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October 16, 2019
Raising the Bar: What Works to Reduce Poverty and Spur Growth
Ministers discuss how to grow their way out of poverty Inclusive growth and poverty reduction took center stage at Raising the Bar: What Works to Reduce Poverty and Spur Growth, where ministers representing low- and middle-income countries joined World Bank Group President David Malpass to share successes, challenges and ideas to spur growth. Mohamad Al-Ississ, Jordan’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation and State Minister for Economic Affairs, stressed his country’s growth despite the Syrian refugee crisis. Niger’s Minister of Planning, Aïchatou Boulama Kané, touted the 3Ns initiative that is tackling rural poverty and hunger. Kenya’s Central Bank Governor, Patrick Njoroge, highlighted the revolution in financial inclusion due to digital technology, pointing out that 90% of transactions happen on mobile phones. Al-Ississ and Njoroge agreed that reforms can pay dividends in the medium to long term, but in order to give people hope in the short term, countries need to address unemployment, help small businesses, and ...
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October 16, 2019
The Future of the Rural Space
“Successful rural development is part and parcel of successful development,” said Axel van Trotsenburg, Managing Director, World Bank. With 80% of the world’s extreme poor living in rural areas, solutions to transform rural economies, deliver jobs and provide environmental services are not an academic matter – they’re a call to action. The panel discussion brought perspectives from the public and private sector to bear on the question of effective rural change. Panelists agreed on the need for women empowerment to really move things in the rural space. Too many rural women are held back by low levels of literacy and numeracy, poor access to inputs and credit, and weak land security. For Alka Updhayaya, Additional Secretary of India’s Ministry of Rural Development who has organized 60 million women into Self Help Groups, access to affordable credit makes all the difference: “One the women have money in their hands, it’s the best empowerment,” she said. Farmer cooperatives and local organizations ...
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October 7, 2019
Securing Good Development Outcomes

Ahead of the World Bank Group-IMF Annual Meetings, World Bank Group President David Malpass will speak at McGill University about some of the major challenges and opportunities to achieving good growth. The speech will be followed by a moderated discussion with Professor Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou, Dean of Management at McGill University.

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October 1, 2019
FUTURE PASIFIKA – DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY
The ICT revolution in the Pacific is delivering improved connectivity at an unprecedented rate – changing the ways Pacific Islanders communicate, do business, learn and socialise. But is the Pacific taking full advantage of the new opportunities the revolution is creating? Are we prepared for the risks that come with such rapid change? How do we ensure the next generation can leverage recent achievements in ICT event further? This second Future Pasifika panel will bring together some of the most passionate voices in our Pacific community– thought leaders, activists, businesspeople and youth leaders – to answer these questions and more. Cohosted by the University of the South Pacific (USP), the World Bank and its sister organization the International Finance Corporation, Future Pasifika is filmed in front of a live audience at the USP Laucala Bay Campus in Suva, Fiji, and livestreamed globally via World Bank Live.   For a recap, watch this video: https://youtu.be/cq83fuccHAg
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September 16, 2019
The Power of Teachers in Tackling the Global Learning Crisis

The event will explore how to best support teachers and drive the change needed to tackle the global learning crisis and eliminate learning poverty. Panelists will focus on the global learning crisis and the efforts to tackle it by increasing the quality of investments in people, with a special focus on the role that education, particularly investments in teachers, can play in these efforts.

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September 10, 2019
The Global Commission on Adaptation: Report Launch and Discussion
Adapt Now: A Global Call for Leadership on Climate Resilience, the flagship report of the Global Commission on Adaptation launches globally on September 10, 2019. Join us for the launch event in Washington, DC, and find out how adaptation is a cornerstone of better development that can help improve lives, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and enhance resilience around the world.
Type: Event
September 9, 2019
6th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Conference

Agenda: Opening Session: 9:00-10:15 am ET”People, Markets and Cities” Keynote Session: 1:00-2:15 pm ETKeynote address: “Moving to Opportunity in the Developing World” Debate: “Regional Perspectives on Migration and Location Issues” Cities are engines of growth, which create jobs, agglomerate economics and diffuse knowledge. By the middle of the century, two-thirds of the population will live in cities. 90 percent of the urban growth will be in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Cities in developing countries lack efficient structure and have poor spatial connectivity, which prevents workers from accessing opportunities and marginalizes vulnerable and low-income groups. A large percentage of workers are unskilled, underemployed and poor. What is the role for urban and national governments to create opportunities for all, and facilitate human capital accumulation, improve spatial connectivity, and address the socio-economic segregation? The 6th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Conference will bring together academics and development practitioners to discuss effective land, housing, transport and local labor market policies, and their implications for ...

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July 16, 2019
Remarks by President David Malpass on Bretton Woods 75th Anniversary

“The focus of our work at the World Bank Group is based on strong country programs to improve living conditions — to drive growth, raise median incomes, create jobs, fully incorporate women and young people into economies, address environmental and climate challenges, and support a stronger, more stable economy for everyone.”Read the full transcriptRead the President's Essay: "Common purpose advancing development – 75 years of innovation for progress and shared prosperity"Visit the President’s official website

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July 15, 2019
Future Pasifika Healthy Oceans

Healthy oceans are vital to the prosperity of Pacific communities and the global ecosystem, yet are facing an unprecedented crisis with issues of over-fishing, marine pollution and coastal erosion exacerbated by climate change. This inaugural Future Pasifika panel will bring together some of the most passionate voices in our Pacific community – thought leaders, activists, businesspeople and youth leaders – to tackle this critical issue. Cohosted by the University of the South Pacific (USP), the World Bank and its sister organization the International Finance Corporation, Future Pasifika is filmed in front of a live audience at the USP Laucala Bay Campus in Suva, Fiji, and livestreamed across the university’s Pacific campuses.

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June 20, 2019
World Refugee Day 2019

Sub-Saharan African countries host the second largest number of refugees in the world, with nearly 6.6 million displaced people as of 2018. Despite open borders, progressive refugee policies and the support of development organizations and host communities, many refugees still have limited access to services such as education and health care, hindering their ability to develop the skills needed for self-reliance or to contribute to the betterment of their host communities and home countries. What will it take to expand access to education, health care and skills development among refugee communities?

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