A recent report analyzed the reasons why family planning has lost policy visibility, globally, and funding support on the basis of interviews with informants from developed and low-resource nations.

The overall objective of the present study is to contribute to the knowledge-base that is urgently required for the implementation of sustainable rural development activities in Haiti. The study ...

The overarching goal of the NTP is to build modern, prosperous, sustainable rural areas rich in cultural identity, in tandem with urbanization and climate adaptation. It aims to promote comprehensive ...

How does rural poverty develop, what accounts for its persistence, and what specific measures can be taken to eliminate or mitigate it? About one-fifth of the world's population is afflicted by ...

WASHINGTON D.C., June 26, 2019 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a $300 million loan for Indonesia to accelerate rural poverty reduction and improve service delivery in over ...

Lao PDR is now a lower-middle income country, and poverty has declined in recent years. However, impressive improvements at the national level have masked significant differences between regions and ...

As the General Assembly holds a special session in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the side-event “Transforming agrifood systems and fostering inclusive rural development in the context of COVID-19 ...

Amadou Boubacar Cisse is Vice President of Operations of the Islamic Development Bank, overseeing the planning and implementation of the Bank's long-term financing activities in 56 member countries ...

The most striking feature of Bhutan’s socioeconomic trajectory has been the unprecedented progress made toward poverty reduction over the last two decades. When the country’s National Statistics ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pointed out, "to understand China today, one must learn to understand the Communist Party of ...

Nigeria plans to lift 50 million people out of poverty within five years; one of the most ambitious targets in its poverty reduction programmes. This raises a deeper question: what does it mean to end ...