Social protection and labor programs help households and workers manage crises, escape poverty, navigate transitions, and seize employment opportunities. Despite recent progress, three in four people ...

The Grievance Redress Service (GRS) is an avenue for individuals and communities to submit complaints directly to the World Bank if they believe that a World Bank-supported project has or is likely to ...

Outdoor air pollution poses health and economic challenges across all regions in the world. Ninety nine percent of people worldwide are exposed to unhealthy levels of pollution, with some of the most ...

Rwanda is a country situated in central Africa, bordered to the north by Uganda, to the east by Tanzania, to the south by Burundi and to the west by the Democratic Republic of Congo. Rwanda’s total ...

WASHINGTON, April 02, 2025 – Yesterday, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors considered a Management Report and Recommendation, including a Management Action Plan (MAP), that supports ...

Over 80,000 women have accessed essential antenatal care through Zimbabwe’s Urban Voucher Program, part of the Health Sector Development Support Project (HSDSP) supported by the World Bank’s GFF. The ...

Evidence-based policymaking enhances transparency, accountability, and effective governance by ensuring decisions are guided by reliable data. This approach requires strong institutional capacity for ...

Innovation and partnership bond the five institutions of the World Bank Group (WBG): the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA ...

Jason Allford assumed duties as the World Bank Group Country Manager of the World Bank Group (WBG) to the Republic of Korea in August 2021. The WBG Office in Korea includes staff of the International ...

Join us from April 2-4, 2025, at the Marriott Hotel in Accra and online for the Ghana Landscape Forum, where key stakeholders will explore how sustainable natural resource management can drive ...

ACCRA, APRIL 2 nd, 2025 - The Government of Ghana will be hosting a High-Level Forum on Africa's Higher Education Centers of Excellence (ACE) program from April 7-9, 2025, at the Labadi Beach Hotel in ...

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2025—The World Bank Board has approved $500 million in funding to create inclusive jobs and revitalize the economy in areas that were devastated by the February 2023 earthquakes ...