WASHINGTON, April 12, 2021 – The World Bank disbursed US$20 million to support the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ response to the crisis posed by the La Soufrière volcano eruption...
Le Comité du développement s’est réuni virtuellement ce jour, 9 avril 2021. La pandémie de COVID-19 a provoqué une crise sanitaire, économique et sociale sans précédent, qui met en péril la vie et...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented health, economic, and social crisis. It is threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions, increasing poverty and inequality, and reversing...
La pandemia de COVID-19 ha causado una crisis sanitaria, económica y social sin precedentes que pone en peligro las vidas y los medios de subsistencia de millones de personas, aumenta la pobreza y la...
Like countries worldwide, the Colombian government was suddenly faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring immediate response on multiple fronts. Notably, Colombia’s social protection system...
When Dr. Edwidge Michel joined the Ministry of Public Health and Population in 2012, hundreds of people with symptoms of cholera were arriving in the various treatment centers around the country...
WASHINGTON D.C., April 5, 2021 – The World Bank Board of Directors approved US$150 million in additional financing for the COVID-19 Emergency Response Project in Ecuador. This is the first World...
World Bank: Political and Security Uncertainty Slow Down Afghanistan’s Economic Recovery Kabul- 05 April 2021 -- Afghanistan faces a sluggish economic recovery from COVID-19 amid continued political...
Robin Donnelly, Harry A. Patrinos, James Gresham School closures due to COVID-19 have brought significant disruptions to education across Europe. Emerging evidence from some of the region’s...
ULAANBAATAR, April 1, 2021 - The World Bank Country Manager Andrei Mikhnev today handed over personal protective equipment (PPE) worth about US$1 million to the Ministry of Health. The PPE, purchased...