The LGBTI community in Latin America and the Caribbean, as in many other regions, faces numerous challenges that impede its socioeconomic inclusion.

Ayat Soliman, Julia Braunmiller, Phoebe Ishak |

About three-quarters of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean uses the Internet. The World Bank studies 24 countries in the region and provides three main findings on household digital…

Gabriel Lara Ibarra, Niccolò Comini, Natalija Gelvanovska-Garcia |

This year, the World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that 40 percent of the population – or 2.8 million people - in the English-speaking Caribbean struggle to access adequate food and remain food…

Lilia Burunciuc |

Today, there are more refugees in the world than directly after World War II. That is almost 26 million people who have been forcibly displaced from their homes and fled across borders from…

Axel van Trotsenburg |

Photo: Alex Proimos/Flickr Transport has a key part to play in connecting people to the resources they need in order to reach their full potential. In other words, transport and human capital go…

Karla Dominguez Gonzalez, Nathalie Picarelli, Malaika Becoulet |

  Esmilda Woolery receiving her first birth certificate - Photo: Jamaica Social Investment Fund Sixty five years old Esmilda Woolery clutched her birth certificate tightly to her chest and beamed…

Mona J. Sue-Ho |

  Crime and violence are still in the top 5 main worries of the world. Globally, one in five people become a victim of violence and crime in their lifetime.

Mariko Yamamoto, Chloe Fevre, Emanuela Monteiro, Silpa Kaza |

Photo: UNDP/Flickr At about 3:30am most weekday mornings, Lovelie is by the roadside near her home in Kenscoff, Haiti, waiting for a vehicle with her produce of carrots and broccoli. With luck, a…

Roger Gorham, Kavita Sethi |

Landing in Port-au-Prince awakens your senses. Exiting the airplane, you are re-energized by the explosion of colors, the welcoming smiles, and the warm weather – particularly when coming from a…

Sameh Wahba, Nancy Lozano Gracia, Paolo Avner, Jonas Ingemann Parby |

Last December, James Dooley Sullivan packed his wheelchair and travelled to Jamaica. Sullivan, an animator and visual arts video editor at the World Bank Group, wanted to see first-hand what it’s…

James Dooley Sullivan |