From public transit quality to land use patterns, there are many factors that may impact people's ability to access essential services like healthcare or education. A new World Bank study...
In a post-COVID world, transport could become even more important to the social and economic inclusion of people across Latin America—especially women.
The world is urbanizing at an unprecedented speed and scale, with more than half the global population living in cities today… rising to nearly 7 out of 10 people in cities by 2050.
Progress towards women’s entrepreneurial development has increased over the past ten years. However, female entrepreneurs continue to face multiple obstacles in their journey – one of them being...
A student leader in her school's anti-violence and coexistence project entering the school's courtyard © Charlotte Kesl / World Bank We live in a world where [[tweetable]]one in...
[[tweetable]]What are some of the key issues that will shape global development in 2017?[[/tweetable]] About this series More blog posts From addressing the forced displacement crisis to helping...
The stat is appalling: [[tweetable]]1 in 3 women worldwide have or will experience intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.[[/tweetable]] Although it may take...
Rubi’s Story: Exulted, Rubi ran home. As fast as her fifteen-year-old legs could carry her, she ran, exam in hand, excited to share the results with her family. The results, she believed, would...
Photo: Andrés Scagliola, City of Montevideo While many of the struggles that LGBTI people face are all too familiar – violence, stigma, discrimination – we’ve just returned from the fourth Global...