One morning in February, in Kaffrine Region, Senegal, Kaffia Diallo emerged from her tent. She is happy; her new grandson was born just two days earlier. “A beautiful baby,” she said, “although I...
LES POINTS MARQUANTS Au Sahel, les 20 millions de personnes qui vivent de l’élevage pastoral sont confrontées à de nombreux défis environnementaux qui ne leur permettront plus de vivre uniquement de...
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The 20 million people in the Sahel who depend on migratory livestock herding face mounting environmental and social challenges that are pushing them into extreme poverty and...
Woman Entrepreneur Tackling Mental Health Taboos Amid The Pandemic COVID-related health care disruptions could reverse decades of improvement, with less than half of the global population covered by...
Overview At its most fundamental level, managing risks is, at its core, about noticing and confronting the gap between what is and what could be. Humor is also about noticing, confronting, and in...
Like every other country, the Republic of Fiji faces the unprecedented challenge of managing the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the number of cases remains low, in a country where...
Key findings Adaptive social protection (ASP) helps build the resilience of poor and vulnerable households by investing in their capacity to prepare for, cope with, and adapt to shocks, ensuring that...
KATHMANDU, Sept. 17, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new World Bank Group analysis finds...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new World Bank Group analysis finds...
The Human Capital Index (HCI) is an international metric that benchmarks key components of human capital across countries. Measuring the human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by...