MOZAMBIQUE BENEFITS FROM FOREST CARBON PARTNERSHIP FACILITY
Mozambique has become the first country to receive payments from a World Bank trust fund for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation—commonly known as REDD+.…
2.3 BILLION LACK BASIC HANDWASHING FACILITIES
Although handwashing with soap is critical in the fight against infectious diseases, including COVID-19, globally around 3 in 10 people – or 2.3 billion – do not have handwashing facilities…
TUBERCULOSIS DEATHS RISE AGAIN BECAUSE OF PANDEMIC
The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and, for the first time in over a decade, TB deaths have increased, according to the World Health…
HOW INFRASTRUCTURE DEFINES OUR CLIMATE
A new report, published ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) has called for a radical change in how governments plan, deliver and manage infrastructure –…
NEW COMMONWEALTH GAMES ROADMAP TO DELIVER INNOVATION
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has unveiled a new Strategic Roadmap at its 2021 General Assembly which provides potential future hosts and sports with the renewed flexibility to be…
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD
International Day of the Girl Child is a global observance day declared by the United Nations to be celebrated and recognised each year on October 11th. The observation supports the need for…
STRENGTHENING SOCIAL PROGRAMMES FOR THE POOR IN SOUTH AFRICA
The World Bank, in collaboration with the Government of South Africa, released a new report assessing the country’s social assistance programmes and systems. In an environment of high…
NATIONAL DAY – UGANDA
Uganda’s National Day is celebrated on October 9th every year and marks the anniversary of the country’s independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. Explorer Henry Stanley discovered Uganda…
SETTING OUT THE STEPS TO MEET WORLD COVID VACCINATION TARGETS
The World Health Organization has launched the Strategy to Achieve Global Covid-19 Vaccination by mid-2022 to help bring an end to what has become a two-track pandemic: people in…
BANGLADESH – CLIMATE CHANGE IS AFFECTING HEALTH
In Bangladesh, climate change is leading to an increase in the spread of infectious diseases and affecting the mental health of people, says a new World Bank Report. …
