This paper explores the effect of road rehabilitation on violent conflict using a novel, rich dataset of road rehabilitation projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country received massive external...
Since the 2020 UN-World Bank Partnership Monitoring Report was published (UN and World Bank 2020), the global landscape has become more uncertain and complex due to increased geopolitical polarization...
The 2022 Zimbabwe Reconstruction Fund (ZIMREF) annual report provides an update and summary of the trust fund’s activities in 2022. The ZIMREF is a World Bank administered multi-donor trust fund supported...
The state and peacebuilding fund (SPF) is the World Bank’s largest multi-donor trust fund providing catalytic financing to prevent conflict, support rapid crisis response, and build long-term resilience...
On June 13 and 14, 2019, the first global insights conference on community-driven development (CDD) and conflict prevention brought together participants representing government delegations from across...
The United Nations and World Bank jointly urge a shift away from managing crises toward prevention through inclusive and collective interventions (United Nations and World Bank 2018). Collaborative social...
The development objective of the Enhanced Capacity towards Sustainable Petroleum Sector Management Project for Chad is to facilitate the efficient management of petroleum resources by strengthening the...
This is a statement by Mr. Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury at the ninety-fifth meeting of the Development Committee held on April 22, 2017. He discusses on: the eighteenth replenishment of...
This is a statement by Minister Gerd Müller, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, at the ninety-fifth meeting of the Development Committee held on April 22, 2017. The challenges of...
The World Bank’s ambitious goals are to work with its member countries to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity. In upper-middle income countries, such as Thailand, the primary value of the...