From water to electricity: The rural-urban infrastructure gap in seven charts.
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog )In Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, rural areas still house the majority of the population.
People-centered AI in education: Five lessons from the Global South.
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog )In just six weeks, secondary school students in Edo, Nigeria participating in an after-school program combining AI tutoring with teacher guidance, achieved learning gains of 0.31 standard deviations, equivalent to roughly 1.5–2 years of typical schooling.
Over 500 days of siege: Women and girls trapped in El Fasher face the risk of starvation and death.
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Statement )For more than 500 days, women and girls in El Fasher, North Darfur, have borne the brunt of a relentless siege.
Ethiopia’s new digital health information system contributes to major improvements in maternal and health care.
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog )In Africa, digital technologies are rapidly changing the way health care is provided, monitored, and evaluated.
Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in Sudan, Sheldon Yett (12 August 2025)
Stories & Blogs OCHA (Statement )El Fasher and Abu Shouk camp: A call to stop attacks on civilians, allow safe passage and aid
Behind the scenes: How we work with creditors on debt transparency.
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog )Earlier this year, the World Bank conducted the second round of a Data Sharing Exercise with G-7 and Paris Club creditors.
Private capital for infrastructure: Resilience amid uncertainty, urgency amid gaps
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog )As the global economy continues to adapt to macroeconomic shifts, infrastructure investment remains a critical driver of job creation, long-term development opportunities and resilience.
Rebalancing with nature: A one health vision for a sustainable future.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Statement )A One Health approach is vital to addressing ongoing multidimensional health challenges.
40 years of environment action in Africa.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Statement )“We must create a forward-looking strategy that builds on past successes while also confronting rising challenges, such as land degradation, and resource pressures: said Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, AMCEN.
Turning carbon into opportunity: how Africa’s carbon markets can power people and deliver the SDGs
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Blog )From clean energy to climate-smart agriculture, the green transition in Africa will require trillions of dollars.This transformation is essential, yet it cannot be funded by governments alone.