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Jobs in the Arab world are about stability as much as prosperity

This blog is part of a weekly series that we hope will provide some food for thought on the critical questions outlined in the forthcoming MENA Flagship Report on Jobs.There is more to unemployment...

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It is time for the Arab world to invest in people not subsidies

             This blog has been co-authored by Hana Brixi and Yasser El-Gammal.This post is part of a blog series that we hope will provide some food for thought on the critical questions outlined in...

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Accountability for Public Services: Do You See a Solution?

Do you know of any examples of schools or health centers delivering great services against the odds?“Kefaya!” (“Enough!” in Arabic), was one of the main slogans in 2011 as people took to the streets...

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A Matter of Trust: Governance and Service Delivery in the Time of Ebola

"WHO logistician Jose and team are preparing to remove dead bodies of people who died from Ebola." Source: WHO [[tweetable]]Why do people  sick with the Ebola virus in West Africa avoid public...

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Breaking the cycle of poor public service performance

Photo: Dana Similie / World Bank The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a rising middle-income region, and its citizens rightly expect quality public services. Yet too often they experience...

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Three must-haves to improve services for the bottom 40 percent

Community at discussion of water supply and sanitation. Kaski, Nepal. Photo: © Simone D. McCourtie / World BankImproving services for the bottom 40 percent of the population requires more than policy...

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It is time for the Arab world to invest in people not subsidies

        Governments in the Arab world have historically relied on subsidies to lower the cost of fuel and food as the principal means for protecting the poor and sharing wealth. Or so they claim. The...

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Accountability for Public Services: Do You See a Solution?

“Kefaya!”“Kefaya!” (“Enough!” in Arabic), was one of the main slogans in 2011 as people took to the streets and called for social justice.  Although change has taken various forms across the region,...

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A Matter of Trust: Governance and Service Delivery in the Time of Ebola

"WHO logistician Jose and team are preparing to remove dead bodies of people who died from Ebola." Source: WHO [[tweetable]]Why do people  sick with the Ebola virus in West Africa avoid public...

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Breaking the cycle of poor public service performance

Photo: Dana Similie / World Bank The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a rising middle-income region, and its citizens rightly expect quality public services. Yet too often they experience...

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Three must-haves to improve services for the bottom 40 percent

Community at discussion of water supply and sanitation. Kaski, Nepal. Photo: © Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank Improving services for the bottom 40 percent of the population requires more than policy...

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Innovation and sound policies are critical to protect people during the crisis

Without rapid, decisive, and coordinated action, COVID-19 threatens to pose a huge setback to hard-won gains in human capital.

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Five lessons for successfully investing in people

While Singapore, Ghana, Morocco, and the Philippines are different in their circumstances and economic statuses, there are common lessons that can be drawn – particularly as other countries consider...

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Investing in women and girls: How governments can drive inclusive recovery

Economic disruptions have disproportionately harmed those who are already vulnerable, threatening to push an additional 47 million women and girls into extreme poverty.

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Investments in human capital require bold financing actions for a resilient...

Immediate investments are needed to reduce permanent losses and position human capital for economic recovery.

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Global crisis of violence against women and girls: tackling it with new,...

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 1 in 3 women were subjected to intimate partner or sexual violence by a non-partner over the course of their lifetime; the figures were even higher for a number of...

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Unleashing women and girls’ human capital: a game changer for Africa

Africa at a Crossroads: Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future. A comprehensive effort could unlock the region’s potential and spur recovery

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What about the boys? Addressing educational underachievement of boys and men...

What about the boys? Addressing educational underachievement of boys and men during and beyond the COVID pandemic

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Mapping the path to accelerate gender equality

Women-led businesses were more likely to experience a decline in sales and profits during the pandemic and were more likely to close than those owned by men. Relatedly, women entrepreneurs took on more...

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How data can accelerate equality

Over the last decade, maternal mortality has decreased and girls’ enrollment in secondary school has considerably increased, but many discriminatory laws in 178 countries still hold back 2.4 billion...

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