World Employment and Social Outlook 2017
More than 200 million people are out of work around the world – an increase of 3.4 million since last year, the United Nations labour agency said, calling for policies that can recharge “sluggish” growth
Unemployment
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Why failure to achieve the SDGs is bad news for business
Problems such as water pollution, unemployment, high greenhouse gas emissions and corruption not only undermine the progress of sustainable development efforts worldwide, they also threaten the ability
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Migration and its interdependencies with water scarcity, gender and youth employment
Evidence shows that growing climatic variability has severe impacts on water availability and quality, which in turn jeopardizes social stability and jobs for the younger generations. This is particularly
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Pacific possible: long-term economic opportunities and challenges for Pacific Island Countries
Climate change will hit the Pacific harder than anywhere else on Earth and the region's tiny island nations need major international aid to deal with the challenge, the World Bank said. A World Bank report,
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Moving out and up: panel data evidence on migration and poverty in Uganda
This paper examines the relationship between spatial and economic mobility in Uganda using longitudinal data from 2005 through 2012. The study relies on a detailed panel tracking survey and exploits exogenous
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South Africa economic update: innovation for productivity and inclusiveness
This 10th South Africa Economic Update offers a review of the country’s recent economic and social developments and outlook in the context of global economic prospects. It focuses on the role of innovation
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Nigerian govt launches N5 billion loan for small-scale miners
Nigerian govt. to invest N2.5 Billion in DFIs for Small Scale MinersNigerian govt. to invest N2.5 Billion in DFIs for Small Scale Miners Steel ministry wants Nigerian banks to fund solid minerals sector
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Nigeria: Special Report- Livelihood of Lagos Fishing Community Cut Off By Govt's Land Reclamation Project
For more than two months, the 376 households (about 2050 people) of Ago-Egun, a fishing community outside Bariga, a sprawling town in Lagos have had their means of livelihood cut off. Their fishing canoes
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The rising tide: a new look at water and gender
The World Bank has published a report titled, ‘The Rising Tide: A New Look at Water and Gender,’ which characterizes water as “an asset, a service and a space” and illustrates how water can “reflect and
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Poverty far from over, says Stats SA
Policy uncertainty, weak economic growth, high unemployment, rising prices and lower investment are threatening to undermine progress SA has made in its fight against poverty. Remarkable strides to