Enhancing Cyber Resilience in Developing Countries
Stories & Blogs World BankJan 29, 2025(Results Brief )Between 2014 and 2024, the World Bank supported 64 countries worldwide in building the foundations of cyber resilience.
Rebuilding Somalia: Renewing Social Contract in a Fragile State Amidst Revenue Challenges
Stories & Blogs World BankNov 22, 2024(News )Efforts to enhance revenue show promising signs, with projections indicating an increase in the domestic revenue-to-GDP ratio to 4.5% by 2030
New Education Initiative to Support Sudanese Schools and Ensure Learning Continuity for Nearly Four Million Children
Stories & Blogs World BankNov 21, 2024(News )A new World Bank-supported program aims to ensure educational continuity for nearly four million students across Sudan.
Empowering Girls through Education
Stories & Blogs World BankOct 11, 2024(News )With nearly 122 million girls out of school worldwide, many of them in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, investing in the education and human capital of girls and young women remains a priority for the World Bank and is central to the institution’s
Gender-based Violence (GBV) Response Services in Ethiopia: Empowering Women and Girls in Conflict-Affected Areas
Stories & Blogs World BankOct 11, 2024(News )Conflicts in Ethiopia have devastated communities, and the resulting loss of services and breakdown in social support systems have made it harder to access lifesaving gender-based violence response services.
In Burkina Faso, the ‘Mother of the Sahel’ brings education and hope to forcibly displaced children.
Stories & Blogs UNHCROct 09, 2024(Story )As conflict forced thousands of children to flee to the safety of her hometown, Maimouna Ba rallied the community to provide support and education.
On African Women's Day, a reflection on women empowerment and remaining challenges in Angola
Stories & Blogs World BankJul 30, 2024(Blog )This blog highlights both the progress that has been made and the paths that still need to be taken to achieve full gender equality.
Between Poverty and Fragility: Affordable and Accessible Health Centers in Mali.
Stories & Blogs World BankJul 11, 2024(Story )“Previously, it was not uncommon for patients to travel between 3 and 5 kilometers to reach a community health center,…” recalls Mr. Zanga Dao, Secretary General of the Kati City Hall
UNHCR welcomes commitments at ID4Africa 2024 on digital identity gains for displaced people in Africa
Stories & Blogs UNHCRMay 27, 2024(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.
Digital Transformation Drives Development in Africa
Stories & Blogs World BankJan 18, 2024(Results Briefs )In the last decade, the region has made substantial strides toward digital transformation, with hundreds of millions of people gaining access to the internet and productively utilizing a wide variety of digital services.