More than 760,000 Venezuelan migrant women live in Peru. Community kitchens have become a space for integration with Peruvian culture.

Greta Granados de Orbegoso, Paula Sierra Velez, Alonso Mesía Macher |

In Peru, health insurance now extends to 99 percent of the population. Nevertheless, 7 out of every 10 individuals still cannot access the healthcare they need. How can we transition towards…

Gabriel Aguirre Martens |

Although Peru reduced poverty from 59% in 2004 to 24% in 2013, there are still major challenges. An analysis of the current situation could be the point of departure for crafting new solutions for…

Eliana Rubiano-Matulevich |

Implementing a Health Information Management System could be the key to transforming the sector in Peru.

Gabriel Aguirre Martens |

In Perú, only 50 percent of the population have access to safely managed water and only 4 out of 10 have safely managed sanitation. Managing the country's water resources is key to overcoming…

Carlo Alberto Amadei, Christian Borja-Vega |

A recent peer learning workshop for five Latin American countries underscored the importance of effective Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) frameworks for ensuring the successful implementation…

Verónica Trujillo, Fiorella Risso Brandon |

With the reduction in health budgets following the response to the COVID-19 crisis, Latin American and Caribbean countries must prioritize spending on high-yield resilience.

Jeremy Veillard, Cristian Herrera, Nicole Feune de Colombi |

Learn more about the potential of the sovereign green, social and sustainability bond market to mobilize private capital.

Farah Imrana Hussain, Helena Dill, Banu Turhan Kayaalp |

Innovation is key to improving the breeding and extraction of marine and inland species, as well as to enhancing the quality of life of fishing and aquaculture communities. Today, its potential to…

Mariana Escobar, David Ramos López, Michael Morris |

This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. It introduces five papers published from March 16 to March 31 on various topics, including…

Marcelo Buitron, Policy Research Working Paper team |