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Lead poisoning may be one of the most overlooked challenges in global health, education, and development. Exposure to lead creates a multi-pronged and permanent attack on these children’s health and development during their vulnerable and formative early years, with devastating lifelong effects. Lead exposure is associated with cognitive deficits, lower educational attainment, behavioral disorders, violence, and reduced lifetime earnings. Though data is patchy, estimates suggest that lead expo...

Some of the developing worlds top leaders are in Beijing for the two-day Belt and Road Forum where Xi Jinping is expected to pitch a new path ahead for the decade-old initiative that raised debt

DUBAI, 17th October, 2023 (WAM) -- The concept of growth must be redefined to encompass social progress as well as economic expansion, the Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils heard today.The prevalent belief linking prosperity directly to economic growth has dominated global dialogues for decades. However, this paradigm was critically examined in a session titled 'What Kind of Growth Do We Need to Sustain Our Future?'.Panelists included experts from the Organisation for Econom...

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Strengthening the roles of existing multilateral development banks (MDBs) and organisations like the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the United Nations will help the world better tackle global challenges, panelists urge on Tuesday in Morocco of North Africa during a panel discussion at the "2023 Marrakech Annual Meeting" co-organised by the International Finance Forum (IFF).

Role of the Financial Institutions The African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the Council of Europe Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, and the New Development Bank joined the World Bank in the collaboration agreement.

Children and adolescents worldwide are exposed to unacceptably high levels of school-related violence. We know this thanks to an increasing number of surveys that ask about school-related violence. However, it can be hard to tell which countries have data on which time periods, which age groups, and for what forms of school violence. Plugging this knowledge gap would allow policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to explore the prevalence of school-related violence in different contexts, and...

In an exciting development for the Sri Lankan real estate market, RE/MAX Sri Lanka is set to embark on a journey of innovation and excellence under new leadership. Accordingly, a special  RE/MAX Sri Lanka 2.0 event was held at the prestigious Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo, where RE/MAX Sri Lanka was Re-Energized with Renewed Vision,...

Today we have released an in-depth synopsis of the Pre-Conference to share the phenomenal breadth of knowledge, ideas, and actions that emerged across the spectrum of issues that fall under the care economy umbrella. The following summary condenses the main takeaways from that document and the rich discussions held throughout the day. A brief video recapping the event can also be found here.

Oct 14, 2023 // If we love our world, we must take responsibility for it, and taking responsibility for the health and wellbeing of students and teachers is a key component of that. There is a clear correlation between wellbeing and student success, and policymakers have begun to take note, writes Dominic Regester.