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In every mining region across the globe, there are a multitude of entities primarilyfocused on progressing the interests of women in mining. At the national level,the most notable interest group is that of Women in Mining (WIM) organizations.Although WIM organizations share a common vision,...
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designs. While World Bank projects are fairly effective at providing women and girls with the resources they need to reach …
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Gender equality has long been central to the World Bank's twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared … region in the context of the region's demographic transition. There has been a proliferation of World Bank projects with … operationalization. This note lays out a pragmatic Operational Approach to enhancing women's and girls' empowerment in World Bank …
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longitudinal and global survey of this nature. As such, this report serves as a valuable resource to shape the World Bank's country …
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resource to shape the World Bank's country engagements, a reference document for regulators and supervisors and, finally, a …
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To permanently end poverty and hunger by 2030, the world needs a food system that can feed every person, every day … better steward the world's natural resources. Urgently, we need a food system that is more resilient and that shifts from …
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The decline in commodity prices that began with metals and agriculture four years ago—joined by crude oil in mid-2014—continued in 2015Q1 (Figure 1). Energy, metals, and agricultural prices were down 28, 11, and 5 percent, respectively, from the previous quarter. Increasing supplies, bumper...
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Liberia had an estimated 4.3 million hectares of forests in 2011, comprising approximately 50 percent of Liberia’s landmass. These forests support very high levels of biodiversity, provide a wide range of ecosystem services (for example, bush meat, medicines, construction materials, and...
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