Poverty Overview: Development news, research, data | World Bank
Oct 15, 2024 · Overview. Global poverty reduction has slowed to a near standstill, with 2020-2030 set to be a lost decade. 8.5 percent of the global population – almost 700 million people – live today on less than $2.15 per day, the extreme poverty line relevant for low-income countries. Three-quarters of all people in extreme poverty live in Sub-Saharan ...
Who We Are - World Bank Group
We exist to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. Our mission is to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. This is threatened by multiple, intertwined crises. Time is of the essence. We are writing a new playbook to drive impactful development that is: Inclusive of everyone, including women and young ...
Food Security | Rising Food Insecurity - World Bank Group
Oct 21, 2024 · In real terms, food price inflation exceeded overall inflation in 58.9% of the 168 countries where data is available. Download the latest brief on rising food insecurity and World Bank responses. Since the last update on September 26, 2024, the agricultural and cereal price indices closed 1 and 2 percent lower, respectively; the export price ...
Careers - World Bank Group
Careers. The World Bank’s digital platform for live-streaming. 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.
Recognizing and tackling a global food crisis - World Bank Group
Jan 5, 2023 · This year, acute food insecurity is projected to reach a new peak, surpassing the food crisis experienced in 2007-2008. A combination of factors—including greater poverty and supply chain disruptions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, rising inflation, and high commodity prices—has increased food and nutrition insecurity.
Sustainable Finance - World Bank Group
Sustainable Finance is the process of taking due account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations when making investment decisions in the financial sector, leading to increased longer-term investments into sustainable economic activities and projects (European Commission). It has become a powerful movement led by regulators ...
Philippines Country Climate and Development Report - World …
The Philippines Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) comprehensively analyzes how climate change will affect the country's ability to meet its development goals and pursue green, resilient, and inclusive development. The CCDR helps identify opportunities for climate action by both the public and private sectors.
Debt Statistics - World Bank Group
The International Debt Report 2023 is the 50th edition of the World Bank’s annual publication. Over the past decade, the rise in the external debt stock of low- and middle-income countries has outpaced economic growth, raising concerns about these countries’ ability to service their debt. Read more on this and findings from the latest data.
Gender-Based Violence (Violence Against Women and Girls)
Sep 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 assaulted ...
Fintech and the Future of Finance - World Bank Group
Glossary. 📖 Read the 2-page policy summary. Fintech, the application of digital technology to financial services, is reshaping the future of finance– a process that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated. The ongoing digitization of financial services and money creates opportunities to build more inclusive and efficient financial services ...