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High risk that gender inequalities will widen during and after the pandemic is gains in women's and girls' accumulation … of human capital, economic empowerment, and voice and agency, may be reversed if no action is taken. Women labor force … participation is concentrated in activities that are more sensitive to the crisis. Women are concentrated in sectors where they are …
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The report focuses on risk factors that are expected to increase the vulnerability to human trafficking from and within origin countries such as economic shocks, measured by large, discrete changes to export commodity prices and to GDP. It also explores the role that institutions play through...
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This policy brief presents the main findings of the report "Economic Shocks and Human Trafficking Risks. The report focuses on risk factors that are expected to increase the vulnerability to human trafficking from and within origin countries such as economic shocks, measured by large, discrete...
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Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was living a learning crisis. Before the pandemic, 258 million children … learning deficits. All this means that the world was already far off track for meeting Sustainable Development Goal 4, which … primary and secondary education." The COVID-19 pandemic now threatens to make education outcomes even worse. The pandemic has …
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impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic on the Tunisian economy and the second presents findings from a diagnostic of …) carried out by the World Bank in collaboration with the Government of Tunisia …
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This paper has outlined an ambitious agenda for the WBG to support PPR enhancement at country, regional, and global levels as part of a broader approach to strengthen health systems. It is an agenda that not only seeks to deliver on the Bank's IDA commitments related to disease outbreaks and...
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finds that the price rebound after the pandemic was mainly driven by the economic recovery, but supply factors also …
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interests of women in mining. At the national level,the most notable interest group is that of Women in Mining (WIM …
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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 …
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. The World Bank has extended technical and financial assistance to large-scale infrastructure projects in Nepal, some for … trafficking in men, women, and children …
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