WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Tuesday announced more than $1 billion in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, stating the money will go to UN agencies and international NGOs, while remaining “outside the control” of the country’s Taliban rulers. The reallocation from the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) follows the $280 million in ARTF funds disbursed last … Read more
Sadia Afrin has her eyes squarely set on her dream job. Afrin, who lives in Bangladesh, is combining a passion for graphic design, cartoons, and information technology in the hope of becoming a professional animator. Just one generation ago, this dream would have rested beyond the realm of possibility. Growing up, her father was a … Read more
RIYADH: The Saudi capital is a global city, where a third of its residents are non-Saudis, and plans are afoot to transform Riyadh into one of the top-10 city economies of the world by 2030, Fahd Al-Rasheed said. The chief executive officer of the Royal Commission for Riyadh City highlighted the rapid transformation and ongoing … Read more
WASHINGTON: Inclusive investments in health, early childhood development, learning and women’s economic empowerment can contribute to an inclusive, resilient and sustainable recovery. This was the clear message, focusing on human capital, that the ministers of finance and planning of 81 Human Capital Project (HCP) countries sent at the last Ministerial Conclave. School closures due to the … Read more
