As part of the World Bank’s September 2019 global poverty update published a few weeks ago, metadata on the comparability of poverty estimates within countries over time was added to the PovcalNet…

À l'occasion de l'actualisation des données sur la pauvreté dans le monde, publiées par la Banque mondiale il y a quelques semaines, le site PovcalNet s'est enrichi de métadonnées…

When a disaster occurs, governments grapple with many questions: How bad is the damage? What are the priorities for response and recovery? What are the impacts on housing and infrastructure? And…

From farms to towns, women are a major provider of food and food security for their families, but women in half of the world still struggle to access their equal land and property rights in spite…

Amidst the devastation, there is reason to be encouraged by the resilience and resourcefulness of The Bahamas.

On February 20, 2015, World Bank missions to Yemen were suspended due to increased security concerns. One particularly eye-opening graphic gives a rough glance at what Yemen would look like if it…

In countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence, the private sector plays a critical role in providing jobs and income. Inclusive and sustainable economic growth can also help heal…

新公布的基于卫星资料的测算结果显示，2018年全球天然气燃除量增至1450亿立方米，增幅达3%

Newly released estimates from satellite data show a 3% increase in global gas flaring globally in 2018 to 145 billion cubic meters (bcm).

Selon de nouvelles estimations reposant sur des données recueillies par satellite, le torchage a augmenté de 3 % en 2018, à 145 milliards de mètres cubes.