More than four out of ten third- and sixth-grade students in Latin America and the Caribbean are at the lowest level of learning in Reading and Mathematics, according to the …
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Education & Innovation
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Economy & Development
From Bureaucracy to Bytes: Digitalization Reshaping Tanzania’s Procurement Future for Economic Growth
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauPublic procurement reform rarely makes headlines. But when a single digital system begins to demonstrably reduce costs, shorten timelines, and open up contracting opportunities to a wider pool of businesses—all …
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Economy & Development
Western Balkans – Modernizing Property Rights to Build Confidence for Investment and Opportunity
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauDevelopment Challenge Land and property markets in the Western Balkans have long suffered from outdated records, fragmented cadastral systems, overlapping jurisdictions, incomplete parcel information, and slow registration processes. These structural weaknesses created …
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Economy & Development
Pacific Economies Must Shift Toward Jobs and Long-Term Resilience as Global Uncertainty Persists
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauSUVA, May 12, 2026— The World Bank Group’s new Pacific Economic Update projects regional growth to slow to 2.8 percent in 2026, as rising fuel and shipping costs, supply chain …
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Economy & Development
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Honduras on the Fourth and Fifth Reviews of the Extended Credit Facility and Extended Fund Facility
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauTegucigalpa, Honduras: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Emilio Fernandez Corugedo visited Tegucigalpa from April 27 to May 11, 2026 to discuss recent economic developments and policy implementation. At …
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Global Affairs
Development gains in reverse: High debt servicing bears disproportionate impacts on women, with 55 million jobs at risk
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNew York – Rising debt servicing is estimated to cause 55 million lost jobs for women and a 17 percent fall in women’s per capita income, according to a United Nations …
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Economy & Development
UNDP welcomes Bangladesh’s renewed support to core resources to advance sustainable development
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNew York and Dhaka – The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has reaffirmed its commitment to multilateral cooperation and sustainable development through a core (regular) resources contribution to the …
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Education & Innovation
DNA-Inspired Cancer Research; Vision, Heart, and Psychology Tests Wrap Up Week
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauDNA-mimicking materials, quantum physics hardware, and spacesuit batteries wrapped up the work week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew also went into the weekend conducting a series of human research …
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NASA announced Friday that Brian Hughes will return to the agency as senior director of launch operations, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In this role, Hughes …
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Latest News
Shedding light on climate change and disinformation: journalists awarded in Skopje
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAs climate change increasingly shapes people’s lives, journalists in North Macedonia are stepping up to expose environmental risks, institutional gaps, and the growing spread of disinformation that undermines health, livelihoods, …