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.
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.
Workshop: Applying the Women’s Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) tool to support gender-responsive policy innovation across Africa.
Stories & Blogs IFPRIJul 12, 2024(Blog )Well-designed and well-implemented agrifood policies can play a significant role in closing gender gaps and setting countries on a pathway toward sustainable and equitable food systems.
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
Enhancing farm productivity and rural livelihoods through ICT interventions in Malawi
Stories & Blogs IFPRIJul 10, 2024(Blog )Agriculture is central to Malawi’s economy, employing much of the population and contributing substantially to GDP. However, agricultural productivity and earnings have stagnated and chronic food insecurity is a serious problem.
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.