Development

Finance ministers from across Latin America and the Caribbean convened today in Washington, D.C., to discuss mobilizing US$372 billion over the next five years to combat the region’s water and sanitation crisis. The meeting, which gathered...

As Nigeria marks 10 years since the mass Chibok abductions in the Northeast, 90 girls remain in captivity, and the country is recovering from another abduction of schoolchildren in Kaduna state in March of this year....

One year since violence exploded in Sudan, and as the ensuing crisis continues to deepen, the lives, educations and futures of a generation of Sudanese children hang in the balance. Beyond the direct impact of the...

A new Oxfam report released in advance of the 2024 Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., states that income inequality is high or rising in 60% (64 out of 106) of low- and middle-income countries that receive...

In pursuit of a regional wholesale electricity market, Ceres applauds the recommendations made today by the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative. This is a significant step toward enhancing grid reliability, affordability, and the deployment of clean energy...

In Uttara, BRAC Healthcare Limited, a division of BRAC Enterprises, opened its second medical facility. On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, Asif Saleh, Executive Director of BRAC, formally opened the center. It is located at House 15,...

On Friday, the UN Human Rights Council debated whether to call for an end to Israel’s arms sales, since the country’s conflict in Gaza has claimed the lives of over 33,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians....

AYAT Education, a social enterprise, organized a roundtable discussion on “Building a Strategic Roadmap for Care Economy in Bangladesh” on April 01, 2024, at a Hotel in Dhaka. The event brought together key stakeholders from government,...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought further robust support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expedite Bangladesh’s endeavor for its people’s socioeconomic development as ADB Vice President (Sector and Themes) Fatima Yasmin called on her...

Japan’s government announced that it is getting ready to start providing cash again to the UNRWA, the crisis-hit Palestinian refugee organization that oversees almost all relief to Gaza. Japan, which was previously the sixth-largest donor to...