In Haiti, violence against women is rising, driven by the recent proliferation of gang attacks, kidnappings, and political and economic upheaval.

Bruce MacPhail |

Blue Ports support the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods, and healthy ocean ecosystems. The World Bank has looked at the potential of this model in five…

Kavita Sethi |

The World Bank is working with Colombia to boost investment into rural roads and water transport in some of the country's most isolated regions. The objective? Connect more people to…

Ellin Ivarsson, Leonardo Canon Rubiano, Carlos Murgui Maties |

While there is clear evidence that women and men travel differently, gender often remains an afterthought in the planning and operation of transport systems. Big data can help change that.

Ellin Ivarsson, Aiga Stokenberga, Juan Ignacio Fulponi |

Learn about the challenges of using the available theory on gender-based violence prevention and putting it into practice in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Diana Catalina Buitrago Orozco, Lorena Levano, Diana Moss, Manuel Contreras-Urbina, Giselle Marie Bello |

Between 2019 and 2022, a total of 143 violent gender-related deaths of women were registered in Paraguay, an average of 36 cases per year or, in other words, 1 femicide every 10 days. From January…

Celina Esther Lezcano Flores, Matilde Bordón, Gustavo Canavire-Bacarreza, Luis Recalde-Ramírez, Lorena Levano |

6 out of 10 women in Ecuador have experienced some type of violence based on gender, with indigenous groups showing very high levels (68%), aggravated by discrimination in the labor market and…

Diana Catalina Buitrago Orozco, Manuel Contreras-Urbina, Lorena Levano, Mariana Felicio, Carmelina Moran Salazar |

Transport is a major contributor to Latin America's greenhouse gas emissions, but is also particularly vulnerable to the consequences of climate change. Cleaner and more resilient transport…

Franz Drees-Gross, Nicolas Peltier-Thiberge, Xavier Espinet |

Of the many negative impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had, one of the most serious and surely the most hidden is the drastic increase in gender-based violence in Latin America and the…

Carlos Felipe Jaramillo |