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Inclusive and Trusted Digital ID Can Unlock Opportunities for the World’s Most Vulnerable

Giving people the ability to prove who they are can transform their lives. The World Bank Group is helping countries close the identification gap and meet the requirements of identity in the digital age.

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In-depth stories on ending extreme poverty.

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Jul 29, 2019

Using Social Protection to Invest in People

A shipyard at sunrise. © Travel mania/Shutterstock
Jun 04, 2019

State of the Global Economy

Women beneficiaries of IDA-funded social protection and nutrition programs in the village of Soavina in Madagascar. © Sarah Farhat/World Bank
May 30, 2019

Supporting the World's Poorest Countries

10 Years of Green Bonds: Creating the Blueprint for Sustainability Across Capital Markets. © Thinkstock
Mar 18, 2019

10 Years of Green Bonds

Health workers put their Personal Protective Equipment on before entering the zone where people suspected of having Ebola are held in quarantine to be monitored and treated at the Ebola Transition Center. © Vincent Tremeau/World Bank
Mar 04, 2019

DRC: A Trip to the Front Lines of the Fight Against Ebola

First grade students in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province are learning the alphabet through child-friendly flash cards. Their learning materials help educators teach through interactive and engaging activities and are provided free of charge through a student’s first learning backpack. © World Bank
Jan 22, 2019

The Education Crisis: Being in School Is Not the Same as Learning

The view of Floating Storage Facility over The Platform faraway. © Jhon Henriano/Shutterstock.com
Jan 08, 2019

Storm Clouds Are Brewing for the Global Economy

A medical officer at the Magomeni Health Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania examines a patient. © Arne Hoel/World Bank
Dec 07, 2018

Lack of Health Care is a Waste of Human Capital

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