UNHCR welcomes commitments at ID4Africa 2024 on digital identity gains for displaced people in Africa
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Announcement )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomed on Friday commitments made by various African countries to integrate refugees and stateless people into their national identification systems at the ID4Africa 2024 annual general meeting in Cape Town.
Five things to know about the catastrophic flooding in the East and Horn of Africa
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Story )Torrential rains across the East and Horn of Africa have claimed hundreds of lives and washed away homes, uprooting thousands of people including refugees and other previously displaced people.
Global Carbon Pricing Revenues Top a Record $100 Billion
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Press Release )Global Carbon Pricing Revenues Top a Record $100 Billion
Climate crisis fuels flooding and deepens displacement.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Story )Climate change is fuelling flooding and other forms of extreme weather, causing fresh displacement and making life even harder for people already uprooted from their homes.
African Economies Projected to Grow by 3.4 % in 2024, But Faster and More Equitable Growth Needed to Reduce Poverty
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Press Release )Increased private consumption and declining inflation are supporting an economic rebound in Sub-Saharan Africa.
African Economies Projected to Grow by 3.4 % in 2024, But Faster and More Equitable Growth Needed to Reduce Poverty
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Press Release )Increased private consumption and declining inflation are supporting an economic rebound in Sub-Saharan Africa.
World Bank Group Announces New Approach to Measuring Impact
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Press Release )The World Bank Group is radically changing the way it tracks results, putting the focus squarely on lives improved rather than money out the door.