⚡ 650 million people will not have electricity access by 2030

This and more stories you may have missed this week! Check it out. [Having trouble seeing this email?](  [© skeeze/Pixabay](  [Despite progress, an estimated 650 million people will not have electricity access by 2030]( There has been encouraging progress towards achieving universal access to electricity: 89% of the global population has access to electricity, compared to 1 billion in 2016 and 1.2 billion in 2010. But progress is uneven across regions. [Press Release]( | [Infographic]( [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [© Anne Senges/World Bank](  [Female tractor drivers and electricians in Chad are disrupting the status quo]( Young women in this Sahelian country are moving from their traditional jobs into more lucrative careers and are using their expertise to benefit the community. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [© Isabelle Schaefer/World Bank](  [5 things you need to know about food and biodiversity!]( The foundations of our food systems are being undermined and this is unsustainable. It will be even more so as we increase food production to feed a growing population – nearly 10 billion by 2050. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Blogs ---------------------------------------------------------------  [Students in Primary Seven at Zanaki Primary School in Tanzania. © Sarah Farhat/World Bank]( [To balance debt and development, transparency and purpose are key]( “When countries accumulate debt beyond sustainable levels, development outcomes are at stake. Rising debt and debt vulnerabilities could potentially constrain access to finance, and with that also slow growth and future progress on the SDGs.” Ceyla Pazarbasioglu – May 21 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( --------------------------------------------------------------- You don't want to miss this! ---------------------------------------------------------------  [A young child looks on as older boys play football next to a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Mogadishu. © Tobin Jones/United Nations]( [Launching worldwide consultations on the future strategy for fragility, conflict, and violence!]( By 2030, more than half of the world’s poor will live in fragile and conflict-affected settings. The World Bank Group is developing a strategy to support vulnerable people and communities affected by fragility, conflict and violence. What can be done to address this challenge? Share your views! [Facebook]( [Twitter](  --------------------------------------------------------------- Social Media --------------------------------------------------------------- [DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 31st! Art can inspire people to think about disaster risk in ways that science and data cannot. This is why @GFDRR & @WorldBank Group’s Art Program have launched a global call for artwork for the Art of #Resilience.]( [A hot meal at noon allows children who walk long distances to stay in school for a full day. Some 89,000 children in 25 communes in Benin receive a hot meal daily with ingredients sourced exclusively from local providers. Check out our story.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- In the News --------------------------------------------------------------- - [Papua New Guinea: New World Bank Group Strategy Focuses on Delivering Economic Growth, Improved Services For Most Marginalized People]( - [World Bank to Strengthen Human Capital and Climate Resilience in Haiti]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Jobs --------------------------------------------------------------- - [Country Security Specialist – Vienna, Austria]( - [Behavioral Scientist – Washington, DC]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Data Viz --------------------------------------------------------------- [Smoking chart ]( Smoking prevalence is much higher among adult men than adult women worldwide. One out of three men smokes, and only one in 16 women (i.e. 6 percent of women) smokes a tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. However, even though women smoke much less, they are often exposed to harm with high levels of second-hand smoking. Prevalence of smoking also has stark regional variation. Overall, smoking is most prevalent in Europe and Central Asia (29 percent), and least prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa (10 percent). [Read More.]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [instagram]( [instagram]( Accredited journalists may obtain advance access to reports and information by registering with the Bank's [Online Media Briefing Center]( a password-protected site for working journalists. Material in this newsletter is copyrighted. Requests to reproduce it, in whole or in part, should be addressed to pubrights@worldbank.org For more information visit our website: [worldbank.org](. [Access to Information]( | [Operational Summary]( | [Other Bank Newsletters]( | [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe from this list]( | [Update subscription preferences](