Cultural Rights in the Digital Age: Inclusive Access, Fair Participation, and Rights-Based Governance
Event September 30, 2025 - Venue/Format: SALA 133-134, Barcelona International Convention Center (CCIB), Barcelona, SpainOrganizer: OHCHR
Why economic inequality matters for development
Stories & Blogs World Bank (World Bank Blog )Decreasing high levels of inequality can spur economic development, strengthen human capital, and speed up poverty reduction.
Nearly 2 million refugees at risk as Uganda emergency funds dwindle and services cut
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Press release )Uganda is on the verge of hosting two million refugees as escalating crises in Sudan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) drive hundreds of people to cross the border daily in search of safety and lifesaving aid.
AI & the Future of Human Capital in the Global South: A World Bank-George Washington University Knowledge Symposium
Event September 29, 2025, - Venue/Format: GW School of Engineering and Applied Science, Washington DC., USA (in-person only)Organizer: World Bank
INC-5.2 Pre-event: West African voices in plastics controls and innovative recycling
Event August 4, 2025 - Venue/Format: Palais des Nations. H-Building, Room H-207-208-209, Geneva, SwitzerlandOrganizer: UNCTAD
Mobile-Phone Technology Powers Saving Surge in Developing Economies.
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Press release )Number of Adults Using Accounts to Save Rises at Fastest Clip in a Decade.
Global Gas Flaring Hits Highest Level Since 2007, Undermining Energy Security, Access, and Emissions Goals
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Press release )Global gas flaring surged for a second year in a row, wasting about $63 billion in lost energy and setting back efforts to manage emissions and boost energy security and access.
Side Event on the Access to Information and Media Pluralism in the face of Artificial Intelligence and Power Concentration.
Event May 5, 2025 - Venue/Format: UN House in Brussels, and OnlineOrganizer: OHCHR
Smart financing to power a more prosperous future: How the World Bank and the International Finance Facility for Education are working together
Stories & Blogs World Bank (World Bank Blog )Education is the cornerstone of economic opportunity and human dignity. It’s the surest path to unlocking potential, creating jobs, improving health, and building fair and resilient societies.
26th session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development
Event May 12 – 15, 2025 - Venue/Format: In-person, Tempus, Palais des Nations, GenevaOrganizer: OHCHR