What's in a World Bank pledge?

The World Bank spring meetings last week were the launch site of pledges and new funds worth billions of dollars.

But where is the money going? What is a “pledge,” exactly?

Among many new initiatives, resources were committed for Ebola, nutrition and its first-world problem, “social gastronomy,” which is a fledgeling movement to create socially conscious, delicious and globally accessible food.

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