Subject filtering
Topics
Curated subject filters, each backed by enough coverage to answer a question and paired with the signals that sharpen it.
Why this list is short
The index carries several thousand topic identifiers, and most are internal taxonomy — actor categories, crisis-lexicon buckets, development-sector codes. They work well for retrieval and badly as a browse surface: nobody searches for the identifier, and a page named after one would rank for nothing.
So this is an allowlist. A topic appears when it maps to something people
actually look for and carries enough coverage to sustain an answer. Every other
identifier remains queryable — topic= accepts any value the API
returns, listed here or not.
Curated topics
| Topic | Identifier | Articles | Outlets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education — Schools, universities, curricula and education policy. | EDUCATION | 4.1k | 1853 |
| Digital government — Public digital services, identity systems and govtech. | WB_678_DIGITAL_GOVERNMENT | 3.3k | 1445 |
| Natural disasters — Earthquakes, floods, storms, wildfires and their aftermath. | NATURAL_DISASTER | 3.1k | 1537 |
| Disease and outbreaks — Illness, epidemics, treatments and public health response. | TAX_DISEASE | 2.8k | 1356 |
| Transport and logistics — Freight, shipping, aviation, rail and road networks. | WB_135_TRANSPORT | 2.8k | 1477 |
| Policing and security services — Law enforcement, intelligence and internal security. | SECURITY_SERVICES | 2.7k | 1278 |
| Technology and communications — Computing, networks, software and digital infrastructure. | WB_133_INFORMATION_AND_COMMUNICATION_TECHNOLOGIES | 2.3k | 1123 |
| Stock markets — Equity markets, indices, listings and trading activity. | ECON_STOCKMARKET | 2.3k | 609 |
| Water — Supply, scarcity, infrastructure and water management. | WB_137_WATER | 2.2k | 1162 |
| Armed conflict — Hostilities, military operations and their consequences. | ARMEDCONFLICT | 2.1k | 1206 |
| Jobs and employment — Hiring, layoffs, wages, unions and labour markets. | WB_2670_JOBS | 1.8k | 1034 |
| Energy and extractives — Power generation, fuels, mining and resource extraction. | WB_507_ENERGY_AND_EXTRACTIVES | 1.5k | 798 |
| Trade — Imports, exports, tariffs and trade agreements. | WB_698_TRADE | 1.4k | 595 |
| Legislation — Bills, laws, parliamentary process and regulation. | LEGISLATION | 1.3k | 740 |
| Justice and legal systems — Courts, proceedings, rulings and legal institutions. | WB_840_JUSTICE | 1.3k | 812 |
| Environment — Ecology, pollution, conservation and resource management. | WB_566_ENVIRONMENT_AND_NATURAL_RESOURCES | 1.2k | 666 |
| Agriculture and food security — Farming, harvests, commodity supply and food systems. | WB_435_AGRICULTURE_AND_FOOD_SECURITY | 1.2k | 781 |
| Taxation — Tax policy, rates, collection and compliance. | ECON_TAXATION | 1.1k | 621 |
| Mining — Extraction, mineral supply, mine operations and permitting. | WB_895_MINING_SYSTEMS | 1.0k | 552 |
| Maritime — Shipping, ports, sea routes and marine incidents. | MARITIME | 1.0k | 706 |