Funds will bolster the government’s financial capacity to support COVID-19 preparedness and response efforts SYDNEY, March 26, 2020 —The World Bank has delivered US$5.1 million in immediate funding...
El Banco Mundial (BM), el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y CAF - Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina, expresan su apoyo a las medidas tempranas implementadas por el Gobierno de Paraguay...
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2020—World Bank Group President David Malpass today delivered the following remarks at the G20 Leaders’ Virtual Summit: “The World Bank Group has worked to take broad swift...
ULAANBAATAR, March 25, 2020—The World Bank mobilized US$2.2 million to help strengthen Mongolia’s hospital services in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding will be used to purchase the most...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank's International Development Association have determined that Somalia has taken the necessary steps to begin receiving debt relief under the...
Preface The Guide to Engaging Local Actors in Disaster Recovery Frameworks is based on the Guide to Developing Disaster Recovery Frameworks, which aims to support governments at the national level to...
Introduction This note highlights the critical contribution that social protection can make to a broader disaster recovery effort by providing assistance directly to disaster-affected households. It...
A new credit line will help municipalities reduce the impact of natural hazards WASHINGTON, March 24, 2020 – The World Bank Board of Directors approved today two loans of EUR 44,800,000 each for the...
Paul Pavelic Interventions that are robust, cost effective, and scalable are in critical demand throughout South Asia to offset growing water scarcity and avert increasingly frequent water-related...
PHILIPSBURG, March 22, 2020— Following a request from the Government of Sint Maarten and a rapid technical review by the World Bank, the Netherlands-financed Sint Maarten Recovery, Reconstruction and...