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Deseret News Here’s the reality of vaccine inequality. Share this story Denis Farrell, Associated Press Across a continent of 1.3 billion people, only 31 million Africans have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines — which is less than 2%. Africa’s vaccination campaigns have fallen far behind the rest of the world in a “moral catastrophe,” reports The Associated Press. The third wave of infections has begun with 14 African countries seeing a surge in cases, eight with cases rising by more than 30%, according to The Guardian. Health officials are worried that COVID-19 devast...

Share This The FINANCIAL -- The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a US$57 million project to help Lao PDR promote sustainable forest management, improve protected area management, and enhance livelihoods opportunities in eight provinces across the country. As World Bank notes, project funding comes from the World Bank’s International Development Association, with contributions from the Global Environment Facility and the Canada-World Bank Clean Energy and Forest Climate Facility. The Lao Landscapes and Livelihoods Project will support economic recovery in light of the a...

The Project will help communities in over 600 villages and 25 forest areas to secure livelihoods and jobs from sustainably managed forests, including opportunities in timber and non-timber products, and nature-based tourism.

18 Feb in 18:33 Modern Diplomacy By limiting access to health, education, social protection, and jobs, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse human capital gains in Azerbaijan. In a recently published report, Survive, Learn, Thrive: Strategic Human Capital Investments to Accelerate Azerbaijan’s Growth, the government of Azerbaijan and the World Bank identify the main challenges to building and activating human capital and put a spotlight on high-impact interventions that respond to constraints, Modern Diplomacy writes. Fadia M. Saadah, World Bank Human Development Regional Director f...

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