Empowering the poorest countries towards a resilient recovery

PLUS: How we can end routine gas flaring by 2030 [Having trouble seeing this email?](  [Photo: Claudio Fauvrelle / UNICEF](  [Empowering the poorest countries towards a resilient recovery]( As countries take initial steps to recover from COVID-19, the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) is mounting a response defined by speed, scale, and selectivity to empower countries to embark on a resilient and inclusive recovery. [Infographic]( [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [© Shutterstock ](  [How can youth in your country participate in a resilient recovery from COVID-19?]( If you are between 18 and 35 years old, we want to hear your answer in a one-minute video! Send us your submissions by March 15th for a chance to be selected! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Members of Salih Khan CDC in Kandahar province discussing their community's priorities and wellbeing of their community members. ©World Bank](  [For Afghanistan’s development, inclusive, community-driven solutions are key]( Over 13,000 Community Development Councils across Afghanistan use participatory exercises to better assist vulnerable and poor households. Women, young people, and community elders work together to better understand their community’s economic and social relations and the underlying causes of poverty. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Blog --------------------------------------------------------------- [© Image: Ed Kashi/World Bank]( [We can end routine gas flaring by 2030. Here's how]( "Gas flaring also wastes a valuable energy resource. If half of the amount of gas flared annually was used for power generation, it could provide about 400 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity – that’s roughly the annual electricity consumption of Sub-Saharan Africa. Given that 789 million people live without electricity and an estimated 630 million could still lack energy access by 2030 (with nine out of 10 living in Sub-Saharan Africa), the time to act is now." — Zubin Bamji, March 1 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Results That Change Lives --------------------------------------------------------------- [© World Bank Group]( “Not only were we able to continue our work uninterrupted, we sold off all our stocks of domestic furnishings.” Digital skills training [is changing lives for women like Muskanben Vohara]( India's informal sector. Read more [#ChangingLives stories.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Broadcast Series & Virtual Events --------------------------------------------------------------- [© World Bank Group]( [UPCOMING: Corporate debt in developing countries: Managing a rising threat to global recovery]( This conversation between David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, Carmen Reinhart, Vice President and World Bank Group Chief Economist, and Raghuram Rajan, Co-Chair of the G30 Working Group on Corporate Sector Revitalization, will examine how prepared emerging markets and developing economies are to handle rising credit default risks and how to better target scarce resources. Join us live Thursday, March 4. 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Why debt vulnerability needs to be at the forefront of policy dialogue to ensure a #ResilientRecovery: #IDAWorks]( --------------------------------------------------------------- In the News --------------------------------------------------------------- - [Additional US$10 Million to Increase Jobs for Palestinians during COVID-19]( - [Argentina: 500,000 People Will Have Access to Better Water, Sanitation Services and Social Housing]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Jobs --------------------------------------------------------------- - [Private Sector and Foundations Team Lead – Washington, DC or Paris, France]( - [Operations Officer – Washington, DC]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Data Viz --------------------------------------------------------------- [Chart: Countries in which women face fewer legal barriers to participating in the economy often have a higher female labor force participation rate.]( data show that in places where women face fewer legal barriers to their participation in the economy, women’s participation in the labor force is higher. According to Women, Business and the Law 2021, ten economies receive a perfect score of 100, implying there are no longer any remaining legal inequalities in the areas covered. In these ten economies, the average labor force participation rate amongst women aged 15-64 is 73.5%; this compares to a global average of 52.3%. [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. Requests to reproduce it, in whole or in part, should be addressed to pubrights@worldbank.org For more information visit our website: [worldbank.org](. [Access to Information]( [Other Bank Newsletters]( | [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe from this list]( | [Update subscription preferences](