40% of the World’s People Affected by Water Scarcity: Report
A panel of 11 Heads of State and a Special Advisor has released a report: Making Every Drop Count: An…
Need to Increase World Bank Portfolio for India: Arun Jaitley
India’s Minister of Finance, Arun Jaitley, emphasized the need for increasing the World Bank Portfolio for India at a meeting…
World Government Summit to Focus on Education
The World Government Summit 2017 will be held today – February 13 – in Dubai. The World Bank Group President…
World Bank Raises $75 Billion to End Extreme Poverty
A coalition of more than 60 donor and borrower governments have agreed to ratchet up the fight against extreme poverty…
2.4 Billion People Lack Access to Toilets: World Bank
According to the World Bank Group, 2.4 billion people in the world still lack access to sanitation services, such as…
How the UN Plans to End Poverty and Ensure Prosperity
The General Assembly President Peter Thomson briefed United Nations (UN) Member States Tuesday on the implementation strategy for the Sustainable…