The 2025 United Nations (UN) Human Development Report published earlier this month reveals an unprecedented slowdown on the Human Development Indices (HDI) in all regions of the world, along with ...

Last month, UN DESA launched the World Youth Report on Youth Mental Health and Well-being, highlighting the urgent need for inclusive, youth-informed mental health policies. Another report, World ...

9 September 2025, New York – Following a decade-long military build-up, global military spending hit a record high in 2024, soaring by more than nine per cent from 2023 and signaling a dangerous move ...

Knowledge is critical to development. The World Bank focuses on evidence-based development solutions and provides global insights for solving development challenges through reports and publications, ...

The World Economic Forum is out with its 2026 Global Risks Report on Wednesday. The report captures a shifting landscape where geoeconomic confrontation leaps to the top spot on the list of business ...

The risks of using generative artificial intelligence to educate children and teens currently overshadow the benefits, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal ...

Knowledge is central to the World Bank’s ability to influence the global development agenda. Combining global and country knowledge, our research programs generate wide-ranging insights for solving ...

Climate change, pollution and decades of overuse have pushed the world into a state of “water bankruptcy,” leaving essential sources of fresh water irreparably damaged and billions of people without ...

Some vols. have also a distinctive titles. Latest issue consulted: 1998/99. Also issued under the same title as a CD-ROM. Recent eds. also available via the World Wide Web. Vols. for 1978-1996 include ...