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Key takeaways: The Lao fiscal system in 2018 was progressive and helped reduce inequality. The net effect of fiscal interventions moderately reduces inequality while the total...

Key messages To preserve their functionality and ensure the food security, nutrition and livelihoods of millions of people, agri-food systems must become more resilient to increasing...

This paper, prepared by the World Bank Group and UNICEF, presents estimated trends in child poverty from 2013 to 2022, based on three international poverty lines: $2.15 (extreme...

The publication provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of social protection on a global scale, spanning from the 1990s to the present. The publication provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of social protection on...

Honduras, already among the poorest countries in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, experienced weak poverty reduction in 2014–19 compared to other countries in the region. The COVID-19...

Vietnam is a country on the move and in transition. Indicators are pointing in the right direction, with many positive economic and social developments. The amount of progress that Vietnam has achieved in less...

Most countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are struggling to reduce poverty and vulnerability—COVID-19 and now Russia's invasion of Ukraine are making the task even...

Human capital, which encompasses knowledge, skills, health, and nutrition, is a significant determinant of long-term economic growth and social advancement. Human capital drives economic growth...

Background One-third of preschool children in Myanmar were stunted in 2015–2016, and three-quarters of children 6–23 mo had inadequate diet diversity. In response, a large-scale nutrition-sensitive social...