Beyond war and internal conflict: How should the World Bank support Iraq now? Have your say

        As the Arab Spring swept through the region, Iraq was at war and fighting a homegrown insurgency. Since the war’s end, Iraq has had to pick up the pieces and come to terms with its…

Marie-Helene Bricknell |
Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Governance

Latin American women driving region’s prosperity

Also available in Portuguese, Spanish Women are increasingly becoming Latin America's critical development partners. Moms, students, working professionals, women from all walks of life, are a…

Joao Pedro Azevedo, Louise Cord |
Gender

Gender Equality: Smart Economics & Smart Business

Gro Harlem Brundtland, former prime minister of Norway and special envoy of the UN secretary-general on climate change, speaks with Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile and executive…

Rachel Kyte |
Agriculture and Food, Education, Environment, Gender, Governance

Are female firms less productive? Findings from the Rural Investment Climate Pilot Surveys

The potentially deleterious effects of gender disparities on growth and poverty reduction have been receiving progressively more policy attention (reflected, for instance, in the inclusion of the…

Rita Costa, Bob Rijkers |
Agriculture and Food, Gender, Poverty

Maternal mortality: Why have some regions seen progress while others struggle?

New estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the World Bank show that the…

Samuel Mills, Emi Suzuki |
Gender, Education, Health

Blogging Social Inclusion: Why Now?

Part of a series on social inclusionChina is talking of a harmonious society, Brazil of social integration, India of social inclusion, and so on. The United Nations just released its first World…

Maitreyi Bordia Das |
Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Education, Health, Jobs & Development