Migration is a development challenge. About 184 million people—2.3 percent of the world’s population—live outside of their country of nationality. Almost half of migrants live in and a significant ...

Pursuant to General Assembly Resolution 78/261 of 26 February 2024, a “Second World Summit for Social Development” (WSSD2) was launched, to be held in Doha, Qatar on 4 to 6 November 2025[1]. H.E. Mr.

Many low-income and emerging market countries face an increasingly precarious economic future as they grapple with mounting debt burdens. Creditors include international financial institutions, the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global credit turmoil, an economic slowdown in industrial countries and accelerating inflation are set to curb the rapid pace of growth in developing economies this year, the ...

The term "Third World" is making headlines. Last week, President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that immigrants from poor nations are a burden on the United States. "I will permanently pause ...

World Development Indicators (WDI) serves as the World Bank's primary collection of internationally comparable data on development. It is a comprehensive resource that contains pertinent, top-notch ...

Risk is all around us, an inherent part of life. And in the world of development, there are also risks, including war, civil disturbance and expropriation. Junaid Kamal Ahmad: When Egypt did in fact ...