2024 Key Development Challenges in Nine Charts
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2024 Key Development Challenges in Nine Charts
Discover the most pressing issues countries faced this year, and how we're working to overcome them.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2024/12/17/2024-in-nine-charts?intcid=ecr_hp_headerA_en_ext
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IDA21 Raises $100 Billion to Boost Development
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IDA21 Raises $100 Billion to Boost Development
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2024/12/16/a-record-funding-round-replenishes-the-best-deal-in-global-development?intcid=ecr_hp_sidekick1_en_ext
Next 25 Years Could Prove Decisive for Poorest Economies
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Next 25 Years Could Prove Decisive for Poorest Economies
https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/global-economic-prospects?intcid=ecr_hp_sidekick2_en_ext
10 Ways the World Bank Boosted Climate Action in 2024
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10 Ways the World Bank Boosted Climate Action in 2024
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2024/12/13/a-climate-year-in-review?intcid=ecr_hp_sidekick3_en_ext
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Together we can create a  world free of poverty on a livable planet
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Data for Development

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92.76 million
people had enhanced access to broadband internet in fiscal year 2023-2024 with support from IDA.
https://ida.worldbank.org/en/replenishments/road-to-IDA21?intcid=ecr_hp_dataA_en_ext
Source: International Development Association, World Bank
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143.61 million
people received essential health, nutrition, and population services thanks to IDA in fiscal year 2023-2024.
https://ida.worldbank.org/en/replenishments/road-to-IDA21?intcid=ecr_hp_dataB_en_ext
Source: International Development Association, World Bank
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1.4 billion
more people could be fed if rainfed croplands are converted to sustainable irrigation.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/water/publication/the-gwsp-2024-annual-report?intcid=ecr_hp_dataC_en_ext
Source: World Bank Group (2024), Global Water Security & Sanitation Partnership Annual Report
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1 in 3
women globally experience physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence by a non-partner.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/gender/brief/gender-strategy-update-2024-30-accelerating-equality-and-empowerment-for-all?intcid=ecr_hp_dataD_en_ext
Source: World Bank Group Gender Strategy 2024-2030
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RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
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World Bank Group Annual Report 2024
World Bank Group Annual Report 2024
Responding to intertwined challenges and becoming a faster, simpler, and more efficient World Bank Group.
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International Debt Report 2024
International Debt Report 2024
Developing countries faced record debt costs as their interest payments climbed to a 20-year high in 2023.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics
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Scaling Up Locally-Led Climate Action
https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2024/11/19/scaling-up-locally-led-climate-action-to-enable-community-resilience
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Jordan: Economic Opportunities for Syrian Refugees and Host Communities
https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2024/11/06/jordan-improving-economic-opportunities-for-syrian-refugees-and-host-communities
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Latin America and the Caribbean: From Crisis Response to Health System Resilience
https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2024/11/01/-transforming-health-the-world-bank-s-shift-from-crisis-response-to-building-health-system-resilience-in-latin-america-a
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PROTECTION FOR THE POOREST
221.8 million
people directly benefited from social safety net operations
https://scorecard.worldbank.org/en/scorecard/protection-for-the-poorest
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GREEN AND BLUE PLANET AND RESILIENT POPULATIONS
123.2 million
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https://scorecard.worldbank.org/en/scorecard/green-and-blue-planet-and-resilient-populations
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CONNECTED COMMUNITIES
142.4 million
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https://scorecard.worldbank.org/en/scorecard/connected-communities
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2024 in Review and the Challenges Ahead
2024 in Review and the Challenges Ahead
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/podcast/2024/12/18/2024-in-review-development-challenges-podcast?intcid=ecr_hp_multimediaA_en_ext
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Cultivating Change in Zambia
Cultivating Change in Zambia
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/video/2024/10/31/building-africa-s-future-ida-s-impact-in-eastern-southern-africa?intcid=ecr_hp_multimediaB_en_ext
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Poverty, Prosperity and Planet: Where We Stand
Poverty, Prosperity and Planet: Where We Stand
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/video/2024/12/09/poverty-prosperity-planet-pathways-polycrisis-expert-answers?intcid=ecr_hp_multimediaC_en_ext
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How Green Industrial Parks Can Strengthen Supply Chains
December 10, 2024
https://www.ifc.org/en/stories/2024/how-green-industrial-parks-can-strengthen-strained-supply-chains
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Expanding the Dimensions of Global Development
December 16, 2024
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2024/12/13/2024-trust-fund-annual-report
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Key Charts from International Debt Report 2024
December 3, 2024
https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/international-debt-report-2024--low--and-middle-income-countries
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