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Current Deficits in Nutrition, Learning, and On-the-Job Skills Are Costing Children Born Today Half of Their Future Earnings

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (176+ words) About the World Bank Group The report, Building Human Capital Where It Matters: Homes, Neighborhoods and Workplaces, finds that 86 out of the 129 low- and middle-income countries experienced declines in either nutrition, learning, or workforce skill development between 2010 and 2025. The report…...