This brief summarizes the findings of the first round of a nationally representative high-frequency phone survey (HFPS) of households. The HFPS sample is drawn from the nationally representative living...
The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) is a multi-donor trust fund that coordinates international aid to create better lives for millions of Afghans. Since 2002, ARTF has delivered support through...
Type: BriefReport#: 153840Date: November 16, 2020Author:
Nagai,Keiko ;
Ziar,Najibullah ;
Blanchette,Katherine Rose
On 16 March 2020 the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (MoSHE) recommended that all Russian universities switch to online provision to ensure continuity of teaching and...
Type: BriefReport#: 155307Date: November 12, 2020Author:
Zavalina,Polina ;
Lyubimova, Ekaterina
Despite Bangladesh’s robust economic growth, the pace of job creation has slowed sharply in recent years. The creation of quality, inclusive jobs is a critical priority to speed up the journey toward upper...
Bangladesh has made great strides in developing an extensive road transport system. Yet, low construction quality and maintenance of the road network is common. The primary road network is in poor condition...
The government of Bangladesh’s ‘Digital Bangladesh Vision’ views digital development as core to its overall economic development strategy. The Vision aims to digitalize the government, public service delivery...
In recent years, the manufacturing particularly the ready-made garments (RMG) sector has been a major driver of the economic growth. It employs more than four million workers, most of whom are women, and...
The Ethiopian high-frequency phone survey of households (HFPS-HH) allows for a better understanding of the effects of COVID-19 on households and provides data in almost real time to support new responses...
Type: BriefReport#: 154329Date: November 6, 2020Author:
Ambel,Alemayehu A. ;
Bundervoet,Tom ;
Tsegay,Asmelash Haile ;
Wieser,Christina
Nigeria has the largest population in Africa and even before COVID-19 faced the challenge of having over 13 million children out-of-school, which is approximately 20 percent of the total out-of-school...
Type: BriefReport#: 154396Date: November 6, 2020Author:
Munoz Najar Luque,Alberto ;
Oviawe, Joan Osa
The Ethiopian high-frequency phone survey of households (HFPS-HH) allows for a better understanding of the effects of COVID-19 on households and provides data in almost real time to support new responses...
Low levels of social cohesion is a major challenge for many countries across the world. This can be exacerbated by limited opportunities for interactions with individuals from outside one’s own community....
In May 2020, the national statistical office (NSO), with support from the World Bank, has launched the high-frequency phone survey on Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), which tracks the socio-economic impacts...
Type: BriefReport#: 154179Date: November 5, 2020Author:
Vundru,Wilbert Drazi ;
Moylan,Heather G.
In the context of the Covid-19 disruption, KlasCement, the educational resources network managed by the Flemish Department of Education and Training, has unfolded a number of initiatives to support teachers...
Type: BriefReport#: 154394Date: November 2, 2020Author:
Minea-Pic, Andreea
Malawians are healthier and live longer than they ever have. Achieving universal health coverage in a sustainable and equitable way is the main goal of Malawi’s health sector reform plan, and an essential...
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global pandemic and a major public health problem. Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is the most prevalent form of GBV. Witnessing and experiencing GBV can...
While Vietnam has continued to cope well with the COVID-19 pandemic, it was hit by series of tropical storms that caused over two hundred casualties and damages of around one billion three hundred million...
In May 2020, the National Statistical Office (NSO), with support from the World Bank, has launched the High-Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19, which tracks the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic on...
Adaptive Social Protection programs are increasingly implemented in fragile and insecure contexts in the Sahel. This paper provides a framework, key principles, and a repertoire of options for adapting...
Type: BriefReport#: 154723Date: November 1, 2020Author:
Grun,Rebekka E. ;
Saidi,Mira ;
Bisca,Paul Maximilian
Most countries now agree that striving for universal health coverage (UHC) is important as it helps ensure health for all, while enhancing health security nationally, regionally and globally. Launched...
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