Human capital is essential to inclusive economic growth and wellbeing. Building human capital is, therefore, critical for all countries at all income levels to compete in the economy of the future. Countries around the world are increasing taking action on this, with the number of Human Capital countries increasing from 28 to over 60 since the launch of the Human Capital Project (HCP) six months ago. The event kicked off with a video titled the Future is You, followed by a discussion and Q&A with World Bank’s CEO Kristalina Georgieva, Paraguay’s Minister of Finance Benigno Lopez, New Zealand’s Minister of Finance Grant Robertson, Dangote Foundation’s CEO Zouera Youssoufou, and was moderated by the BBC’s Michelle Fleury. The discussion focused on creating the right conditions to move the needle on more and better investments in people, women’s economic empowerment as a key driver of economic growth, investing in a child’s first 1,000 days through health, nutrition, ...
On the heels of fresh evidence that current diets are making both people and planet sick, On the Menu: Can Food be the Planet’s Medicine? gathered thought leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs and policy makers who aim to challenge the status quo of food consumption and production. World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva kicked off the event with remarks that made clear why transforming food is such a priority agenda – it is essential to boost economic inclusion, build human capital and increase climate resilience. EAT Co-founders Gunhild Stordalen and Johan Rockström then shared highlights from the recent EAT- Lancet Commission Report on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems which attempts for the first time to define a healthy diet based on available scientific evidence and imagine what it would take to feed almost 10 billion people by 2050 a healthy diet within planetary boundaries. Two strong messages emerged: We’re unlikely to stay within safe operating zones on most environmental indicators – water, greenhouse ...
11 Research Teams Win More than $1 million to Address Gender-Based Violence in 9 Countries The 4th Development Marketplace: Innovations to Address Gender Based Violence highlighted the impact of innovation and evidence-based research on gender-based violence prevention and response around the world, in memory of Hannah Graham, daughter of IFC’s John Graham. At today’s event with insightful and inspirational remarks by the World Bank Group CEO Kristalina Georgieva, IFC VP for Latin America & the Caribbean and Europe and Central Asia Georgina Baker, and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative founder Claudia Garcia-Moreno, 11 winners from around the world were awarded prize money to design, implement, and capture results of new solutions, including the first-ever private sector winner. Winning 2019 approaches include a mobile phone app to collect and preserve forensic medical evidence for the prosecution of sexual violence crimes; a study of the effectiveness of police home visits to victims of domestic violence; and research into how youth social networks influence attitudes to GBV.
Securing land rights is essential to addressing today’s development challenges, from climate change to land degradation, sustainable urbanization to gender equality. It’s also critical for poverty reduction, and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Advances in technology have shifted the frontier of what’s possible. More computing power, connectivity and satellite imagery have enabled land rights to be documented in ways that are affordable, with greater participation and transparency. Many countries are already capitalizing on the opportunities this provides.
However, many developing countries still remain stuck with paper records and outdated laws and regulations that preclude them from harnessing the advantages of the digital economy. If these issues are addressed, and with appropriate regulation, technology can truly act as a catalyst that allows developing countries to advance rapidly in innovative ways.
Marking an unprecedented moment in history during which both Bretton Woods institutions are being led by women, as well as International Women’s Day (March 8), Managing Director and Chairwoman of the IMF Christine Lagarde and Interim WBG President Kristalina Georgieva will engage in a fireside conversation on their pioneering leadership and challenges they and other women have faced, the economic issues they’re dealing with and how they prioritize gender both through operations and in walking the talk within the IMF and WBG.
Join the presentation and discussion on the World Bank’s new report Women, Business and the Law 2019: A Decade of Reform. The study introduces a new index that looks at milestones across the arc of a woman’s career, from freedom of mobility through to getting a pension, and legal protections associated with each of these stages. The data spans a ten-year period where 187 economies are scored according to eight indicators.
Every year, MIGA presents its Gender CEO Award to honor senior managers (CEOs or equivalent) who have a proven track record of seeking to further the causes of women’s advancement and gender equality while contributing to the World Bank Group’s twin goals of poverty reduction and shared prosperity. This year’s theme is “Women Leading Climate Finance” in honor of the 2019 awardee, Lara de Mesa, Head of Responsible Banking at Banco Santander Group. Ms. De Mesa has been Head of Responsible Banking at Santander since September 2018. Its responsible banking agenda is making Santander one of the most responsible banks in the world, across all countries where Santander is present (including Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, US, UK, Germany and Poland). Follow the event on Twitter @MIGA
On March 14, leaders from around the world will gather in Nairobi to reaffirm the world’s commitment to the fight against climate change. Discover how the World Bank Group is helping African countries protect biodiversity, promote renewable energies and foster resilience and adaptation to climate change.
Event Series | Gender Equality and Development , #AccelerateEquality Transformative change toward gender equality, requires a concerted effort. This involves further investments, further changes in law and policies, further interventions to shift social and gender norms, and further audacity to change power relations between men and women. To drive such transformative change, the World Bank Group’s yearlong , Gender Equality and Development +10: Accelerate Equality, initiative will explore the important progress made and lessons learned over the last 10 years. , [[tweetable]]Building on the evidence and the momentum, now is the time to accelerate action towards gender equality – #AccelerateEquality![[/tweetable]], https://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/critical-choices-look-2021-world-bank-groupimf-annual-meetings Read more about the #AccelerateEquality initiative or select an event below to watch the replay.