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The 2018 Fragility Forum: Managing risks for peace and stability
[[tweetable]]In just under two weeks, about 1,000 people will gather in Washington D.C. for the 2018 Fragility Forum[[/tweetable]]. Policy makers from developed and developing countries, practitioners...
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Doing things differently to help refugees and their host communities
Refugee children in Ethiopia. © Milena Stefanova/World Bank [[tweetable]]On World Refugee Day, we pause to reflect on the struggles of refugees around the world.[[/tweetable]] Refugees are vulnerable,...
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The UN and the World Bank working together in crisis-affected situations
Girls School in Sanaa. © UNICEF Yemen [[tweetable]]Creating sustainable peace and development solutions for countries affected by conflict, crisis and violence is a global responsibility for the...
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Lessons from China: Vocational education for economic transformation in Africa
“African participants visit modern container port in Ningbo, China. Photo credit World Bank” This September I traveled to Beijing and Ningbo, China, to participate in the second Africa China World...
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All hands on deck: Halting the vicious circle of stunting in Sub-Saharan Africa
Betty teaches mothers with small children about nutrition, Uganda. Photo: © Stephan Gladieu / World Bank In a large, complex, or urgent situation, the command goes out: “All hands on deck!”...
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To build human capital, prioritize women’s empowerment
Last month, I attended the International Family Planning Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, where policymakers from across the world gathered to strategize about ways to achieve a demographic dividend—the...
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Congratulations to the First Recipients of the Certificate in Development...
When I was based in the field, I often noticed that many of the journalists working in Africa had not been specifically trained to report on development-related matters, which at times hobbled their...
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What did 200 African incubators learn from our webinar on open innovation?
Also available in: FrançaisEntrepreneurs participating in the e-Takara competition to address specific challenges expressed by Nigerien public administrations. Credit: Niger Digital “The training has...
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Introducing #Blog4Dev’s 2019 youth winners and their solutions to closing...
Last October, I participated in End Poverty Day (EPD) from the Zambia Country Office, where I had the opportunity to exchange with a host of young brilliant minds from Zambia and around the...
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Banking on the intelligent use of technology for future generations
The world is constantly evolving in response to the growth and development of technology and the digital economy. To adapt to these changes, young Africans, already at a disadvantage in some cases as...
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