.IDA - World Bank's support has been crucial for Zambia, funding education, health, and infrastructure. Now the country needs continued support for sustainable economic growth. Watch Situmbeko Musokotwane Ministry of Finance & National Planning - Zambia full interview with Anna Bjerde at the #WBGMeetings : wrld.bg/WT8c50RiVYj
Gargee Gosh from the Gates Foundation at #WBGMeetings : 'For us [IDA - World Bank] is one of the most important ways the world shows our collective support to the poorest families and poorest countries around the world. '
Access to electricity is a fundamental human right and is foundational to any successful development effort. World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group are partnering to provide at least 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030. wrld.bg/MrIl50Rlinc #WBGMeetings
Stop Fossil Fuel Lending!
The #WBGMeetings are over, but our fight continues. We'll keep advocating for change, one meeting at a time.
#endfossilfuels
Stop Fossil Fuel Lending!
The #WBGMeetings are over, but our fight continues. We'll keep advocating for change, one meeting at a time.
#endfossilfuels
Watch our #WBGMeetings discussion with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus & World Bank President, Ajay Banga, on strengthening health systems, reducing financial barriers & stepping up efforts to reach more people with essential health services. #InvestInHealth wrld.bg/CoG850R6qu7
Electricity access is a human right and crucial for development. World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group aim to give power to 300M Africans by 2030.
Watch the #WBGMeetings event replay to learn more: wrld.bg/ENqR50RkrgB
I thank the World Bank for featuring me at the #WBGMeetings and together we will strengthen Parliamentarians’ role of advocating for increased accountability & transparency in International Financial Institutions and Multilateral Development Financing under The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank & IMF.
Vous avez manqué notre événement #PoweringAfrica ? Revivez la discussion en découvrant les investissements et les innovations qui favorisent l'accès à une énergie propre et fiable en Afrique.
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Strong primary healthcare systems ensure that more people are healthy, making communities and societies more prosperous and resilient, says Chris Elias | Gates Foundation. #InvestinHealth #HealthForAll
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For Open Society Foundations President, Mark Malloch-Brown, not funding IDA - World Bank 'would be like cutting off the main leg of a chair.'
Watch his #WBGMeetings sit down with @Worldbank: wrld.bg/8tSO50Rjskt
'We will never have a world without #poverty in a world with air pollution.'
At the #WBGMeetings , Valerie Hickey emphasized the urgency of improved data, robust policies, stronger institutions, and innovative finance for a sustainable and poverty-free world.
#EndPoverty
World Bank Group president Ajay Banga announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, affordable health services to 1.5 billion people by 2030 live.worldbank.org/en/event/2024/… #WBGMeetings via @worldbank
It’s Friday! We’re finishing our #WBGmeetings week on a high note.
My day in 2 minutes.
And we’re done. The 2024 #WBGmeetings are over!
Three final reflections from this week.
Powerful intervention from Professor Senait Fisseha at #WBGMeetings about the changing global health order and leadership of the Global South.
Brasil propone en el G20 que se impongan gravámenes a las personas extremadamente ricas. Si el mundo llegase a un acuerdo sobre un impuesto del 2 % para los milmillonarios, eso podría recaudar recursos para luchar contra desafíos como el hambre y el cambio climático. #WBGMeetings
Ajay on what’s being done to build a better Bank: reducing project approval times, simplifying processes for client governments, and expanding our vision to include a livable planet. #WBGMeetings
Africa's future success hinges on five key areas: energy, infrastructure, agribusiness/food security, tourism, and healthcare. Watch the replay: wrld.bg/ePMZ50Rlu74 #WBGMeetings
Strengthening health systems and reducing financial barriers – that's our goal.
The World Bank is stepping up efforts to reach 1.5 billion people with more and better health services by 2030. #InvestInHealth
Watch the #WBGMeetings event replay: wrld.bg/Enka50Rk6xi