Preparing for Peace and Prosperity : Steps Ahead for the Arab World
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discusses measured hope and optimism, to share a vision for a path forward, to a just and sustainable future in the Middle East and North Africa. He talks about a way forward to help not only Syria rebuild, but al...
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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/2016/02/25871346/speech-world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim-preparing-peace-prosperity-steps-ahead-arab-world http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24328 |
| Summary: | Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discusses measured hope and optimism, to share a vision
for a path forward, to a just and sustainable future in the
Middle East and North Africa. He talks about a way forward
to help not only Syria rebuild, but also to help Lebanon,
Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq recover from the massive spillover
effects of the war is to be supported by the principles of
co-existence, tolerance, compromise, transparency, good
governance, and inclusive economic growth. He talks about
the need for improvement in quality of education. He talks
about development that requiring a commitment to
transparency on the part of governments, and well-informed
citizens to hold governments accountable. He speaks about
helping women overcome the multiple legal and cultural
constraints that have kept their labor force participation
in the region at 29 percent, the lowest in the world. He
talks about the young people here and throughout the Arab
world deserve a chance to grow up in a region that is
focused on creating jobs, not on conflict—a region focused
on inclusive growth, not on growth for just the elite. The region needs to
invest in its people with strong
education and health systems. |
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