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7.4 million
new jobs could be created in Africa by maximizing the energy sector.
Source: World Bank, Development Committee Meeting (2025), Jobs: The Path to Prosperity
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412 million
children around the world survive on less than $3 a day.
Source: World Bank Group and UNICEF (2025), Global, Regional, and Select National Trends in the Progress against Child Poverty
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80 percent
of the world's food is produced by family-owned farms.
Source: FAO (2019), Farms, Family Farms, Farmland Distribution and Farm Labour: What Do We Know Today?
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2 in 5
youth acquire the foundational, digital, and socio-emotional skills needed to thrive in school, work, and life.
Source: The Education Commission and UNICEF (2022), Recovering Learning
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