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.
Cholera outbreak among refugees from Sudan’s Darfur, urgent funding needed.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Briefing note )A deadly cholera outbreak has hit a refugee settlement in eastern Chad hosting Sudanese arrivals from Darfur, raising alarm over worsening sanitary and health conditions as humanitarian aid dries up.
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.
Côte d'Ivoire: Model to follow for definitive abolition of the death penalty, says Special Rapporteur
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press )A UN human rights expert today welcomed Côte d'Ivoire’s ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as a definitive and irrevocable step to abolish the death penalty in the country.
WFP Geneva Palais Briefing Note: Millions in the DRC risk going hungry as funding dries up
Stories & Blogs WFP (Briefing note )The ongoing political instability and armed conflicts in the DRC have devastated food production and distribution systems.