Tuesday, March 30, 2021
The UN on Tuesday said the COVID-19 pandemic has erased years of progress in poverty reduction in the Asia-Pacific region. The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2021, released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia...
Friday, March 27, 2020
Nigériennes, Nigériens, Mes Chers Concitoyens, Pour vous protéger contre le COVID-19, le Gouvernement a adopté et publié une batterie de 26 mesures dès les 13 et 17 Mars 2020. Depuis ces dates, la pandémie a continué à progresser et notre pays, qui était...
Friday, March 20, 2020
Building upon our earlier blog post on COVID-19 and smart health spending in developing countries, we developed a presentation on some of our early thoughts and research findings—focused on current gaps and much needed areas of development in research...
Thursday, February 13, 2020
The World Bank has today released the 14th Uganda Economic Update which has focused on social protection systems in Uganda and proposes a more effective approach to reduce vulnerability and to support more inclusive growth. The report indicates that...
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Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Africa
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Monday, February 10, 2020
President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.8 trillion election-year budget plan on Monday that recycles previously rejected cuts to domestic programs like food stamps and Medicaid to promise a balanced budget in 15 years — all while leaving Social Security and...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
BLOG: The state of the American middle class is a hot topic on the campaign trail and in the policy community. As we have shown before, income growth for the middle class, defined as the middle 60 percent of the income distribution, is falling behind...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
The Federal Government, has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring access to affordable healthcare and robust social protection to member states of the Developing Eight (D-8) countries. The Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada...
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Egypt, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Turkey, Africa, Asia
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020
BLOG: El Programa Conjunto de la ONU sobre el VIH/SIDA (ONUSIDA) denunció este lunes que unos 100 millones de personas han caído en la pobreza extrema debido al pago de asistencia sanitaria y que más de 930 millones – alrededor del 12% de la población...
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Africa, South Africa, Asia, Thailand
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Friday, January 17, 2020
Hours after Imran Khan claimed victory in Pakistan's July 2018 general election, the former cricketer addressed the nation with his new vision for the country. Following a combative contest dominated by claims of corruption, ballot rigging and military...
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Pakistan, United Kingdom, Asia, Europe
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Monday, December 9, 2019
OPINION - In the last few years, the global community has established a shared and widely accepted vision on the importance and significance of global goals, such as the SDGs and Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This vision has provided an opportunity to...