People-centered AI in education: Five lessons from the Global South.
Stories & Blogs World BankAug 28, 2025(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.
UN warns of steep rise in sexual violence during conflict.
Stories & Blogs UNAug 14, 2025(Story )Sexual violence in conflict zones rose sharply in 2024, increasing by a quarter compared to the previous year, the UN reported on Thursday. More than 4,600 survivors endured abuses used as weapons of war, torture, terrorism and political repression.
The scars of gender-based violence run deep in South Sudan – but so does the will to heal
Stories & Blogs UNFPAAug 06, 2025(News )In South Sudan, women and girls face the overlapping dangers of prolonged conflict, cattle raiding, displacement from climate shocks and harmful patriarchal traditions.
A chance to breathe: How life-saving incubators are transforming newborn care in Somalia
Stories & Blogs UNFPAJul 22, 2025(News )Despite maternal death rates dropping by 50 per cent over the past twenty years in Somalia, too many pregnant women struggle to access essential health services.
UN laments US withdrawal from educational and cultural agency
Stories & Blogs UNJul 22, 2025(Story )The United States announced on Tuesday that it will leave the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which will take effect at the end of December 2026.
World Bank Group Strengthens Procurement Requirements to Support Job Creation, Skills Development.
Stories & Blogs World BankJul 18, 2025(Press Release )The World Bank is strengthening its procurement requirements to help address the jobs challenge in developing countries.
Digital technology is unlocking financial inclusion
Stories & Blogs World BankJul 17, 2025(Blog )Mobile phones and the internet are revolutionizing financial inclusion, enabling more people to access and use digital financial services to manage their financial lives.
Mobile-Phone Technology Powers Saving Surge in Developing Economies.
Stories & Blogs World BankJul 15, 2025(Press release )Number of Adults Using Accounts to Save Rises at Fastest Clip in a Decade.
She fought for the girl the world left behind: Natalia Kanem’s UN legacy
Stories & Blogs UNJul 10, 2025(Story )When Natalia Kanem reflects on her eight-year tenure at the helm of the UN reproductive health agency, she doesn’t begin with global statistics, boardroom breakthroughs, or even memories of her visits to refugee camps.
From tradition to transformation: Ending female genital mutilation in Guinea-Bissau
Stories & Blogs UNFPAJun 25, 2025(Story )In the West African country of Guinea-Bissau, more than 400,000 girls and women have undergone genital mutilation.