The Pandemic Fund’s Governing Board approved a grant envelope of $500 million for its third round of funding to help low- and ...

Social protection delivery systems matter. Policy design and delivery systems need to work hand in hand to yield meaningful programs and impacts. This Sourcebook synthesizes practical knowledge and ...

The twin island state of Trinidad and Tobago, is a small but high-income country. With a population of 1.3 million people and rich in natural resources, it has one of the highest GNI per capita in ...

On behalf of the Steering Committee and all Partners, it gives us great pleasure to welcome you to the new website of the Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development.

Sustainable cities are resilient cities that are able to adapt to, mitigate, and promote economic, social, and environmental change. Sustainable development encompasses all aspects of a city’s healthy ...

The World Bank’s Poverty and Shared Prosperity series provides the latest estimates and trends in global poverty and shared prosperity. The 2022 edition provides the first comprehensive look at the ...

The demand for widespread access to broadband internet, a key driver of economic growth, job creation, and social inclusion, has never been greater in the Arab world. This report, “Broadband Networks ...

Sint Maarten was devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. The island is building back better with the help of the Sint Maarten Reconstruction, Recovery and Resilience Trust Fund, which is ...

Financial sector is the set of institutions, instruments, markets, as well as the legal and regulatory framework that permit transactions to be made by extending credit. Fundamentally, financial ...

The World Bank put forth its Urban and Local Government Strategy at a critical time. For the first time in history more than half the world’s people live in cities. Over 90 percent of urban growth is ...

2017 is the 70th anniversary of the signing of the World Bank’s first loan – a Reconstruction Loan to France in 1947. To mark the occasion, the World Bank Group Archives has publicly released records ...

The World Bank Group's Environment Strategy 2012-2022 lays out an ambitious agenda to support "green, clean, resilient" paths for developing countries, as they pursue poverty reduction and development ...