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Kenya Secures the First Horn of Africa Initiative Project to Boost Regional Integration and National Development

The World Bank Board of Directors approved $750 million in International Development Association (IDA)* financing to improve the movement of people and goods, digital connectivity and access to social services for over 3.2 million people living in the North Eastern region where the Isiolo-Mandera Regional Road Corridor traverses on September 08, 2020.

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PHILIPPINES: Vibrant Agriculture is Key to Faster Recovery and Poverty Reduction

Transforming Philippine agriculture into a dynamic, high-growth sector is essential for the country to speed up recovery, poverty reduction and inclusive growth, according to the latest report released by the World Bank.

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COVID-19 could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, agencies warn

With the number of under-five deaths at an all-time recorded low of 5.2 million in 2019, disruptions in child and maternal health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic are putting millions of additional lives at stake

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A child and his mother while waiting to receive medical care in a health facility supported by UNICEF in Tachira, Venezuela on June 26, 2020.

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WFP and Government of Uttar Pradesh work together to address malnutrition in children

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) of Uttar Pradesh are setting up over 200 supplementary nutrition production units to support distribution under the government’s Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme that, among other services, provides nutrition services to children under 6 years of age.

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Build a better future with blue skies for all, UN urges, marking first International Day of Clean Air

The first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is being commemorated around the world, on Monday, following the recognition by the United Nations General Assembly of the importance of clean air for the health and day-to-day lives of people.

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China Freezes Visa Renewals for Journalists with US-Based News Outlets 

Chinese authorities have stopped renewing press credentials for foreign journalists working for U.S. news organizations in China, the latest move in a continuing cycle of tit-for-tat retaliations between Beijing and Washington over economic and diplomatic disputes.

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Putin Critic Navalny’s Health Improving, German Hospital Says

The health of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is improving, and he now has been taken out of an induced coma and is responsive, the German hospital treating him said Monday.

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Project Signing: New World Bank Project to Provide Safe, Resilient, and Well-Performing Roads in Himachal Pradesh

The Government of India, the Government of Himachal Pradesh and the World Bank signed a $82 million project to support Himachal Pradesh strengthen its transport and road safety institutions by improving the condition, safety, resilience, and engineering standards of its state road network on September 07, 2020.

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Hundreds Arrested in Hong Kong Protests to Commemorate Postponed Elections

At least 289 people were arrested in Hong Kong Sunday during protests against the postponement of legislative elections.

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Large Protests Against Lukashenko Persist 

Protesters once again took to the streets of Belarus Sunday, the latest in nearly a month of demonstrations following disupted elections that left longtime president Alexander Lukashenko in power.