SCHOOL CLOSURES COULD IMPOVERISH WHOLE GENERATION
This generation of students now risks losing $17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value, or about 14 per cent of today’s global GDP, as a result of COVID-19 pandemic-related…
SOUTH ASIA FORUM ENDORSES INTEGRATED APPROACH TO SDGs
The COVID-19 outbreak inflicted a devastating blow to the sustainable development aspirations of South Asia at a time when the subregion urgently needed an accelerated implementation pathway for achieving by…
EXPORTS CRITICAL FOR PAKISTAN’S SUSTAINED ECONOMIC GROWTH
Pakistan’s economy recovered in Fiscal Year 2021, in part due to the government’s effective use of targeted lockdowns to manage the spread of COVID-19, while also permitting economic activity to…
SCHOOL CLOSURES LEADING TO WIDENING INEQUITIES IN SOUTH ASIA
School closures have led to alarming inequities in learning opportunities for children in South Asia, despite significant efforts by governments and partners to expand remote learning, according to UNICEF research conducted in India, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. School closures in South Asia due to the COVID-19 pandemic have interrupted the learning of 434…
STRUCTURAL REFORMS KEY TO SUSTAIN PAKISTAN’S RECOVERY
The World Bank Vice President for South Asia, Hartwig Schafer, has concluded a week-long visit to Pakistan to discuss the country’s development priorities and how the Bank can continue to support the…
EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENTS FOR PAKISTAN
The World Bank have approved $100 million in financing to support Pakistan’s efforts to increase literacy and student retention rates in the Sindh province. The Sindh Early Learning Enhancement through Classroom…
COUNTRIES REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO ENDING POLIO
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has launched the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022-2026: Delivering on a Promise at a virtual event, to overcome the remaining challenges to ending polio, including setbacks caused…