buoyed by a strong labor market and the gradual tourism recovery. Slowing...
Type: BriefReport#: 184614Date: August 24, 2023Author:
World Bank
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 a much slower pace than in other regions....
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 for credit that can be used for either...
Digital technology, applications, data, and information systems, as part of the ongoing transformation of health and health care can help ensure universal and equitable access to affordable, people-centered,...
Type: BriefReport#: 184554Date: August 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
Digital technology, applications, data, and information systems, as part of the ongoing transformation of health and health care can help ensure universal and equitable access to affordable, people centered,...
Type: BriefReport#: 184559Date: August 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
Digital technology, applications, data, and information systems, as part of the ongoing transformation of health and health care can help ensure universal and equitable access to affordable, people centered,...
Type: BriefReport#: 184556Date: August 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
Digital technology, applications, data, and information systems, as part of the ongoing transformation of health and health care can help ensure universal and equitable access to affordable, people centered,...
Type: BriefReport#: 184555Date: August 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
Field surveys were conducted in 10 oceanic fishing ports (or Pelabuhan Perikanan Samudera in Indonesian) and Archipelagic Fishing Port (or Pelabuhan Perikanan Nusantara in Indonesian) to determine the...
Type: BriefReport#: 184523Date: August 16, 2023Author:
World Bank
Economic inclusion programs have become a key feature of national social protection systems around the world, with many actors scaling up and adapting approaches to match local contexts and reach different...
Type: BriefReport#: 184533Date: August 16, 2023Author:
Chaudhary,Sarang ;
Brousset Chaman,Hugo Martin ;
Swatton, Jenny
While governments face significant obstacles in designing and delivering approaches for people living in extreme poverty, a substantial body of research shows that programs can achieve transformative impact...
Type: BriefReport#: 184535Date: August 16, 2023Author:
Gollin, Maxwell ;
Miranda, Carolina de ;
Muriuki, Taddeo ;
Commins, Steve
In Zambia, poverty remains high and largely concentrated in remote places, with an estimated poverty incidence of 76.5 percent in rural areas in 2015, and likely worsening since then. The bulk of the rural...
Type: BriefReport#: 184531Date: August 16, 2023Author:
Sparkman,Timothy Patrick ;
Sackett,Jill Floyd ;
Avalos,Jorge Eduardo ;
Paul,Boban Varghese
Since 2012, the number of forcibly displaced people has more than doubled, reaching 89.3 million by the end of 2021. Ongoing conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, will result in even larger numbers...
Type: BriefReport#: 184534Date: August 16, 2023Author:
Heisey,Janet M ;
Arevalo Sanchez,Ines ;
Taylor Bernagros,Alexi
By incorporating an understanding of behavioral science into economic inclusion programming, governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) seeking to bring millions out of poverty with limited resources...
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