Channa Pak’s journey from waste picker in an urban slum in Phnom Penh, to being one of 3,523 Community Accountability Facilitators in Cambodia exemplifies the transformative power of social ...

MALE’, September 17, 2024 – The Maldives’ economy relies heavily on tourism and fisheries, two sectors that comprise nearly half of the nation’s GDP and employment. These crucial industries are facing ...

Healthy longevity means the state of good physical, cognitive, and social functioning throughout a person's lifespan. There's an opportunity to leverage an aging population for health, societal, and ...

Washington, D.C., September 13, 2024- The World Bank Board of Directors approved a new loan to support rural road improvement in Guayas Province of Ecuador. The $100 million credit will finance the ...

WASHINGTON, September 13, 2024 — The World Bank, Qatar, and the global foundation Education Above All have announced a partnership focused on expanding quality access to education worldwide.

The Western and Central Africa Region of the World Bank is looking for dedicated professionals with a passion for international development to join our innovative and diverse staff. A career with the ...

Despite an improvement in near-term prospects, the global outlook remains subdued by historical standards. In 2024-25, growth is set to underperform its 2010s average in nearly 60 percent of economies ...

East Asia and Pacific is one of the world’s most disaster prone and heavily impacted regions by climate change. The World Bank is supporting innovative, impactful, scalable projects and initiatives to ...

When it comes to public capacity, what works, for whom, and why? While grappling with these questions and scrolling mindlessly through Econ Twitter, I came across the Robert S. McNamara Fellowships ...

The purpose of the WICER quick assessment tool is to: Familiarize the user with the idea of circularity & resilience (WICER) and expose the user to solutions that they might have not considered. The ...

The World Bank's "Waste to Resource" initiative seeks to raise awareness about the potential of wastewater as a resource. The program provides guidance on improving the planning, management, and ...