ISLAMABAD, February 20, 2020 --- At Pakistan's Second Human Capital Summit held today in Islamabad, participants highlighted the need to invest in girls' education and women's economic empowerment as...
WASHINGTON, February 18, 2020 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved an $80 million loan to improve water management practices and increase agricultural productivity in selected...
WASHINGTON, February 18, 2020 — The World Bank today approved six projects to support Nigeria’s development priorities, including improving immunization, enabling a stronger business environment for...
Tirana, February 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Summary of Disaster Context Albania, located on the Balkan Peninsula in South and Southeast Europe, has a population of 2.9 million people. With a total area...
February 13, 2020 The Executive Boards of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank met, on February 12 and 13, respectively, to consider Somalia’s eligibility for debt relief under the...
STORY HIGHLIGHTS A land use project has created alternative livelihoods to community farmers to reduce pressure on the ecosystem and increase community appreciation of conservation Increased land...
Public health services in Yemen have worsened significantly due to the conflict, which has been ongoing for five years. According to the UN, about half of health facilities in the country are...
WASHINGTON, February 11, 2020 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$5 million in additional financing to the Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management...
Summary Indonesia’s provinces of Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta experienced a 6.3-magnitude earthquake on May 27, 2006. It killed about 5,700 people, injured as many as 60,000,...
WASHINGTON, February 10, 2020 – Against the extremely limited access to safe drinking water in Gaza, the World Bank today announced a US$15 million grant to the Water Security Development - Gaza...