The lending arm of the World Bank is providing loans to institutions that finance the development of coal-based power projects,…
Extreme poverty has declined worldwide while wealth inequality in many countries has increased, the World Bank reports, contending that these…
In the weeks since World Bank President Jim Yong Kim formally declared his intention to seek a second term, the…
Today, 17 percent of the population in the world’s developing countries have inadequate access to food. According to new projections,…
GENEVA — World Health Organization member states agreed on Wednesday to more than double the group’s emergency fund to $494…
Even before a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Ecuador on Saturday, leaving a path of destruction estimated…
Unfulfilled aid pledges and lost tax revenues are making life difficult for Palestinians, according to a recent World Bank report.…
By Barbara Thomas It may sound like a simple question: Are we making progress against poverty and other forms of…
The practice of the World Bank both advising countries on water and investing in private water companies presents a concerning conflict…
Fewer mothers die from childbirth today than did 25 years ago. But the number is not nearly as low as…