Researchers say this is not merely a temporary crisis, but a permanent failure that requires rethinking the world’s approach ...

A new flagship UN report warns that the world has entered an era of “global water bankruptcy,” where decades of overuse, ...

Knowledge is critical to development. The World Bank focuses on evidence-based development solutions and provides global insights for solving development challenges through reports and publications, ...

The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 will present global and regional economic outlooks for the year ahead, highlighting the need for global cooperation and policies to support growth and ...

24 April 2025 - Economic insecurity, staggering levels of inequality, declining social trust and social fragmentation are destabilizing societies worldwide. The World Social Report 2025, released ...

The 2025 United Nations (UN) Human Development Report published earlier this month reveals an unprecedented slowdown on the Human Development Indices (HDI) in all regions of the world, along with ...

Some vols. have also a distinctive titles. Latest issue consulted: 1998/99. Also issued under the same title as a CD-ROM. Recent eds. also available via the World Wide Web. Vols. for 1978-1996 include ...

Knowledge is central to the World Bank’s ability to influence the global development agenda. Combining global and country knowledge, our research programs generate wide-ranging insights for solving ...

Do countries with high GDP growth become healthy over time? Or is it the other way around? Can countries create wealth in the long term if their population is not healthy or educated? For a very long ...