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Reducing child undernutrition: lessons from international development

Reducing child undernutrition: lessons from international development

An online Nutrition for Growth side-event
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Réduire la sous-nutrition chez l'enfant: les leçons du développement international

Un événement en parallèle avec Nutrition for Growth
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Republic of Congo - Support for Economic Diversification Project

Ratings for the Support for Economic Diversification Project were as follows: Outcome was moderately unsatisfactory, Overall efficacy was negligible for original PDO and modest for…
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Will the World Bank's Sustainable Development Finance Policy lower the risk of debt distress?

When asked how he went bankrupt, a character in one of Ernest Hemingway’s novels offered the now famous explanation: “Gradually, and then all of a sudden.” It could be said that the rise of debt stress in low-income…
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The International Development Association's Sustainable Development Finance Policy

This evaluation provides an early-stage assessment of IDA's Sustainable Development Finance Policy (SDFP), which went into effect July 1, 2020.
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COP26 pledges: Can the private sector come through for climate action in emerging economies?

COP26 pledges: Can the private sector come through for climate action in emerging economies?

The first week of COP26 ended with a loud and clear response from world leaders to the call for greater ambition and urgent climate action. Regardless of whether this enthusiasm is to be received with hope or with…
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Moving towards a Sustainable, Inclusive, and Resilient Recovery

Moving towards a Sustainable, Inclusive, and Resilient Recovery

In this edition of Evaluation Headlines, Alison Evans, Director General of the Independent Evaluation Group at the World Bank and Marvin Taylor-Dormond, former Director General of the Independent Evaluation Department…
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2021: Validation of Management Progress on IEG Evaluation Recommendations

The Management Action Record (MAR) system tracks follow-up to IEG evaluations. This document validates management’s self-assessment covering FY17-21.
Evaluation
Jalamchagna Dolgoon, 30, and his friends rest while their cows drink from at a water pump in the countryside surrounding Khairkhandulan Photo Credit: DAWNING, Rafe H. Andrews, Raul Roman

Preserving rangelands for people and climate: Lessons from Mongolia

In Mongolia, the word “rangeland” is synonymous with “homeland.” It is a clue to the importance of rangelands in a country where a quarter of Mongolians are herders, and the wider livestock economy provides sustenance,…
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Artwork by: Segun Bamidele Aiyesan Segun Bamidele Aiyesan is a Nigerian painter, born in Benin City. His painting Scarface asks deep questions of its viewers. The tightly cropped perspective of the face forces a sense of intimacy, encouraging the viewer to get to know this person. Yet, the person is unknowable in many respects – casting his or her eyes downwards, missing one eye, and lacking any particularly unique features. The person depicted seems to ask the viewer: Can you see me? Can you empathize with

World Bank Engagement in Situations of Conflict

This evaluation surfaces lessons for implementing the World Bank Group Strategy for Fragility, Conflict, and Violence 2020–2025.
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