All children should be able to read by
age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child
progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to
read constrains...
Type: BriefReport#: 160849Date: May 1, 2021Author:
World Bank, UNESCO
All children should be able to read by
age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child
progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to
read constrains...
Type: BriefReport#: 160737Date: May 1, 2021Author:
World Bank, UNESCO
Migrants in a precarious situation
including undocumented migrants and temporary migrant
workers - generally occupy the lowest-paid jobs in any
society. Their rights...
Type: BriefReport#: 193098Date: May 1, 2021Author:
Crépeau, François ;
Faraday,Fay Cynthia
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the
important role digital financial services (DFS) can play in
reducing disruptions to supply chains, maintaining economic
activity,...
Type: BriefReport#: 172368Date: May 1, 2021Author:
World Bank
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic and its negative economic effects create a need for
timely data and evidence to help monitor and mitigate the
social...
Type: BriefReport#: 158892Date: May 1, 2021Author:
Finn,Arden Jeremy ;
Kanagavel,Rajalakshmi ;
Aga,Gemechu A.
The desert locust, the most destructive
migratory pest in the world, is highly mobile and feeds on
large quantities of any kind of green vegetation, including
crops,...
Type: BriefReport#: 159025Date: May 1, 2021Author:
Ilukor,John ;
Gourlay,Sydney
All children should be able to read by
age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child
progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to
read constrains...
Type: BriefReport#: 160841Date: May 1, 2021Author:
World Bank, UNESCO
All children should be able to read by
age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child
progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to
read constrains...
Type: BriefReport#: 160853Date: May 1, 2021Author:
World Bank, UNESCO
All children should be able to read by
age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child
progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to
read constrains...
Type: BriefReport#: 160739Date: May 1, 2021Author:
World Bank, UNESCO
All children should be able to read by
age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child
progresses through school, and conversely, an inability to
read constrains...
Type: BriefReport#: 160741Date: May 1, 2021Author:
World Bank, UNESCO
The World Bank Group’s country
partnership framework in Lao PDR (2017-2021) supports the
government’s eighth National socio-economic development plan
(2016-2020). This...
To help monitor the impact of
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on private sector
performance in real time and inform public policy responses,
the World Bank, in collaboration...
Type: BriefReport#: 172882Date: April 30, 2021Author:
World Bank
Water scarcity is becoming a high
priority policy concern worldwide. Although Brazil is home
to 12 percent of the world’s total freshwater resources,
water availability...
The World Bank is providing technical
and financial support to countries to help mitigate the
spread and impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). One
area of support...
The use of hydrogen as a fuel source
dates back nearly 200 years, when it powered
nineteenth-century air balloon travel. Later, it became
important as a chemical feedstock....
Type: BriefReport#: 174819Date: April 30, 2021Author:
Gallon Tamayo,Jorge Leon ;
Salgado Gonzalez,Maria Alessandra
Water scarcity remains common in Brazil,
especially in the Recife Metropolitan Region (RMR) in the
State of Pernambuco. The RMR is subject to particularly high
levels...
The Ethiopia High Frequency Phone Survey
of Households (HFPS-HH) is conducted by the World Bank every
four weeks to collect timely data to help monitor the
economic...
Type: BriefReport#: 159115Date: April 30, 2021Author:
Ambel,Alemayehu A. ;
Cardona Sosa,Lina Marcela ;
Kassa,Wondu Yemanebirhan ;
Tsegay,Asmelash Haile ;
Wieser,Christina
The Philippines experienced the second
surge of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in April
2021. The government imposed stringent restrictions anew
until mid-May...
Type: BriefReport#: 172885Date: April 30, 2021Author:
World Bank
This study represents the first attempt
of the World Bank to examine SWM issues in unique and
ecologically-fragile mountain areas. This infographic
presents a synopsis...
As Sierra Leone’s overwhelmingly young
population comes of age and enters the labor market, the
country has a one-time opportunity to experience rapid and
inclusive...
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