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English News and Press Release on Jordan about Health, Recovery and Reconstruction and Epidemic; published on 29 May 2021 by World Bank

The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors Approves the Performance and Learning Review of the Country Partnership Framework for the Hashemite...

The World Bank’s 2021 World Development Report “Data for Better Lives” calls for a new social contract that enables the use and reuse of data to create economic and social value, promotes equitable opportunities to benefit from data, and fosters citizens’ trust that they will not be harmed by misuse of the data they provide. Achieving these aims will require concerted action

Human Development Report Office to revisit the Human Security concept in 2021 In volatile world, where risks associated with planetary pressures – such as climate change and biodiversity loss – are overlayed on inequalities in human development, our societies are being put the test. The Covid-19 pandemic is the most recent manifestation of this. This year the Human Development Report Office will consider how the concept of Human Security can help to understand these challenges and frame res...

International students and startups are taking part in the finals of the Next Generation Water Action initiative with proposals for solving problems caused by drought, water pollution, and lack of drinking water.Development of new systems for purifyi

Daily Times May 15, 2021 The cross-border movement of illegally obtained funds leaves a scar on the sanctity and security of the global financial system. The governments and financial institutions in collaboration with global watch-dogs are in a constant pursuit to restrict and eliminate the risk of illicit funds traveling from one place to another through the global financial system. Generally, these funds originate from illegal sources such as corruption, smuggling, human and drug trafficking...

AfricaFocus Bulletins with Material on Politics and Human Rights April 19, 2021  Confronting Global Apartheid Demands Global Solidarity http://www.africafocus.org/docs21/ga2104.php     "The COVID-19 pandemic has both revealed and deepened structural inequalities around the world. Nearly every country has been hit by economic downturn, but the impacts are unevenly felt. Within and across countries, the people who have suffered most are those already disadvantaged by race, class, gender, o...

Under the DOING RIGHTS NOT RANKINGS #RIGHTSNOTRANKINGS banner, AFRODAD is calling for expressions of interest from African CSOs, trade unions, think tanks, private sector, influencers to join the campaign and build a mass movement to push back against negative implication of economic analyses that stifle the very fabric of human development. To join write to us via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. What’s the campaign about and why y...

Global Impact Initiative Expands to Guinea NEW YORK, New York — The Global Impact Initiative (Gii) is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that provides academic and professional development programs for marginalized populations. Its efforts focus on skill-building through different programs including mentorship, training and workshops to individuals, families and communities. Over the last several months, Gii launched a training program through a partnership with a local nonprofit organizat...

4 min read Controversy has trailed the alleged planned reappointment of Folarin Gbadebo-Smith as the Director General of Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) Ibadan, Oyo State. The workers of the institute are accusing Mr Gbadebo-Smith of “administrative incompetence, fraud, and low research output” in the past four years. They protested on the streets of Ibadan on Tuesday. This newspaper obtained a 10 page petition of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) a...