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1. Pivoting to Inclusion: Leveraging lessons from the COVID-19 crisis for learners with disabilities

   

   The world is faced with a global education emergency of unprecedented scale. According to estimates by the World Bank, the COVID-19 pandemic, at its peak, caused more than 180 countries to mandate temporary school closures, leaving 85 percent of the world

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): The World Bank Group Author(s): McClain-Nhlapo, Charlotte | Kulbir Singh, Ruchi | Martin, Anna

2. Roundtable on Refugee Education: Meeting our promises on refugee education during COVID-19

   

   In recognition of the significant impact that COVID-19 has had on education for refugees, Save the Children, Education Cannot Wait, the World Bank and the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education co-hosted a high-level, virtual roundtable to discuss ke

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children UK | Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education | ...

3. Levels and Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2020

   

   COVID-19 is threatening decades of progress towards eliminating preventable childhood deaths the L evels and Trends in Child Mortality 2020 report finds. While under-five deaths were at an all-time low in 2019, totaling 5.2 million, this trend can be halt

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund | WHO, World Health Organization | ... Author(s): Sharrow, David | Hug, Lucia | Liu, Yang | You, Danzhen

4. A Qualitative Assessment of Pathways to Youth Inclusion in Afghanistan

   

   Afghanistan has one of the youngest populations in the world, with two-thirds of the population being under the age of 25. Learning the right skills and getting the right opportunities, young Afghans have the potential to be a source of social progress, i

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): The World Bank Group Author(s): Lenehan, Sara

5. Framework for Reopening Schools

   

   Global school closures in response to the COVID-19 crisis present a serious risk to children's education, protection and well-being. National authorities and partners must cooperate to promote and safeguard every child’s right to education, health and saf

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | ...

6. Global Estimate of Children in Monetary Poverty: An update

   

   The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of ending poverty by 2030 is central to many humanitarian organizations. It is also recognized that reducing child poverty is central to achieving this goal. This, however, requires routine reporting of poverty to me

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): The World Bank Group Author(s): Rudra Silwal, Ani | Engilbertsdóttir, Sólrún | Cuesta, Jose | Newhouse, David | ...

7. Reimagining Human Connections: Technology and innovation in education at the World Bank

   

   Education systems, especially in low- and- middle-income countries, face many daunting challenges. 53% of 10-year old children in low- and middle-income countries cannot read and understand a short paragraph, a figure that rises to over 80% in the poorest

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): The World Bank Group Author(s): Hawkins, Robert | Trucano, Michael | Twinomugisha, Alex | Cobo, Cristóbal | ...

8. Supplement to Framework for Reopening Schools: Emerging lessons from country experiences in managing the process of reopening schools

   

   Education systems around the world continue to grapple with the complex decisions of when and how to reopen schools for in-person learning following widespread closures due to the COVID 19 pandemic.Many countries closed schools along with other widespread

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | ...

9. Re-Imagining School Feeding: A high-return investment in human capital and local economies

   

   Investments should be done throughout a child's life- from early age to adulthood- for each to achieve full potential. Evidence show that health and education are two sides of the same coin, and investment in one requires simultaneous investment in the ot

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): The World Bank Group Author(s): Bundy, Donald A. ...

10. Realizing the Future of Learning: From learning poverty to learning for everyone, everywhere

    

    This report describes the World Bank Education Global Practice’s vision for the future of learning. It presents this vision to guide, inform, and inspire the design and implementation of national systemic efforts to build equitable, resilient education sy

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): The World Bank Group

11. Levels and Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2019

    

    There has been great progress in child survival over the past two decades. Despite this great progress, one child or young adolescent died every five seconds in 2018. The majority of these deaths occur before the age of five, and almost half during the fi

    Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund | WHO, World Health Organization | ... Author(s): Hug, Lucia | Sharrow, David | You, Danzhen

12. Unfortunate Moms and Unfortunate Children: Impact of the Nepali civil war on women's stature and intergenerational health

    

    This research paper analyzes the long-term and intergenerational health impacts of the Nepali 1996-2006 conflict. It finds that exposure to conflict during childhood has a negative impact on attained adult height. Moreover, the research finds that a mothe

    Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): The World Bank Group Author(s): Phadera, Lokendra

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