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Washington, DC · since 1944
The international development bank, which has written a long run of studies on Mindanao and the Bangsamoro and administered the Mindanao Trust Fund.
2003Out of print
Human Development for Peace and Prosperity in the Autonomous Region in Muslim MindanaoTeresa J. Ho
A World Bank study of health, education and social services in the ARMM, the country's poorest region. It argues that better human development is needed for peace and growth in Muslim Mindanao.

2005Free to read
Joint Needs Assessment for Reconstruction and Development of Conflict-Affected Areas in MindanaoWorld Bank
The main report of a large needs assessment of conflict-affected areas of Mindanao, made jointly with the government, international agencies and local stakeholders. It sets out what reconstruction and development would need after a peace agreement with the MILF, and led to the Mindanao Trust Fund.

2015Free to read
Making Education Spending Count for the Children of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)World Bank
A review of how public money for basic education is spent and managed in the ARMM, where learning outcomes are the lowest in the country. It recommends ways to make that spending reach schools and children.

2019Free to read
Unlocking the Potential of the Bangsamoro People through the Alternative Learning SystemWorld Bank
A World Bank report on the Alternative Learning System, the second-chance education programme for out-of-school youth and adults, in the Bangsamoro region. It looks at who needs it and how the new BARMM can expand and improve it.

2020Free to read
The Transition to Universal Health Coverage in BARMMWorld Bank
A long study of how health services are delivered and paid for in the BARMM as the region takes up the national Universal Health Care law. It maps gaps in facilities, staff and financing and sets out options for the new regional Ministry of Health.

2024Free to read
Beyond the NumbersWorld Bank
An edition of the World Bank's Philippines Economic Update whose special focus is poverty in the BARMM. It looks at how poverty in the region fell and what is needed to keep it falling.