
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
Africa’s landmark museum at the heart of global discussion about restitution.
Stories & Blogs Africa Renewal (Article )Senegal’s Museum of Black Civilisations is asserting Africa’s right to secure its cultural heritage and tell its own story.
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.
Gorée, between remembrance and living: a vibrant world heritage site.
Stories & Blogs Africa Renewal (Article )An emblematic site of African history and the memory of the slave trade, Gorée Island is much more than a monument frozen in the past. It is also a living, breathing community, where heritage and everyday life must coexist.
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.
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.
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.

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