United States, June 24 -- The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors today approved the Skills for Innovation, Resilience, and Aspirations (SIRA) Program, a flagship regional initiative designed to strengthen education-to-employment pathways for youth across Western and Central Africa. SIRA supports the World Bank Group's Jobs Agenda, which places more and better jobs at the center of poverty reduction. The initiative strengthens skills systems while supporting foundational infrastructure, improved governance, and private investment in high-growth sectors such as energy, healthcare, agribusiness, manufacturing, and tourism.With the world's youngest and fastest-growing population, Western and Central Africa faces a critical opportunit...