What will it cost to build the cities of the future?
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog )Cities are engines of economic growth and job creation, and their future pathways will shape global development outcomes for decades to come.
Sudan: Drone strikes must be investigated
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press Release )The deadly aerial strike this week on a UN humanitarian convoy in Al Koma, North Darfur, clearly undermines access by civilians to assistance and violates the international humanitarian law prohibition of attacks against humanitarian personnel and objects
Libya: Sites of gross human rights violations must be sealed and impartially investigated - Türk
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press Release )UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said on Wednesday he was shocked by revelations of gross human rights violations uncovered at official and unofficial detention facilities run by the Stabilization Support Apparatus (SSA) force in Tripoli.
Further strengthening how we measure global poverty.
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog )For 35 years, the World Bank Group has measured global poverty to track progress toward eradicating what is considered the most severe deprivation of basic human needs—extreme poverty.
AI synergy: Letting local realities guide global AI innovation toward impact.
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog )Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be global in its reach—but its impact is deeply local.
New data tools enhance the development effectiveness of tourism investment.
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog )A World Bank-Visa collaboration analyzes credit card spending to collect better data for sustainable tourism development
The hidden jobs engine: unleashing the potential of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa.
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog )A common misunderstanding persists about job creation in Africa. Many envision cities as the epicenters of economic opportunity.
Extreme weather and nature loss: can the private sector be part of the infrastructure solution?
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog )The need is clear, but finding the money to invest in and pay for such projects remains the major challenge for emerging markets and developing economies facing serious fiscal constraints.