Poverty Overview: Development news, research, data | World Bank
WEBApr 2, 2024 · Overview. Around 700 million people live on less than $2.15 per day, the extreme poverty line. Extreme poverty remains concentrated in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, fragile and conflict-affected areas, and rural areas. After decades of progress, the pace of global poverty reduction began to slow by 2015, in tandem with subdued economic growth.
Commodity Markets - World Bank Group
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Commodity Markets Outlook. April 25, 2024 — Global commodity prices are leveling off after a steep descent that played a decisive role in whittling down overall inflation last year, which could make it harder for central banks to cut interest rates quickly, according to the World Bank’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook.
Gender-Based Violence (Violence Against Women and Girls)
WEBSep 25, 2019 · Gender-based violence (GBV) or violence against women and girls (VAWG), is a global pandemic that affects 1 in 3 women in their lifetime. The numbers are staggering: 35% of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence. Globally, 7% of women have been sexually …
Climate Explainer: Climate Change and Air Pollution - World Bank …
WEBSep 1, 2022 · Air pollution is the world’s leading environmental cause of illness and premature death. Fine air pollution particles or aerosols, also known as fine particulate matter or PM 2.5, are responsible for 6.4 million deaths every year, caused by diseases such as ischemic heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary …
Member Countries - World Bank Group
WEBMar 19, 2024 · With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.
Measuring Poverty Overview - World Bank Group
WEBDec 14, 2023 · Measuring Poverty. The World Bank’s mission is to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. To monitor progress and understand better ways to reduce poverty, it is important to measure poverty regularly. The international poverty line is set at $2.15 per person per day using 2017 prices.
Nepal Development Update - World Bank Group
WEBApr 2, 2024 · Nepal Development Update (April 2024) The Nepal Development Update is produced twice a year to report on key economic developments that occurred during the year, placing them in a longer-term and global perspective. The Update is intended for a wide audience including policy makers, business leaders, the community of analysts and …
World Development Report 2019: The Changing Nature of Work
WEBThe World Development Report (WDR) 2019: The Changing Nature of Work studies how the nature of work is changing as a result of advances in technology today. Fears that robots will take away jobs from people have dominated the discussion over the future of work, but the World Development Report 2019 finds that on balance this appears to be ...
Disaster Risk Management - World Bank Group
WEBApr 29, 2024 · Disasters hurt the poor and vulnerable the most. More than one-third of the world’s poor live in multi-hazard zones, and low-income countries account for more than 70 percent of the world’s disaster “hotspots.”. Mainstreaming disaster risk management into development planning can help lower the impact of disasters on property and lives.
Agriculture Overview: Development news, research, data | World …
WEBMar 15, 2024 · Agriculture can help reduce poverty for 75% of the world's poor, who live in rural areas and work mainly in farming. It can raise incomes, improve food security and benefit the environment. The World Bank Group is a leading financier of agriculture, with $8.1 billion in new commitments in 2013.
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