WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Reforming the World Bank’s approach to risk could unlock nearly $190 billion in additional urgently needed lending for developing countries without jeopardizing its AAA credit rating, a study commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation found.
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Global Trends in Child Monetary Poverty According to International Poverty Lines
Global Trends in Child Monetary Poverty According to International Poverty Lines, published
jointly by the World Bank and UNICEF, presents estimated trends in child poverty from 2013 to 2022, based on three international poverty lines: $2.15 (extreme poverty), $3.65 (lower middle income), and $6.85 (upper middle income). The estimates show that:
Harnessing the power of data so no child is left behind
Data plays a crucial role in the 2030 agenda set out by the Sustainable Development 
Goals (SDGs). It helps us to focus policies and make better decisions. It is needed to set targets, measure progress towards those targets and to hold governments accountable to their commitments under the SDGs.
Data is also essential for governments to fulfill their pledge to leave no one behind in the SDGs; that the goals should be met for all segments of society and that those furthest behind should be reached first. Despite significant progress over the last few years, we are still far away from being able to systematically identify those at risk of being left behind or to monitor their progress towards the 2030 commitments.
eC2: Child Health Nutrition in four provinces of Lao PDR between August and mid-January 2019
Deadline: 30-Aug-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
Assignment Description:
Firm/Consortium to conduct a formative research on WASH in 4 provinces of Lao PDR Xiengkhouang, Houaphan, Phongsaly and Oudomxay. Eligible firms kindly submit their required documents through provided link no later than August 31, 2018.
Netherlands for the World Bank 
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