Ending Extreme Poverty by 2030 : The Final Push
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discusses the twin goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting prosperity among the poorest 40 percent in low and middle-income countries. The strategy is summed up in three words: grow, invest, and insure. He talks...
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| Format: | Speech |
| Language: | English en_US |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25876615/speech-world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim-ending-extreme-poverty-2030-final-push http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24307 |
| Summary: | Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discusses the twin goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting prosperity among the poorest 40 percent in low
and middle-income countries. The strategy is summed up in three words: grow, invest, and insure. He talks about the need to be
creative and use all of the resources to leverage
much-needed private sector investment to build
infrastructure and create jobs. He promises that the World
Bank Group will continue to support governments and make
investments in a broad variety of areas in the fight against
extreme poverty in developing countries. He talks about
empowering women through education for mothers to have
healthier children, and, when they have financial resources,
they’re more likely to invest in the next generation. He
talks about the most effective ways to encourage investment
in the extreme poor and improve health and educational
service delivery, is accountability. He concludes by saying
that the governments must be more accountable to citizens,
and work to reduce arbitrary treatment at the hands of
security forces and the demand for bribes from poor people
which will help to minimize the likelihood of violent
conflict and eliminate a driver of poverty. |
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