https://blogs.worldbank.org/arabvoices/women-entrepreneurs-gaza
Women participants at Startup Weekend It is amazing how often in crisis, new opportunities arise. Gaza is no exception. With its borders tightly controlled, the narrow strip (roughly twice the size of Washington, D.C.) is the last place one would think of looking for economic opportunities for young women. And yet, in spite of (or perhaps because of) the territory’s regional limitations ...
The World Bank provides $376 million to help advance women’s empowerment and strengthen legal frameworks that promote women’s rights to health and education in Africa WASHINGTON, May 28, 2020 –The World Bank Board of Directors today approved $376 million in additional International Development ...
For years, the Gaza population has endured an environmental disaster due to sewage pollution. Despite the extremely volatile environment, the long-awaited construction of the new North Gaza Wastewater Treatment Plant is now complete and ready for operation.
http://blogs.worldbank.org/arabvoices/preventing-economic-collapse-in-gaza
The other major area for Gaza is the restrictions on trade and movement of people. Relaxing these will have a major impact on the Gazan economy. Recognizing that implementing these measures will take time, the report points to one particular policy, the Dual-Use list, which could be addressed immediately.
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved the following project: Plastic free Rivers and Seas for South Asia. IDA Grant: $37 million Parley for the Oceans Parallel Financing: $13 million Project ID: P171269 Project Description: In a partnership between the World Bank, Parley for the Oceans, and the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP), the Plastic Free Rivers ...
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2016/11/22/water-situation-alarming-in-gaza
That was in the late 1990s, but so much water has been pumped out of the natural aquifer underneath Gaza since then that seawater has seeped in, making it too salty to drink. These and other factors mean that only 10% of Gaza’s population has access to safe drinking water, compared to 90% in the West Bank or about 85% in MENA in general.
To meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets by 2030, countries must safeguard the gains already attained and accelerate efforts to achieve affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. WASHINGTON, May 28, 2020 — Despite accelerated progress over the past decade, the ...
Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has been significantly impacted by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and is forecast to fall sharply from 2.4% in 2019 to -2.1 to -5.1% in 2020, the first recession in the region over the past 25 years, according to the latest...
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2020/04/23/coronavirus-shakes-commodity-markets
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The first comprehensive study of the potential impact of this ‘restricted land,’ released by the World Bank today, sets the current loss to the Palestinian economy at about US$3.4 billion. Area C constitutes 61 percent of the West Bank and is the only contiguous land connecting 227 smaller separate and heavily residential areas.