📊 The 2020 Sustainable Development Goals Atlas is here!

PLUS: IDA and the private sector join forces to fight the pandemic in the most fragile countries. [Having trouble seeing this email?](  [2020 SDG Atlas. Photo and charts: World Bank](  [The 2020 Sustainable Development Goals Atlas is here!]( This year’s Atlas guides readers through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using interactive storytelling and innovative data visualizations. It also highlights some of the emerging impacts of COVID-19 on the indicators and trends presented. [Explore the Atlas here.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [Employees working at a biscuit factory in Kigali, Rwanda. Photo © Dominic Chavez/International Finance Corporation](  [IDA and the private sector join forces to fight the pandemic in the most fragile countries]( The private sector is essential to mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 and ensuring the most vulnerable can realize a resilient recovery. The World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) is using its Private Sector Window (PSW) to help alleviate these impacts by providing concessional financing to help companies keep their doors open. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [© Shutterstock.com ](  [6 ways to build resilience to climate change]( Climate risk cannot be reduced to zero, which means governments must take decisive action to help households and businesses manage them. A new World Bank report lays out 6 universal principles to help policymakers plan for adaptation. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Blog --------------------------------------------------------------- [Credit: Assam Haathi Project]( [Why we need to invest in conflict resolution for better biodiversity outcomes]( "Conflicts in biodiversity conservation take many shapes and forms and currently, the most acute form is zoonotic transmission of diseases to humans, as in the case of SARS-CoV-2 virus which have their origins in bats. The Illegal trade of wildlife, disputes over land and protected areas, the sustainable use of species, and deforestation, are further examples of conflicts, as are direct negative encounters between wildlife and people. The latter, often referred to as human-wildlife conflicts, are usually very complex and difficult to resolve." — Alexandra Zimmermann, November 17 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Results That Change Lives --------------------------------------------------------------- [© World Bank Group]( “In the past I used to be shy, but I’ve learnt many things like how to approach people and talk to people.” Betty Joshua is changing lives and [helping other women cocoa farmers]( in Papua New Guinea become financially resilient. Read more [#ChangingLives stories.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Broadcast Series & Virtual Events --------------------------------------------------------------- [© World Bank Group]( [UPCOMING: Feeding South Asia in times of crisis: Building resilient agriculture supply chains]( Food prices have risen by more than 10 percent in South Asia this year, more than any other region. Trade policy responses such as eliminating tariffs and facilitating trade flows can help maintain access to essential food products. How resilient are South Asia’s food supply chains amid the COVID-19 pandemic? Tune in to our live event and find out! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [© Shutterstock.com ]( [REPLAY: Resilient Recovery Series: Supporting fair and equal access to a COVID-19 Vaccine]( Accelerating the development and delivery of vaccines that can control the spread of COVID-19 is a global priority. But we also need to ensure that vaccines are available equitably to all countries – particularly the poorest, which have the least resources to procure and deploy them. We spoke with Dr. Muhammad Pate, the Bank’s Global Director of Health and a former Nigerian Minister for Health, and the IFC’s Elena Sterlin, to discuss the challenges ahead. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media --------------------------------------------------------------- [Of the 1.21 billion people who escaped #poverty from 1990 to 2017, 969 million (80.1%) were from China and India. How far have we come towards achieving #SDG1 and how has #COVID19 affected our progress? Data on our latest #SDGAtlas: ( [Annette Dixon, HR VP, shared some of the must-have skills for people interested in working at the The World Bank Group. Watch the full interview: #BehindTheMissionWBG]( --------------------------------------------------------------- In the News --------------------------------------------------------------- - [World Bank Project to Boost Reforms and Quality Education in Sudan Approved with $61.5 Million Grant from the Global Partnership for Education]( - [Agriculture and Food Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean Poised for Transformational Changes]( - [COVID-19 and Low Oil Prices Push Millions of Iraqis into Poverty]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Jobs --------------------------------------------------------------- - [E T Consultant - Digital Development Specialist – Yaounde, Cameroon]( - [External Affairs Analyst – Suva, Fiji]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Data Viz --------------------------------------------------------------- [Chart: Figure 1. Businesses have experienced a large and persistent decline in sales]( and workers in every part of the world have been affected by the COVID-19 shock. The ILO estimates global labor income has declined nearly 11% or US$3.5 trillion in the first three quarters of 2020. As a result of income losses, our colleagues in the World Bank estimate that as many as 150 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2021. Without timely assistance and swift policy action, otherwise healthy firms will be shuttered permanently, and people will suffer longer. [Read More>>]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [instagram]( [instagram]( Accredited journalists may obtain advance access to reports and information by registering with the Bank's [Online Media Briefing Center]( a password-protected site for working journalists. Material in this newsletter is copyrighted. 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