Global Development

A general view of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in Washington, D.C., on August 21, 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic. This week former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) accepted the Democratic nomination for President and Vice President, respectively, during a nationwide virtual convention ahead of the Republican National Convention that is set to take place next week with in-person events held in Charlotte, N.C., and Washington. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Future Development

Making COVID-19 aid effective by doubling down on USAID reforms

George Ingram and Justin Fugle

Monday, May 3, 2021

Rohingya refugee Nur Islam, 24, who suffers from diphtheria, is examined by a doctor at a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh December 18, 2017. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) from November 3 through December 12, a total of 804 suspected diphtheria cases including 15 deaths were reported among the displaced Rohingya population in Cox's Bazar. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Future Development

Do transition readiness assessment tools inform donor transitions in health care?

Wenhui Mao, Kaci Kennedy McDade, Heather Hille, and Mackenzie Zepeda

Friday, April 30, 2021

Relatives visit child patients who suffer from acute encephalitis syndrome in a hospital ward in Muzaffarpur, in the eastern state of Bihar, India, June 19, 2019. REUTERS/Alasdair Pal

Future Development

Early lessons from India’s health insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

Shawin Vitsupakorn, Wenhui Mao, and Ipchita Bharali

Thursday, April 29, 2021

A person receives a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, during mass vaccine inside of Hermanos Lopez Rayon sports center, a designated priority vaccination center for elderly over 60 years in the Uruapan town. On March 10, 2021 in Michoacan, Mexico (Photo by Eyepix/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Report

Pandemic preparedness and response: Beyond the WHO’s Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator

Kaushik Basu, Lawrence Gostin, and Nicole Hassoun

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Reports

A girl plays hopscotch as people line up to vote in the first round of 2017 French presidential election at a polling station in Marseille, France, April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Laurenson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1DF78E8BB0

Global Development

Social and development impact bonds by the numbers

Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Izzy Boggild-Jones, Onyeka Nwabunnia, and Sarah Osborne

Thursday, April 8, 2021

A worker sorts baobab fruit at the Bioessence factory, a cosmetic and nutrition company using baobab and shea products, in Dakar June 19, 2013. Bioessence exports many of its products to the United States. REUTERS/Joe Penney (SENEGAL - Tags: BUSINESS)

Report

Employment creation potential, labor skills requirements, and skill gaps for young people: A Senegal case study

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Fatou Gueye, Assane Beye, Abdou Khadir Dia, and Massaer Mbaye

Monday, April 5, 2021

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - January 30 2014: Raw Coffee Bean sorting and processing in a factory

Report

Youth employment in sub-Saharan Africa: Progress and prospects

Louise Fox and Dhruv Gandhi

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Lima, Peru.- In the photos taken on November 20, 2020, it shows rural families, dedicated to different livestock activities in Lima, Peru. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), the informal employment rate at the national level increased from 73% in the first quarter of this year to 75.2% in the third quarter, thus reaching the value highest in more than eight years. Today, almost eight out of ten jobs are informal.

Report

Debt distress and development distress: Twin crises of 2021

Homi Kharas and Meagan Dooley

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Sierra Leonean security forces supervise the crew on board the Marampa 803, a vessel apprehended for alleged illegal fishing activities, that has been moored off the West African country's capital Freetown January 21, 2012. West Africa, recognized as one of the world's richest fisheries grounds teeming with snapper, grouper, sardines, mackerel and shrimp, loses up to $1.5 billion worth of fish each year to vessels fishing in protected zones or without proper equipment or licenses. Widespread corruption and a continuing lack of resources for enforcement mean huge foreign trawlers often venture into areas near the coast that are reserved exclusively for artisanal fishermen, allowing them to drag off tonnes of catch and putting at risk the livelihoods of millions of local people. Picture taken January 21, 2012. To match Feature WESTAFRICA-FISHING/ REUTERS/Simon Akam (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOOD ANIMALS)

Report

Measuring the global impact of destructive and illegal fishing on maritime piracy: A spatial analysis

Raj M. Desai and George E. Shambaugh

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Blog Posts

FILE PHOTO: Director General of the Ghana Health Service Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye receives the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during the vaccination campaign at the Ridge Hospital in Accra, Ghana March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

Africa in Focus

Figure of the Week: COVID-19’s impact on debt risks in sub-Saharan Africa

Tamara White

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Lagos, Nigeria.-In the photos, it shows the streets of Lagos during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. David Nabarro, special adviser to the World Health Organization (WHO) urged governments not to use quarantine as the main strategy to control the spread of COVID-19 and warned of the increase in poverty as a result of the restrictions . "At the World Health Organization we do not advocate quarantines as the main means of controlling this virus," Nabarro said.

Future Development

Poverty and fragility: Where will the poor live in 2030?

Jasmin Baier, Marina Buch Kristensen, and Søren Davidsen

Monday, April 19, 2021

A relative of one of the missing school girls reacts in Dapchi in the northeastern state of Yobe, after an attack on the village by Boko Haram, Nigeria February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Education Plus Development

Student kidnappings threaten collapse of Nigerian education system

Adedeji Adeniran and Marco Castradori

Monday, April 19, 2021

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