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HEALTH

New Global Push to Advance Women’s and Children’s Health

The World Bank Group and the governments of Canada, Norway, and the United States will jump-start the creation of an innovative Global Financing Facility to end preventable maternal and child deaths by 2030.Read More »

A tissue culture specialist works at the National Crops Resources Research Institute in Uganda. © Dasan Bobo/World Bank

WORLD BANK LIVE

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Research in Africa

Business and government leaders will discuss the state of science research in Africa, Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. ET/14:30 GMT. Follow #Science4Dev.

HEALTH

Ebola Funds Upped to $400 Million

Following alarming evidence of the spread of Ebola in West Africa, the World Bank Group will nearly double its financing to help fight the outbreak.

2014 Annual Meetings

What's New

Release

$750,000 to Prevent Ebola
in Guinea-Bissau

Release

‘Friends of Yemen’ Focus
on Peaceful Transition

Release

World Bank Sanctions China International Water and Electric Corp.

Speech

Jim Yong Kim's Remarks at Global Education First Initiative Event

Release

MIGA Annual Report: Vital Role
of Private Sector in Development

Article

73 Countries, Over 1,000 Businesses Support Price on Carbon

Blogs

Monitoring Legal Pathways to End Violence Against Women

Garam Dexter

Good Open Data by Design

Victoria L. Lemieux

Better Understanding Disaster Risk: New Dataset Makes a Difference

Alanna Simpson

Delivering on Climate-Smart Agriculture

Juergen Voegele

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Highlights

VIDEO

Take On Extreme Poverty

VIDEO

Teacher Aye Aye’s Dream: Education for All in Myanmar

VIDEO

Living Just Above the Poverty Line in Indonesia

DATA

Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)

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Results

Haiti

Improving Water and Sanitation

Project helps increase access to water services in rural communities.

Europe and Central Asia

Kosovo: Securing Property Rights

Project improves tenure security and develops land and property markets.

Events & Consultations

Oct. 1

Jim Yong Kim: How We Can Boost Shared Prosperity and Reduce Inequality Around the World

Howard University and online, 11 a.m. ET/15:00 GMT

Oct. 2

Live Chat: Preparing for the Next Food Price Crisis

10 a.m. ET/14:00 GMT

Oct. 9

TEDxWBG: Ending Poverty

8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ET/12:30-17:00 GMT

Through Dec. 15

Consultations: World Bank Safeguard Policies

Publications

GREEN TECHNOLOGY

Building Competitive Clean Industries

INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION

Annual Report: Big Challenges, Big Solutions

DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT

Learning from Megadisasters: Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Urban China: Toward Efficient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Urbanization

In depth

End Poverty, Boost Shared Prosperity

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. © World Bank

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