News & Media

Climate impacts are hitting people now, and help to adapt and pay for losses can’t wait. BY ASIF SALEH    Below is a piece originally published in Thomson Reuters Foundation News. It has been 100 days since COP26 in Glasgow and temperatures continue to peak, fires decimate crops, wildlife and forests, and flooding washes away lives...

Inequality disproportionately affects the vast majority of people living in poverty, especially women and girls and marginalized groups. For the first time in decades, extreme poverty and income inequality are on the rise. Take our quiz to test what you know about extreme poverty. BY YASMIN MCGOUGH   Ending poverty is the first of the...

Bangladesh’s success story is a lesson in development for the modern world. By Asif Saleh   This piece was originally published in World Economic Forum. It has been reposted below. Even in its most remote corners, the world is changing. Global unrest, climate change and growing numbers of refugees are blurring the lines between development...

In a year marked by immense challenges and daily triumphs, photos of memorable moments from 2021 remind us of the tremendous power of community and hope. BY SARAH ALLEN   In a year that has shaken us deeply, the commitment of our strong family of program participants, supporters, partners, and staff has proven that hope...

BRAC Global welcomes Jerome Oberreit as its first Executive Director. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – BRAC Global is pleased to announce that Jerome Oberreit has been appointed as its first Executive Director, effective January 10, 2022. BRAC is an international development organization founded in Bangladesh in 1972 that partners globally with over 100 million people living with inequality...