In June, September, and December 2006,
James D. Wolfensohn was interviewed on behalf of the World
Bank Group Archives oral history program by William Becker.
During...
The World Bank has two main goals. The
first is to end poverty by 2030 and the second is to boost
shared prosperity, meaning making sure that everyone can
reap the benefits...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101878Date: June 2, 2013Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
Pakistan is prone to geological and
hydro meteorological hazard events-earthquakes, floods,
droughts, cyclones. Combined with rapid population growth,
urbanization,...
Type: BriefReport#: 79579Date: June 1, 2013Author:
Forni,Marc S. ;
Khan,Haris
The purpose of these guidelines is to
help task teams prepare trust fund for statistical capacity
building (TFSCB) funding proposals. TFSCB proposals are
expected to...
There is a growing body of practice and
literature on the role of information and communication
technologies (ICTs) in preventing and responding to
violence. There is...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 102560Date: June 1, 2013Author:
Comninos,Alexis
The adverse impacts of natural disasters
and climate change constitute a major risk to the poor and
near-poor. The increasing frequency and intensity of natural
disasters...
This guidance note outlines how to
monitor and evaluate social protection programs'
efforts to reduce the risks from disasters and climate
change and to respond to disasters...
The earthquake that struck northern
parts of Pakistan on the morning of October 8, 2005 left
widespread destruction in its wake. It killed over 73,000
people and left...
Disaster and climate related events
increase the levels of both chronic and transitory poverty,
because poor and near-poor people have fewer coping
mechanisms for recovering....
The international community is paying
increased attention to the 25 percent of the world's
population that lives in fragile and conflict affected
settings, acknowledging...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6496Date: June 1, 2013Author:
Annan,Jeannie Ruth ;
Gaarder,Marie
The lord’s resistance army (LRA) has
inflicted enormous suffering on millions of civilians in
several countries of the Great Lakes and Central African
regions since...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 102561Date: June 1, 2013Author:
Maier,Elisabeth ;
Rees Smith,Emilie ;
Shakya,Daksha
Mexico's Temporary Employment
Program or PET (Programa de Empleo Temporal) is an example
of a social safety net (SSN) program in a middle-income
country that has integrated...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 83876Date: June 1, 2013
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