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CGD NOTE
July 31, 2025
In 2014, G20 leaders committed to reducing the gender labor force participation gap by 25 percent by 2025 to boost global growth and reduce inequality, leading to a decade of policy efforts across countries. As the target year approaches, only nine G20 countries have met the specific reduction goal,...
POLICY PAPER
July 29, 2025
Despite decades of effort, nutrition remains poorly integrated into health systems and universal health coverage, often sidelined in both policy and financing. This paper explores how to better deliver nutrition-specific interventions by comparing vertical (targeted but fragmented), horizontal (syst...
WORKING PAPER
July 22, 2025
School meals have proven effective in improving child outcomes, particularly in low-income settings. Yet concerns about funding adequacy and cost efficiency remain. This paper analyzes data from three waves of the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) survey (2018–2023), covering 216 programs fro...
BRIEF
July 18, 2025
Gavi’s board and leadership must stretch scarce resources to fulfill a challenging double mandate: (1) stabilizing immunization outcomes and fiscal solvency in Gavi-eligible countries facing severe health financing shocks; and (2) laying the groundwork for durable transformation via a radically simp...