Evidence-based parenting programs are interventions aimed at improving behaviors, parental practices, skills, and knowledge to promote healthy child development, through support and education from professionals...
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is disrupting the landscape of higher education (HE), presenting both opportunities and challenges. This paper discusses the results of focus group...
The June 2022 release of Learning Poverty estimates involves several changes to the data underlying the country-level Learning Poverty figures. This document provides details of the key changes made. Some...
Since 2012, the number of forcibly displaced people has more than doubled, reaching 89.3 million by the end of 2021. Ongoing conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, will result in even larger numbers...
An identification card that proves a person’s identity is essential in modern society. It allows individuals to access various online and in-person public services by verifying their identity. Through...
This note develops back-of-the-envelope estimates of what it would cost to provide all children with a life raft: schooling at a minimum quality level to achieve literacy and develops a framework of interventions...
Municipalities are facing a dual challenge of a complicated planning landscape and a fragmented financing environment. They are required to prepare, implement, and assess various (theoretically compatible)...
Since the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in January 2020,plastic pollution around the world has signicantly increased with substantial demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which is made from...
Global growth prospects have deteriorated significantly since the beginning of the year, raising the specter of global recession. This paper relies on insights gleaned from previous global recessions to...
The GPSA supports a new generation of collaborative social accountability processes which engage citizens, communities, civil society groups, and public-sector institutions in joint, iterative actions...
Marine biodiversity is critical to the Blue Economy. It underpins ecosystem services that are vital for global functions such as climate regulation, fisheries management, and beach management for coastal...
Marine biodiversity is critical to the Blue Economy. It underpins ecosystem services that are vital for global functions such as climate regulation, fisheries management, and beach management for coastal...
This brief examines two successful gender equality reforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo : the introduction of the Law on Parity in 2015 and an amendment to the Family Code in 2016. These two examples...
Cette Note examine deux réformes pour l’égalité des sexes en République démocratique du Congo : l’introduction de la Loi sur la parité en 2015 et un amendement apporté au Code de la famille en 2016. Ces...
Zonele urbane conduc la succesul economic, de mediu și social al unei țări sau regiuni și, pe măsură ce ne străduim să deblocam întregul potențial al orașelor, ar trebui să se acorde mai multă atenție...
The COVID-19 pandemic created an urgent need for timely information to help monitor and mitigate the socio-economic impact of the crisis. This information is essential to inform policy measures for protecting...
Marine biodiversity is critical to the Blue Economy. It underpins ecosystem services that are vital for global functions such as climate regulation, fisheries management, and beach management for coastal...
This note uses data from the High Frequency Survey on the COVID-19 Impacts on Households to derive results. It briefly addresses the following: employment; Covid-19 update; education; and remittances and...