other regions in the world to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The region also faces challenges from other emerging … diseases, re-emerging diseases, and climate change. Since 2020, the Central Asian regional economies, as the rest of the world …, have faced two shocks - the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Animal diseases do not respect borders and remain a …

interests of women in mining. At the national level,the most notable interest group is that of Women in Mining (WIM …

opportunities for women. For men and women throughout the developing world, the chance to start and run a business or get a good job …Women, business and the law focuses on this critical piece of the puzzle, objectively highlighting differentiations on … the basis of gender in 141 economies around the world, covering six areas: accessing institutions, using property, getting …

designs. While World Bank projects are fairly effective at providing women and girls with the resources they need to reach … women and girls' empowerment as a sustainable way to enhance well-being and close gender gaps. The operational approach to … women and girls' empowerment can guide practitioners in systematically translating the concept of empowerment into project …

implementation of youth employment programs. The digital transformation is creating new job opportunities, especially for women, who … are able to work from home and overcome time and mobility constraints. In the United States, 49.3 percent of women worked … from home in 2020, while data from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries show that women …

The adverse impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is being disproportionately borne by women, further … responsibilities, women have been disproportionately affected by the secondary impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Women … have had to adopt more drastic measures to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic, both reactively and proactively, ranging …

. The World Bank has extended technical and financial assistance to large-scale infrastructure projects in Nepal, some for … trafficking in men, women, and children …