Climate anxiety is real. 83% of youth in eight low- and middle-income countries say they are terrified about the future due to climate change. How can education turn this anxiety into positive action? Find out in our new World Bank report: wrld.bg/EJLi50TfxFF

📣SAVE THE DATE 🌐Effective global cooperation is vital. The United Nations Summit of the Future will convene world leaders to adopt the Pact for the Future, including a Global Digital Compact & a Declaration on Future Generations. ℹ️ tinyurl.com/3zv73uzy #️⃣ #OurCommonFuture #UNGA79

It was the warmest August on record, marking the 15th consecutive month of record-high global temperatures, which it itself is a record, according to NOAA and NASA. 🔗 Check out the full story: wmo.int/media/news/rec…

Watch the replay of our World Bank Live event on the role of education in climate action to hear from experts on how education can empower youth for climate mitigation and adaptation: wrld.bg/xRMH50Tgz7T #InvestinPeople #LivablePlanet

Practical approaches shared today by World Bank Read at Home, USAID & Global Book Alliance to reach more children with books: ➡️openly licensed titles ➡️platforms like ELRN ➡️better procurement practices ➡️track & trace app for book distribution ➡️parents & caregivers support

📚#DYK? The World Bank, USAID and Global Book Alliance are dedicated to the literacy agenda. This is part of our focus on foundational learning as key to #EndLearningPoverty! Learn more: wrld.bg/e7bu50TpENP

🎒#Education is the best deterrent of #ChildMarriage, and a girl’s best-case scenario is to have the education that would make her competitive in the labor market & help her resist marriage at an early age - Fadia Saadah Read our World Bank MENA blog: wrld.bg/1COG50TqwOg

SAVE THE DATE! 🤝Join us at the #UNGA79 side event "Building Foundations for a Sustainable Future: Investing in children’s basic skills as the building blocks for a life of learning" 📅 Sep 20, 3:30-5 PM (NY Time) 📝Register here: wrld.bg/gUwL50Trmrr #EndLearningPoverty

My message to young people worldwide: Do not accept that what we have today is inevitable. Do not accept that you cannot transform things. To change the world, we need to unite, mobilize, and fight for #OurCommonFuture. un.org/en/summit-of-t…

Digital skills are crucial for #Africa's growing youth population. Today, Victoria Kwakwa calls for urgent action to support digital infrastructure and skill-building in Eastern & Southern Africa. wrld.bg/RX1s50TqwPv #InvestInPeople

On #PeaceDay, let’s remember that #education is a key tool in promoting peace, combating poverty, and fostering social justice, human rights, democracy, cultural diversity, and environmental awareness. #SDG4 #SDG16

You can also be part of the conversation on how to create a better, more sustainable future for everyone, everywhere. As the busiest period in the diplomatic calendar unfolds at UNHQ, follow the action and use #UNGA to join the discussion! un.org/en/high-level-…

NEWS: The Pact for the Future has been adopted by member countries by consensus at UN Headquarters in New York. The adoption will help pave the way for greater international cooperation for #OurCommonFuture.

🌐Join us at #UNGA79 as we champion #IDA21, vital for supporting the world's poorest countries, and #PoweringAfrica, aiming to connect 300M people to electricity by 2030. Together, we can end poverty on a livable planet.

🇺🇳At #UNGA79, forging partnerships to build capacity on #AI across the globe will play a crucial role! Check our 🆕World Bank/UNICEF #EdTech blogs authored by Frank van Cappelle Cristobal Cobo Martín E. De Simone & other experts: 📝tinyurl.com/yz2pnw2k 📝tinyurl.com/23bp8cr7

I am very worried about children being the biggest victims of increased fragility and turmoil in the world. Good to meet Catherine Russell and Kitty van der Heijden, together with Axel van Trotsenburg, to cement our strong partnership and agree on priorities over the coming months. #UNGA79

🚨New Working Paper🚨 The Returns to Education over Time and the Effect of COVID-19 We examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the returns to education in the United States Summary...

When it comes to mobilizing the world for the most vulnerable, every voice counts. Filippo Grandi has certainly been using his, tirelessly advocating for #IDA21! Today, we discussed our strong partnership in advancing the needs of refugees & host communities. #UNGA79

Uneven development progress is leaving the poorest behind & worsening inequality, causing dangerous gridlock. Join us Tues., 1 Oct., to explore UN Development's global Human Development Report 2024. ow.ly/KvMi50Ttyy5 Indermit Gill Luis Felipe López-Calva Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez World Bank Gov @wbg_poverty

So grateful to Denmark for their incredible 40% increase in support to the International Development Association, IDA - World Bank. Supporting IDA is supporting the most vulnerable. May this inspire others to follow suit. The world needs it. wrld.bg/K4R150TtTVS #IDA21