Finance 
Annual Meetings 2011 Opening Press Conference, World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick
President Robert B. Zoellick Opening Press Conference September 22, 2011 MR. MILLS: Thank you all for coming to our opening press conference for the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings. Today we have President Zoellick from the World … Continue reading
Gender Equality: the Right and Smart Thing to Do – World Bank Report
Despite impressive gains in gender equality, nearly 4 million poor women “missing” each year in developing countries WASHINGTON, September 18, 2011 – Gender equality matters in its own right but is also smart economics: Countries that create better opportunities and … Continue reading
Op-Ed: Empowering Women Powers Nations
First appeared in Politico on September 19, 2011 By: Robert B. Zoellick Imagine if a city of almost four million people disappeared every year. A Los Angeles, Johannesburg, Yokohama. It would be hard to miss. Yet it goes … Continue reading
World Bank, UNHCR Join Efforts in an Emergency Response to Malnutrition and Disease in Horn of Africa Refugee Camps
Some 550,000 people, mostly women and children, expected to benefit WASHINGTON, September 15, 2011 – Over half a million people, mostly women and children, will be able to access nutrition, health and sanitation services in refugee settlements along the Somali border … Continue reading
Nigeria – Reproductive health at a glance
Nigeria has had successful initiatives in human development. Nevertheless, governance and accountability issues in many sectors remains a problem, with few benefitting from Nigeria’s significant reserves of natural gas and oil. Poverty is an important challenge with nearly two-thirds of … Continue reading
