UNHCR warns crisis reaching breaking point as Sudanese refugee numbers triple in Chad.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Briefing )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is raising the alarm over the deepening humanitarian emergency in eastern Chad.
Escalating conflict in South Sudan forces many thousands to flee just as aid dwindles.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Press Release )Over 165,000 people have fled increasing tensions and conflict in South Sudan in the past three months.
Sudanese refugee women defy odds to rebuild their lives in Chad.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Story )Sudanese women in Chad are creating opportunities for themselves and supporting each other to recover from loss and trauma.
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.
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.