World Bank [to 21 November 2015]
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/all
[We generally limit coverage to regional and global level initiatives, recognizing that a number of country-level announcements are added each week]

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Maternal deaths fell 44% since 1990
Report from WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Groupand the United Nations Population Division highlights progress GENEVA/NEW YORK, 12 November 2015 – Maternal mortality has fallen by 44% since 1990,…
Date: November 12, 2015 Type: Press Release

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Philippe Le Houérou Named EVP & CEO of International Finance Corporation
WASHINGTON, November 11, 2015—Philippe Le Houérou, a French national with more than 31 years of experience in international finance, development, public-private partnerships, and policy dialogue, was named…
Date: November 11, 2015 Type: Press Release

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Climate Change Threatens to Deepen Poverty in East Asia Pacific by 2030
WASHINGTON, November 8, 2015 – Climate change is already preventing people from escaping poverty, and without rapid, inclusive and climate-smart development, together with emissions-reductions…
Date: November 8, 2015 Type: Press Release

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Immediate Push on Climate-Smart Development Can Keep More than 100 Million People Out of Poverty
Africa and South Asia most threatened regions WASHINGTON, November 8, 2015 – Climate change is already preventing people from escaping poverty, and without rapid, inclusive and climate-smart development,…
Date: November 8, 2015 Type: Press Release