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.

Tenth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
Event April 9 – 11, 2025 - Venue/Format: AUC (African Union Commission), Addis Ababa, EthiopiaOrganizer: ECA

Fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
Event April 14 – 17, 2025 - Venue/Format: United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States of AmericaOrganizer: OHCHR

Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
Event April 9 - 11, 2025 - Venue/Format: Kampala, UgandaOrganizer: ECA

Seventh African Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Forum
Event April 7 - 8, 2025 - Venue/Format: Kampala, UgandaOrganizer: ECA - African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC)

Africa Business Forum 2025: From Potential to Prosperity: Activating Africa’s Regional Value Chains
Event - Venue/Format: United Nations Conference Center, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaOrganizer: ECA

Twelfth Session of the World Urban Forum WUF12
Event November 4 -8, 2024 - Venue/Format: Cairo, EgyptOrganizer: UN-Habitat
Improving Food Security, Protecting Local Livelihoods, and Strengthening Pest Control Systems in South Sudan
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Brief )Between August 2022 and February 2024, the Emergency Locust Response Project (ELRP) helped respond to desert locust swarms that threatened food security in South Sudan.