Food Security | Rising Food Insecurity - World Bank Group
WEB2 days ago · Download the latest brief on rising food insecurity and World Bank responses. Since the last update on May 30, 2024, the agricultural, cereal, and export price indices closed 8%, 10%, and 9% lower, respectively. A fall in cocoa (16%) and cotton (11%) prices drove the decrease in the export price index. Maize and wheat prices closed 8% and 23% ...
Recognizing and tackling a global food crisis - World Bank Group
WEBJan 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 …
Sustainable Finance - World Bank Group
WEBSustainable 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 ...
Measuring Poverty Overview - World Bank Group
WEBDec 14, 2023 · The international poverty line is set at $2.15 per person per day using 2017 prices. This means that anyone living on less than $2.15 a day is in extreme poverty. About 701 million people globally were in this situation in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic dealt the biggest setback to global poverty-reduction efforts since 1990, increasing the number ...
Gender-Based Violence (Violence Against Women and Girls)
WEBSep 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 …
China Economic Update – December 2021 - World Bank Group
WEBChina’s economy is projected to slow in 2022. After a strong rebound in the first half of 2021, economic activity in China cooled rapidly in the second half of this year. We project real GDP growth to reach 8.0 percent this year, before moderating to 5.1 percent in 2022, says the latest China Economic Update.
Everyone Equal: The Resilience of Indigenous Peoples Across the …
WEBAug 7, 2020 · Dr. Wallet Aboubakrine has one appeal for the global health community, international financial partners and governments – work with Indigenous Peoples to address gaps in pandemic responses and preparedness. “This pandemic is unveiling the inequalities that Indigenous Peoples are facing,” she said. “Inclusive decision-making is essential ...
Kenya Economic Update (KEU) - World Bank Group
WEBKenya’s economic performance softened in 2022, steering towards country’s long-term growth rate. Real GDP expanded by 4.8 percent in 2022, a deceleration compared with the strong rebound from the Covid-19 crisis at 7.5 percent annual growth in 2021 but broadly aligned with growth rates of Kenya’s potential GDP as well as of the pre-pandemic decade.
Careers - World Bank Group
WEBWith 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 …
Debt Statistics - World Bank Group
WEBThe 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.