Honored to deliver a keynote at the IAOS – ISI 2024 International Statistics Conference “Improving Decision-Making for All” organized by International Association for Official Statistics, ISI and INEGI INFORMA in #Mexico .

#Data is the infrastructure and a precondition for effective policymaking. It is also a

Excellent meeting with Gogita Todradze, Executive Director of the Statistical Office of #Georgia (@Geostat100) to explore potential collaborative opportunities to strengthen the poverty and equity program in the South Caucasus region.

World Bank is ready to support @Geostat100

Happy to be in Mexico to deliver a keynote at the IAOS – ISI 2024 International Statistics Conference “Improving Decision-Making for All” organized by International Association for Official Statistics, ISI and INEGI INFORMA.

Looking forward for a productive discussion.

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A great opportunity to meet with the United Nations agencies in Maputo, #Mozambique to discuss how we can support the country in the implementation of its poverty reduction strategies for the long term.

Looking forward to continuing our collaboration on this important agenda.

It was great to reconnect Edo Stork ! Great UN Development work in Mozambique Ahunna Eziakonwa

Delighted to be part of the Panel: Eliminating poverty – the future of international aid at the UNU-WIDER 2024 #devXroads conference in #Maputo along with Henk-Jan Brinkman, Aicha Robei, Rachel Gisselquist (@RGisselquist), Shanta Devarajan (@Shanta_WB), and Frederik Matthys

This morning, with students and faculty members at Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo we discussed why #poverty is high and persistent in #Mozambique , where 63% of the population is considered poor, and #inequality remains comparatively high for the region.

Reigniting poverty

In Maputo, illuminating conversation with leaders of CSO’s and Think Tanks on the present and future of Mozambique’s socioeconomic development and how to turn the sovereign wealth fund into an instrument of social transformation for the country World Bank Poverty N'weti Fundação MASC

Last Tuesday we closed the Expert Group Meeting on SDG 1 in #Geneva .

Grateful for the insightful engagement of representatives from UN DESA, UN Trade and Development, UN Development, International Labour Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, think tanks, CSOs, and the UN Special Rapporteur for poverty and human rights (@srpoverty).

A successful

In #Geneva , I had the honor to meet Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UN Trade and Development.

Multilateralism and partnerships are critical to end poverty in all its forms on a livable planet. It is important to work together to make progress toward more equitable societies.

SDG 1 Ending extreme poverty by 2030 is currently out of reach.

Accelerating inclusive growth and poverty reduction requires #policies to invest in the productive capacity of the poor.

#Growth is the result of the contribution of different groups in the society. By

Great to meet with Ugo Panizza and Lore Vandewalle at the Graduate Institute to discuss the World Bank's evolving knowledge agenda and explore opportunities for greater knowledge exchange and collaboration on #poverty , #inequality , and #data .

The Graduate Institute is a key

Today, excellent meeting with Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Institutions in Geneva, discussing the reforms at The World Bank and the road towards ending poverty on a livable planet World Bank Poverty

The best part of working at The World Bank: learning from brilliant colleagues. Research.com has published its 2024 ranking: The World Bank is the only non-educational institution in the top20 places with “the best scientists in Economics and Finance” Proud to work

In Latin America and the Caribbean countries, #women face high rates of intimate partner violence. Ranging from 16% to 42% of women reporting experiences of intimate partner violence at least once in their lifetime.

Public policy can be an effective tool in reshaping social

#Data is the infrastructure of policy.

With an impressive 96% response rate, the #Somali Integrated Household Budget Survey 2022 (supported by the World Bank) reached out to more than 7,200 households across urban, rural, and pastoral #nomadic regions. It collected data on

The World Bank's Survey of Well-Being via Instant & Frequent Tracking (SWIFT) applies machine-learning techniques to the latest available household survey data to generate high-frequency #poverty estimates comparable with official statistics.

Though initially designed to