Sp. Assistant to HDVP @WorldBank | Development, fragility, conflict, violence | Human Development | Social inclusion | š³ļøāš LGBT activist | Views my own
Earlier today met with @WorldBank VP for Human Development @MamtaMurthi along with @WorldBank team members @CVagneron and Pedro Cerdan on matters Women Economic Empowerment and Investment programmes aligned to the #BETA Plan
Hear hear @DMiliband from @RESCUEorg on need to improve scale up adaptation efforts in fragile settings and better engaging civil society in our #climate and #peace efforts #Cop28
The second @WorldBankās #CCDR summary report is out, covering 42 economies.
We face a triple development, climate, and nature crisis. Beyond grim headlines, there are clear opportunities to achieve development and climate double wins. #LivablePlanetworldbank.org/en/topic/climaā¦
Financial inclusion must be part of the climate agenda! Inclusive finance is an enabler of autonomous adaptation and needs more attention and financing. Conversely, climate change undermines progress on financial inclusion. Read @CGAP's report: cgap.org/research/publicatioā¦
Children account for 2 out of every 5 civilian deaths in Gaza, surpassing the total number killed across all the worldās conflict zones in any year since 2019, said Save the Children. Families are mourning what feels like the loss of an entire generation. wapo.st/3QHrtXK
One gauge of the civilian toll in Gaza so far: At least 72 United Nations staffers have been killed in Gaza so far, the UN says. Whatever that is, it's not surgical.
Check out this new blog by Christian Bodewig, Rob Chase, Suleiman Namara and moi!
Boosting opportunities for the most vulnerable: the Productive Social Safety Net toolbox for Africa blogs.worldbank.org/africaca⦠via @WorldBankAfrica@cbodewig
Join us at the #AnnualMeetings next week ā in Marrakech or online ā for a discussion about how to redefine global cooperation around the pressing challenge of fragility, conflict and violence.
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ALT Register to ODI's event on "Navigating fragility: the new multilateral agenda." 11 October, 16:00-18:00 GMT 1.
Historically, much of the gender gap in earnings could be explained by differences in education and occupational choices. However, this yearās economic sciences laureate Claudia Goldin has shown that the bulk of this earnings difference is now between men and women in the same occupation, and that it largely arises with the birth of the first child.
#NobelPrize