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By Xinhua writers Mao Lei, Wang Jiangang UNITED NATIONS, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China knowledge in promoting its modernization, global development cooperation and

At the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings last fall, shareholders called on the World Bank to develop a plan to better respond to global challenges. (CGD also held dialogues at the 2021 and 2022 Annual Meetings on this very issue.) In December, the Bank delivered a roadmap, which outlines its approach on evolving the mission, operations and resources of the World Bank to better address global challenges including pandemic preparedness and response, and climate change.

We asked public health leaders what the World Health Organization should add to its docket in this anniversary year. Answers ranged from pay more attention to teen health to restore the world's trust.

We asked public health leaders what the World Health Organization should add to its docket in this anniversary year. Answers ranged from pay more attention to teen health to restore the world's trust.

By Zhang Mengxu, Zhang Penghui, Chen Shangwen The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2023 held its first press conference on March 28, on which the "Asian Economic Outlook and Integration Progress Annual Report 2023" and the "Sustainable Development: Asia and the World Annual Report 2023" were officially released.…

World Bank reform will involve tackling a set of institutional challenges, from mobilizing more financing to taking on more risk. But it will also need to reckon with the more fundamental trade-offs between providing public goods and addressing poverty.

Reform of the World Bank is in the eye of the beholder—not just how it’s going, but even what it is. With so many issues still to work out, next week's Spring Meetings are likely to be disappointing for those hoping for swift movement. But there's still room for ambition and optimism in the longer term.

Pay more attention to teens, ethics, the planet, long COVID and more. NPR asks public health leaders what this U.N.-created agency should add to its docket in this anniversary year.

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