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Jobseekers now have a better chance of finding work with online platforms doubling as learning providers and job matchmakers.
A project in Bangladesh used behavior change communication as a large-scale health care intervention to help women and poor households access health care.
After a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in 2011, communities in Higashi Matsushima City led recovery efforts and built a smart city.
The Republic of Korea’s Sudokwon Landfill, one of the largest in the world, offers a sustainable model for urban waste management.
How local governments in the Philippines are successfully forging multi-million dollar public-private partnership deals.
Despite extensive aid, countries with fragile and conflict-affected situations are generally failing to significantly improve the lives of their people. New thinking is needed.
Reducing informality requires helping workers and firms move into more productive activities through skills, technology, and firm upgrading.
The World Food Programme uses cash transfers not just to feed the hungry but also to give people purchasing power to buy locally, helping to boost economies.
Inclusive insurance, backed by innovation, partnerships, and policy reform, can close protection gaps and promote equitable financial growth.
Policies should promote the growth and sustainability of social enterprises without making them dependent on state support.