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2022 Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report
May 5, 2022 — The 2022 Global Gas Flaring Tracker, a leading global and independent indicator of gas flaring, finds that reductions in both absolute flare volumes and flaring intensity have stalled...
Date: May 05, 2022 Type: Publication Language: English
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Agriculture and Food Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean Poised for Transformational Changes
WASHINGTON, November 12, 2020 — As agriculture and food systems across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) try to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, policy makers must act to unleash...
Date: November 12, 2020 Type: Press Release Language: English
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Latin America & the Caribbean countries need to spend more and better on health to be better able to face a major health emergency like COVID-19 effectively
16/06/2020 – Health spending in Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC) was about USD 1,000 per person in 2017, only ¼ of what was spent in OECD countries (adjusted for purchasing power). At the same time...
Date: June 16, 2020 Type: Press Release Language: English
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Coherent Policy Response Needed to Overcome Coronavirus Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2020 —The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region is seeing a sharp decline in growth due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) crisis, which requires several policy responses to support...
Date: April 12, 2020 Type: Press Release Language: English
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Are We Heading Toward Another Lost Decade for Latin America?
According to World Bank data, between 2000 and 2019, average annual growth in the Latin American and Caribbean region was 1.6%. That level of growth is clearly unacceptable both if we compare it...
Date: January 21, 2020 Type: Opinion Language: English
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Venezuelan Migration: The 4,500-Kilometer Gap Between Desperation and Opportunity
How many kilometers are you prepared to walk to flee hunger? For Venezuelans, no distance is too great to escape their country’s economic and social collapse. Latin America has a long history of migration...
Date: November 26, 2019 Type: Feature Story Language: English
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How Much Do Our Wardrobes Cost to the Environment?
How much did you pay for the clothes in your closet? If you have the receipts, you can calculate this. However, there is a cost behind each dress, pair of jeans, shirt, and sock that goes unnoticed by...
Date: September 23, 2019 Type: Feature Story Language: English
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When Bullying Threatens the Quality of Education
Children can be afraid to go to school. That may seem a paradox, but it’s not. School, where 30 percent of the world’s children spend their weekdays, has become an unsafe place that many prefer to avoid...
Date: September 12, 2019 Type: Feature Story Language: English
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Guatemala Steps Up Fight against Malnutrition
Nearly one-quarter of all children under five in the world suffer from stunting as a consequence of chronic malnutrition. The suffering of these 150 million children is unnecessary because malnutrition...
Date: May 20, 2019 Type: Opinion Language: English
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Languages at risk in Latin America and the Caribbean
42 million indigenous people live in Latin America and the Caribbean. 560 indigenous languages are spoken, but 1 out of 5 indigenous populations have lost their native language over the past few decades...
Date: February 22, 2019 Type: Infographic Language: English
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Axel van Trotsenburg Appointed World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean
WASHINGTON, February 1, 2019 - Axel van Trotsenburg, an economist and development expert with over 30 years of experience at the World Bank Group, has been appointed Vice President for the Latin America...
Date: February 01, 2019 Type: Press Release Language: English
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Infographic: Migration from Venezuela to Colombia
Date: November 06, 2018 Type: Infographic Language: English
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Despite Challenges, Venezuelan Migration into Colombia can Boost its Growth
In recent years, almost 2.3 million people left Venezuela to live, mostly, in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, and Chile. In the short term, migration places significant pressures on the provision of...
Date: November 06, 2018 Type: Feature Story Language: English
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Cities Take Control
We live in an increasingly urbanized world. Every day, hundreds of people move to cities in search of job opportunities, better services, and infrastructure that can withstand natural phenomenon. Latin...
Date: October 30, 2018 Type: Feature Story Language: English
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Afro-descendants in Latin Americans: Toward a Framework of Inclusion
There are 133 million Afro-descendants currently living in Latin America. They all share a history of displacement and exclusion, but things are changing thanks to the work of their leaders and their organizations
Date: August 23, 2018 Type: Infographic Language: English
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World Bank Group, OAS and Panama Promote Transparency to Mobilize Development Finance
So-Called “Panama Accord” Seeks to Build Trust to Leverage Private Financing PANAMA CITY, June 13th, 2018 – The World Bank Group (WBG), the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of Panama...
Date: June 13, 2018 Type: Press Release Language: English
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Embracing Technology is Key for the Jobs of Tomorrow in Latin America and the Caribbean
BUENOS AIRES, April 11, 2018—New technologies provide a pathway to poverty reduction and could usher in a wave of higher productivity and growth across Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a new...
Date: April 10, 2018 Type: Press Release Language: English
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Global Economic Prospects: Latin America and the Caribbean
Broad-Based Upturn, but for How Long? Recent developments: Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean was an estimated 0.9 percent in 2017 after two years of contraction. Stronger-than-expected growth in...
Date: January 09, 2018 Type: Brief Language: English
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The Vulnerable in Latin America and the Caribbean are Often Just One Disaster Away from Falling Back into Poverty
WASHINGTON, November 29, 2017 – Countries across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have made major progress in reducing poverty and inequality, but frequent natural and man-made shocks threaten to...
Date: November 29, 2017 Type: Press Release Language: English
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Growth and Equality: Latin America Shows You Can Have Both
Latin America and the Caribbean is the only region in the world where wages became more equal during the last century, showing that growth and equality are not mutually exclusive. This reduction was the...
Date: November 14, 2017 Type: Feature Story Language: English