Commemorating End Poverty Day
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, discusses the goals of the World Bank Group, aligned to support the poor and the vulnerable, and to preserve our planet for future generations. He talks about the report "Poverty in a Rising Africa" that traces two decad...
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okr-10986-242902021-04-23T14:04:21Z Commemorating End Poverty Day Kim, Jim Yong SAFETY NETS ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY POVERTY REDUCTION STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION ECONOMIC GROWTH LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE MEASURING POVERTY EXTREME POVERTY POVERTY RURAL AREAS DEATHS POPULATION GROWTH SCHOOLING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT POPULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES URBAN AREAS TETANUS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR POVERTY RATE SOCIAL PROTECTION MEASLES ADULT LITERACY LITERACY RATES MALARIA GLOBAL POVERTY SELF-EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ADULT LITERACY RATES LIFE EXPECTANCY Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, discusses the goals of the World Bank Group, aligned to support the poor and the vulnerable, and to preserve our planet for future generations. He talks about the report "Poverty in a Rising Africa" that traces two decades of unprecedented economic growth on the continent with messages that are both encouraging and sobering. He speaks about how economic growth coupled with specific health and education interventions have contributed to improving people’s lives, and contributed in many countries, such as Ghana, to major reductions in poverty. He talks about the structural transformation, a shift out of agriculture that led to an increase in non-agricultural self-employment and, to a lesser degree, wage jobs in Ghana. He speaks about how improving the agricultural sector will be critical to further reduce extreme poverty in the country. He commends Ghana that has invested in its people, specifically in education in most parts of the country. He appreciated the country’s urban areas that have grown quickly, creating more and higher-paying jobs. 2016-05-18T21:24:38Z 2016-05-18T21:24:38Z 2015-10-16 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25884318/speech-world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim-global-launch-poverty-rising-africa-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24290 English en_US Speech at the Global Launch of 'Poverty in a Rising Africa' Report, Jamestown, Ghana, October 16, 2016; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech Africa Ghana |
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SAFETY NETS ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY POVERTY REDUCTION STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION ECONOMIC GROWTH LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE MEASURING POVERTY EXTREME POVERTY POVERTY RURAL AREAS DEATHS POPULATION GROWTH SCHOOLING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT POPULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES URBAN AREAS TETANUS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR POVERTY RATE SOCIAL PROTECTION MEASLES ADULT LITERACY LITERACY RATES MALARIA GLOBAL POVERTY SELF-EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ADULT LITERACY RATES LIFE EXPECTANCY |
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SAFETY NETS ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY POVERTY REDUCTION STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION ECONOMIC GROWTH LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE MEASURING POVERTY EXTREME POVERTY POVERTY RURAL AREAS DEATHS POPULATION GROWTH SCHOOLING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT POPULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES URBAN AREAS TETANUS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR POVERTY RATE SOCIAL PROTECTION MEASLES ADULT LITERACY LITERACY RATES MALARIA GLOBAL POVERTY SELF-EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ADULT LITERACY RATES LIFE EXPECTANCY Kim, Jim Yong Commemorating End Poverty Day |
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Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, discusses the goals of the World Bank Group, aligned to support the poor and the vulnerable, and to preserve our
planet for future generations. He talks about the report "Poverty in a Rising Africa"
that traces two decades of unprecedented economic growth on
the continent with messages that are both encouraging and
sobering. He speaks about how economic growth coupled with
specific health and education interventions have contributed
to improving people’s lives, and contributed in many
countries, such as Ghana, to major reductions in poverty. He
talks about the structural transformation, a shift out of
agriculture that led to an increase in non-agricultural
self-employment and, to a lesser degree, wage jobs in Ghana.
He speaks about how improving the agricultural sector will
be critical to further reduce extreme poverty in the
country. He commends Ghana that has invested in its people,
specifically in education in most parts of the country. He
appreciated the country’s urban areas that have grown
quickly, creating more and higher-paying jobs. |
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Commemorating End Poverty Day |
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Commemorating End Poverty Day |
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