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The World Bank's failure to act on early warnings and reports of sexual abuse has perpetuated a culture of impunity.

Shortly after the opening ceremony of the 2023 United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai, delegates of nations around the world rose in a standing ovation to celebrate a long-awaited agreement to launch a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries recover from climate-related disasters.

From fossil fuel chiefs to an outspoken UN secretary general, a look at who will attend the UAE’s climate summit

Young people in Africa have called on developed countries to double the funding for climate change adaptation in Africa.

According to a recent World Bank report, more than 40 percent of children under the age of five in Pakistan suffer from stunted growth. The situation is especially worrying for some villages in Sindh province, where 66 percent of under-fives are affected. Stunting is closely linked to brain development and…

Exclusive: Fields run by climate summit host have burned gas near daily despite 20-year-old pledge, satellite monitoring reveals

Plastic pollution is an urgent environmental issue, globally. Every year, about eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans.

To what extent does private investment help developing countries to reduce conflict and violence and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?

Chief Secretary-led high-level steering committee formed for World Bank-aided KERA project in agriculture sector