Nepal reports better nutrition indicators than the South Asian average, though significant geographic and income-related inequalities remain in relation to nutrition outcomes. During the last decade, the...
Type: BriefReport#: 166207Date: October 1, 2021Author:
Medici,Andre C. ;
Ghimire,Mamata ;
Bhattarai,Manav
Overall nutrition-specific expenditure in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka remains low, although substantial variation exists among these countries. Given the high rates of malnutrition in these countries,...
Type: BriefReport#: 166209Date: October 1, 2021Author:
Andersen,Christopher Thomas ;
Cain,Jewelwayne Salcedo ;
Chaudhery,Deepika Nayar ;
Higashi,Hideki ;
Tandon,Ajay
Low take-up of job offers and high early turnover continue to affect employment of Ethiopia’s female factory workers. Despite starting factory work around the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the women...
The Africa, Caribbean, Pacific-European Union Natural Disaster Risk Reduction (ACP-EU NDRR) Program, which was launched in October 2011, is an initiative of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific...
This is a tip sheet for World Bank task teams on Illustrative Climate Change Actions on Adaptation Opportunities in Health Nutrition and Population Projects.
The latest national poverty rates show an increase in absolute poverty from 25.2 percent in 2019 to 26.8 percent in 2020. The increase in poverty is largely attributable to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Type: BriefReport#: 172969Date: October 1, 2021Author:
World Bank
The ultimate objective of gender analysis is to inform programs and policies that contribute to closing persistent gaps. However, the specific impact of gender analysis and advice activities is not always...
Type: BriefReport#: 164877Date: October 1, 2021Author:
De Paz Nieves,Carmen ;
Muller,Miriam
At the beginning of the 20th century less than 15 percent of people across the globe lived in cities. This figure has risen to 50 percent (4.4 billion people) today and will exceed 66 percent (7.7 billion)...
Type: BriefReport#: 165233Date: October 1, 2021Author:
Rose Innes,Cleo Elize ;
Casabianca,Brian A.
Motivating service providers to improve the quality of public service delivery is a major development challenge across the globe. This is particularly relevant for women, who are over-represented as providers...
Type: BriefReport#: 165300Date: October 1, 2021Author:
Delavallade,Clara Anne
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