Stronger Education, Health and Public Finances for Tuvalu
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2014—The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a Second Development Policy Operation (DPO) for the Pacific Island country of Tuvalu. This second in a...
View ArticleWorld Bank Group Offers Support to Aid Vanuatu’s Recovery
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2015 – The World Bank Group today announced that Vanuatu has received a US$1.9 million payout from the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Pilot, the first of several measures that...
View ArticleDeveloping East Asia Pacific Growth Remains Robust in 2015
SINGAPORE, April 13, 2015 – Economic growth will ease slightly in developing countries in East Asia and Pacific this year, even as the region benefits from lower oil prices and a continued economic...
View ArticleCambodia and Developing East Asia Pacific Growth Remain Robust in 2015
SINGAPORE, April 13, 2015 – Economic growth will ease slightly in developing countries in East Asia and Pacific this year, even as the region benefits from lower oil prices and a continued economic...
View ArticleWHO report finds systems to combat antibiotic resistance lacking
A quarter of countries that responded to a WHO survey have national plans to preserve antimicrobial medicines like antibiotics, but many more countries must also step up. A new report, "Worldwide...
View ArticleHealth Campaign launch to improve the health of Timorese children
Child Health Now is World Vision’s first global campaign focused on one single issue: reducing the preventable deaths of children under five. read more
View ArticleUNRISD Participates in Special Technical Panel for Ministerial Meeting in...
UNRISD Research Coordinator Ilcheong Yi attended the 13th Meeting of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs. This year’s meeting, entitled The...
View ArticlePrime Minister of Timor-Leste visits World Vision's project
When World Vision Timor-Leste’s Country Director, Samaresh Nayak, met with Prime Minister Dr. Rui Maria de Araujo to present the newly launched Child Health Now campaign, he did not expect the meeting...
View ArticlePrime Minister of Timor-Leste visits World Vision's mothers club.
First time in World Vision Timor-Leste history; The Prime Minister of Timor-Leste visited WV's Project. read more
View ArticleWoodside, Australia’s Largest Independent Oil and Gas Company, Uses IBM...
IBM Watson will help scale the knowledge of Woodside engineers working in control rooms offshore. read more
View ArticlePacific Islands Prepare for a More Disaster Resilient Future
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2015 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$32.29 million in International Development Association (IDA) grants and credits to support the Pacific...
View ArticleUnderwater Cable to Bring High-Speed Internet to Samoa
Washington D.C., June 19, 2015 – Samoans will soon be connected to cheaper and higher-capacity internet access after the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a grant of US$16 Million for...
View ArticleStatement on passing of Former Vanuatu Prime Minister, the Honourable Edward...
PORT VILA, Vanuatu, July 29, 2015 – The World Bank is saddened by the sudden passing of former Prime Minister, the Honourable Edward Nipake Natapei Tuta Fanua`araki, current Vanuatu Opposition Leader...
View ArticleInclusive Education Centres Launched in Timor-Leste
Children with disabilities will now have an opportunity to receive a quality education after Plan International Timor-Leste and the Ministry of Education opened resource centres in Dili, Aileu and...
View ArticleTuvalu Gets Continued Support for Cyclone Pam Recovery
WASHINGTON D.C., September 15, 2015—Six months after Cyclone Pam hit the Pacific, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved an additional US$3 million grant to support Tuvalu’s...
View ArticleClimate Change Threatens to Deepen Poverty in East Asia Pacific by 2030
WASHINGTON, November 8, 2015 – Climate change is already preventing people from escaping poverty, and without rapid, inclusive and climate-smart development, together with emissions-reductions efforts...
View ArticleMaternal deaths fell 44% since 1990
GENEVA/NEW YORK, 12 November 2015 – Maternal mortality has fallen by 44% since 1990, United Nations agencies and the World Bank Group reported today. read more
View ArticleMaternal deaths fell 44% since 1990 – UN
Maternal mortality has fallen by 44% since 1990, United Nations agencies and the World Bank Group reported today. read more
View ArticleUSCIS Announces Addition of 16 Countries Eligible to Participate in the H-2A...
USCIS and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State, have added Andorra, Belgium, Brunei, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Lichtenstein,...
View ArticleSpotlighting prevention, “Orange the World” kicks off global efforts to end...
New York, 24 November 2015 — From parades to soccer matches, school debates, and the lighting up of hundreds of iconic monuments, starting tomorrow a United Nations call to “Orange the World” will...
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