Achieving gender equality, Goal 5, is one of the U.N.’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Others include ending poverty (Goal ...

The impacts are being felt disproportionately by vulnerable communities and threatening global food security, the World Bank ...

Over the two days, the forum will welcome attendees from around 65 countries and feature over 130 sessions led by more than ...

Nigeria ranks lowest among Sub-Saharan African countries in terms of women’s representation in politics. Some of the barriers ...

Alice Kisiya leads an interfaith effort to defend her family’s land against encroachment by Jewish settlers in the West Bank.

The World Bank announced on Thursday a new gender strategy aimed at boosting economic opportunities for women and enabling their participation in the global economy through social protection and ...

KATHMANDU, November 15—The South Asia Women in Power Sector Professional Network (WePOWER) Nepal National Chapter (NNC) was officially launched at the World Bank Country Office in Kathmandu on ...

The World Bank President, Ajay Banga, has unveiled plans to connect 300 million women to internet access by 2030. This initiative is part of the World Bank’s broader strategy to tackle gender ...

The World Bank is turning its attention to gender equality at the annual meetings today — and so we’re taking a look at the ongoing struggle to get more women in leadership positions at the ...

The World Bank has partnered with DO Take Action, a leading non-profit startup focused on sustainable development in Africa, to launch a groundbreaking initiative aimed at empowering women ...

Known as the "Key Considerations for Open Finance", the development of these guidelines was led by CGAP in collaboration with the BIS, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Office of the United ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The World Bank announced on Thursday a new gender strategy aimed at boosting economic opportunities for women and enabling their participation in the global economy ...