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The law in Saint Lucia provides for the same legal status and rights for women as for men, requires equal pay for equal work, and provides equal treatment of men and women for family property, nationality, and inheritance. Its economy is heavily dependent on tourism and services, both of which...
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The Country Opinion Survey in Togo assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Togo perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private...
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Over the past decade, illegal gold extraction has increased significantly in the Amazon region, partly due to the high international prices of this mineral, the less stringent attitude of some countries in relation to the environment and the pursuit of immediate economic opportunities....
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climate change on human health in Colombia and by outlining the most effective actions to mitigate the threat …
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Colombia is very exposed to natural and climatic disasters and especially to large-scale hydro meteorological drought … agricultural sector. In Colombia a high proportion of the rural population are small-scale poor crop and livestock family farmers … Colombia (GoC) has given major priority to the eradication of rural poverty through the regeneration of the agricultural sector …
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perceptions about obstacles to doing business. This document summarizes the results of the Enterprise Survey for Colombia …
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Achieving gender equality in Colombia is critical to the country's future economic development and social cohesion; yet … it remains an ongoing challenge. The government of Colombia recognizes the importance of closing the country's gender …
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Colombia's solid economic growth since early 2000s has led to significant social improvements. Since the turn of the … century, extreme poverty in Colombia almost halved, falling from 17.7 percent in 2002 to 7.4 percent in 2017. Similarly … of poor individuals in Colombia declined from about 20 million in 2002 to approximately 12.8 million in 2017. The …
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Tajikistan's human capital, eroded by the country's civil war (1992-97), remains low today. According to analyses by the World Bank's Human Capital Project, a child born in Tajikistan today is expected to be 53 percent as productive as he or she could be with full health and complete education....
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This report presents findings from an assessment of quality of care in the health sector in Colombia, using a novel … health sector. This assessment of quality of care in the health sector in Colombia examines how well governments strategize … Corporation (IFC) and was undertaken for the first time in Colombia. It took place from January to June 2019 …
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