To break the cycle, U.S. aid must prioritize local empowerment, accountability and performance-driven results.

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Laparoscopic surgery, a minimally invasive technique, has transformed surgical procedures in high-income countries. This ...

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The low-carbon transition needs batteries. And those need lithium. Fortunately, the metal is abundant, and science is getting ...

Oil and gas production in the United States is hitting record highs, easily outpacing consumption growth and fueling an export boom that in 2020 achieved the country's first trade surplus in energy ...

Exiting the LDC category requires the country in question to surpass at least two of the three criteria thresholds for two consecutive reviews or when its GNI per capita is at least twice the income i ...

Thimphu, Bhutan, 20 January 2025 – The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) has approved US$20 million in grant funding for Bhutan’s new initiative, Enhancing ...

The economies of emerging market countries have achieved a rudimentary level of development, while frontier markets represent the least economically developed nations in the global marketplace.