Tuesday, July 13, 2021
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Responding to the impacts of COVID-19 in Western and Central Africa, the World Bank has supported the rapid...
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Africa, Burkina Faso, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Liberia, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone
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Monday, December 21, 2020
Climate change disproportionately impacts the world’s most impoverished. So, experts are asking, why can’t they receive direct compensation and support?
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Africa, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Asia, Bhutan, India, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom, Europe
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
The World Bank Group announced today the launch of the Mission Billion Challenge “WURI West Africa Prize” to seek innovative solutions that augment inclusion of informal workers in social protection ...
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Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Niger, Togo
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019
BLOG: The Sahel region in West Africa is one of the poorest parts of the world. Around 40 percent of the populations of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger, and Senegal live on less than $1.90 a day. The Sahel also has one of the youngest and...
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Africa, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger, Senegal
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Humanitarian agencies are setting up innovative climate risk insurance policies to protect up to 1.3 million people in West Africa from catastrophic drought. The countries benefitting include Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and the Gambia. ...
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Africa, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal
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