Delighted to see the Hum Sab Ek exhibit ⁦⁦The Mittal Institute at Harvard⁩ ⁦Harvard University. Remarkable documentation of the resilience of the poor -the membership of self-help group #SEWA -to acute (Covid) and chronic (climate change)⁩ shocks. ⁦⁦🙏🏽 Satchit_Balsari⁩ 4 the tour!

The new MENA Economic update stresses the importance of transparency to unlock sustainable growth.

With the growth of renewable energy – #HumanCapital , gender equity, peace & economic diversification are critically important.
#MENAUpdate : wrld.bg/orsB50RnlaH World Bank MENA

The goal of Universal Health Coverage #UHC is to ensure everyone receives the health services they need without facing financial hardship.

Thank you to our partners and UHC champions who shared why this is so important: wrld.bg/v3ta50Rnx54 #InvestinHealth #HealthForAll

Wonderful to connect with the leadership of the #HumanDevelopment team in West & Central #Africa . We discussed how the #BetterBank can support #socialprotection , #adolescentgirls , #health service delivery, especially in fragile and conflict affected contexts.

#InvestInPeople

I am inspired by lunch and conversation on #BringYourKidsToWork day. Aged 6-16 years, the kids had great questions on how many $$ we provide, what our money supports, what our work day consists of, and is our work stressful. Great to hear their aspiration to help the world!

At the #HumanCapital Ministerial Conclave at the #WBGMeetings , prominent tech pioneers & finance ministers discussed how to best harness digital tools to unlock human potential across World Bank countries of priority.

Event highlights: wrld.bg/Ji3b50RmsU4 #InvestinPeople

Bold proposal by Nobel Laureate Esther Duflo on how to compensate poor countries for the excess mortality from climate change: raise the corporate minimum income tax rate by 3 points and tax billionaires.

#WBGMeetings #InvestInPeople ⁦G-Twenty Brazil⁩ ft.com/content/2fa578…

How can we #InvestinHealth to ensure health care for everyone, everywhere?

Highly recommend that you watch our insightful discussion on #HealthforAll , and reaching 1.5 billion people with more & better health services by 2030 at the #WBGMeetings . wrld.bg/s0vz50Rkfoy

Thanks Abdoulaye Seck for inviting me to moderate the panel discussion on how to strengthen entrepreneurship and female employment in 🇧🇹. Very good conversation with Jessica Schnabel, Rinzin Dorji & Philippe Leite, following a great introduction by Diene Keita

#AccelerateEquality

Delighted to moderate a discussion in the presence of Her Majesty Sangay Choden Wangchuk on women’s social and economic empowerment in 🇧🇹.

W/ Jessica Schnabel, Rinzin Dorji & Philippe Leite we focused on creating jobs for women, access to finance, access to care, & ending #GBV .

Great to connect with ED Jorge Moreira da Silva & the UNOPS Washington Liaison Office team. We discussed using our strong partnership in delivering #health and #socialprotection services in fragile and conflict-affected areas to strengthen national capacity and enhance sustainability of investments.

I was happy to join the discussion today between World Bank President Ajay Banga and World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Lots to do together including working together to reach 1.5 billion people with more and better healthcare by 2030!

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Delighted to meet ⁦Stefania Giannini⁩ and team at #WBGMeetings .

We discussed our strong collaboration on data ⁦UNESCO Institute for Statistics⁩, knowledge ⁦⁦Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO⁩ , foundational learning and the upcoming #SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee Leaders’ Meeting.

#InvestInPeople

Really happy to meet 🇮🇸 Minister ⁦Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir🇮🇸⁩ and her team today to strengthen our partnership on #genderequality . Great discussion on road still to be covered, including by front-runners such as 🇮🇸. I look forward to welcoming #Iceland to the #HumanCapital Project.