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A new study finds that investments in girls' education have not achieved economic equality for women. By Thalif Deen Researchers found that while such

Jointly hosted by the Information Office of the State Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the China International Development Cooperation Agency, the Forum on Global Human Rights Governance held in Beijing on Wednesday and Thursday aims to address the deficits in that realm, and to improve human rights conditions worldwide, particularly in the less-developed countries and regions.

When forcibly displaced people can access work, they are more independent and can more fully contribute their skills and knowledge to their host communities.

The Global Economy and Development program at Brookings hosted the third meeting of its <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/legacy/440025AC-504F-4CF2-9D42-05A6D7C9EA74">Global Young Professionals Program</a> on June 5. The briefing brought together over 90 young professionals—the next generation of leaders working in the fields of global economics and development. The breakfast featured William Easterly, distinguished economist and development expert, who presented on...

Former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga takes over as World Bank president as the organization is embarking on a series of reforms requested by Washington.

One of South Africas largest private higher education institutions, Eduvos, is still accepting pre-enrolment for 2024...

This Thursday, the Center for Global Development is hosting a half-day event—Get the Lead Out—to shine a much-needed spotlight on the far-reaching social and economic consequences of lead poisoning. Lead is an insidious toxin. In most cases, it has no overt, easily detectable symptoms when ingested—yet it causes lasting and irreversible brain damage, especially for children under five. It is linked to poor schooling outcomes, increased crime and violence, and heart and kidney damage.

When China President Xi Jinping floated the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, it was unclear what it actually entailed. Perhaps Xi did not know either,

Billions of people around the world face water insecurity. Although there are numerous projects from governments, NGOs, and private corporations who are committed to providing safely managed water and sanitation by 2030, a new study advocates for more holistic evaluation of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions.

/PRNewswire/ -- Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: RGLS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines...