World Refugee Day 2019: Building a stronger international response to the challenge of forced displacement

Kristalina Georgieva |
Fragility Conflict and Violence, Social Development, Social Protection

Technology works for getting poor people’s problems fixed – we just have to get it right

© Sarah Farhat/World Bank One of the encouraging signs that I pick up whenever I travel is the difference that technology is making to the lives of millions of marginalized people. In most cases…

Kristalina Georgieva |
Digital Development, Gender, Jobs & Development, Social Protection, Poverty

Using adaptive social protection to cope with crisis and build resilience

In a world increasingly filled with risk, social protection systems help individuals and families cope with civil war, natural disaster, displacement, and other shocks. ©  Farhana Asnap/World Bank…

Michal Rutkowski |
Social Protection, Climate Change, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Disaster Risk Management, Environment

Taming the Tides of High Inflation in South Sudan

Six years after independence, South Sudan remains one of the world’s most fragile states, unable to emerge from cycles of violence. About half the population—that is, about 6 million of 12 million…

Utz Pape, Nora Dihel |
Agriculture and Food, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Jobs & Development, Social Protection, Poverty

Middle class jobs are thriving in Central and Eastern Europe

Photo: Tomislav Georgiev / World Bank Exponential increases in automation, computerization and digitization is having a profound impact on many people’s jobs. Branko Milanovic’s recent work on…

Roma Keister, Piotr Lewandowski |
Jobs & Development, Social Protection