Within Our Grasp : A World Free of Poverty

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discusses the opportunity to create a world free from the stain of poverty and economic exclusion. He states that the environmental challenge is a fundamental threat to economic development and the fight against...

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Main Author:	Kim, Jim Yong
Format:	Speech
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2016
Subjects:	SANITATION GROWTH RATES POVERTY LINE ECONOMIC GROWTH WORK FORCE LOCAL AUTHORITIES PEOPLE FINANCING CROPLAND MEDIUM TERM RELIGIOUS LEADERS AIDS PATIENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ENTREPRENEURS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HOUSING EXCLUSION MULTINATIONAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FISCAL POLICY WELFARE LOAN POOR PEOPLE TRAINING WOMEN DEVELOPMENT GOALS CORRUPTION GLOBAL POVERTY FUTURE GENERATIONS ACCESS TO EDUCATION REGION FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS INEQUITIES POVERTY REDUCTION KNOWLEDGE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE LABOR MARKET PRO-POOR GLOBAL ECONOMY DISEASES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL QUALITY OF EDUCATION TRAINING INCOME INEQUALITY REFORM EFFORTS CIVIL SOCIETY FINANCIAL CRISES DISASTERS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE PROGRESS EDUCATION SYSTEMS EQUITY PREVENTABLE DISEASES EARTHQUAKE FOOD SECURITY TRANSPORTATION SOCIAL SECTOR CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM ACCESS TO FINANCE PUBLIC POLICIES BANK CREDIT POLICY DOCUMENTS VULNERABLE GROUPS POOR COUNTRIES TABOO DEVELOPING WORLD ABSOLUTE POVERTY JOB CREATION SCHOOL CHILDREN POPULATIONS VULNERABLE PEOPLE MALARIA INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY POLICY SOLAR POWER CITIZENS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES SECURITY INVESTMENT FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION EXTREME POVERTY IRRIGATION HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY POLITICAL STABILITY INCLUSION OF WOMEN YOUNG PEOPLE POPULATION STUDENTS INVESTMENTS PRACTITIONERS HIGH GROWTH POVERTY RATE FAMILIES WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR LABOR MARKETS AIDS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS CIVIL RIGHTS FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS INEQUALITY GROWTH
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spelling	okr-10986-243512021-04-23T14:04:20Z Within Our Grasp : A World Free of Poverty Kim, Jim Yong SANITATION GROWTH RATES POVERTY LINE ECONOMIC GROWTH WORK FORCE LOCAL AUTHORITIES PEOPLE FINANCING CROPLAND MEDIUM TERM RELIGIOUS LEADERS AIDS PATIENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ENTREPRENEURS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HOUSING EXCLUSION MULTINATIONAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FISCAL POLICY WELFARE LOAN POOR PEOPLE TRAINING WOMEN DEVELOPMENT GOALS CORRUPTION GLOBAL POVERTY FUTURE GENERATIONS ACCESS TO EDUCATION REGION FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS INEQUITIES POVERTY REDUCTION KNOWLEDGE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE LABOR MARKET PRO-POOR GLOBAL ECONOMY DISEASES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL QUALITY OF EDUCATION TRAINING INCOME INEQUALITY REFORM EFFORTS CIVIL SOCIETY FINANCIAL CRISES DISASTERS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE PROGRESS EDUCATION SYSTEMS EQUITY PREVENTABLE DISEASES EARTHQUAKE FOOD SECURITY TRANSPORTATION SOCIAL SECTOR CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM ACCESS TO FINANCE PUBLIC POLICIES BANK CREDIT POLICY DOCUMENTS VULNERABLE GROUPS POOR COUNTRIES TABOO DEVELOPING WORLD ABSOLUTE POVERTY JOB CREATION SCHOOL CHILDREN POPULATIONS VULNERABLE PEOPLE MALARIA INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY POLICY SOLAR POWER CITIZENS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES SECURITY INVESTMENT FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION EXTREME POVERTY IRRIGATION HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY POLITICAL STABILITY INCLUSION OF WOMEN YOUNG PEOPLE POPULATION STUDENTS INVESTMENTS PRACTITIONERS HIGH GROWTH POVERTY RATE FAMILIES WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR LABOR MARKETS AIDS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS CIVIL RIGHTS FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS INEQUALITY GROWTH Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discusses the opportunity to create a world free from the stain of poverty and economic exclusion. He states that the environmental challenge is a fundamental threat to economic development and the fight against poverty in the world. He believes that assuring growth is inclusive is both a moral imperative and a crucial condition for sustained economic development for any country. The World Bank Group is now working on a revamped strategy to significantly strengthen our climate change interventions and help catalyze urgent action among global partners on the scale required. Progress is never inevitable. He concludes by saying that if we act today, if we work relentlessly toward these goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity, we have the opportunity to create a world for our children which is defined not by stark inequities but by soaring opportunities. 2016-05-25T17:14:05Z 2016-05-25T17:14:05Z 2013-04-02 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25864770/within-grasp-world-free-poverty-world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim’s-speech-georgetown-university http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24351 English en_US Speech at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., April 2, 2013; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech United States
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topic	SANITATION GROWTH RATES POVERTY LINE ECONOMIC GROWTH WORK FORCE LOCAL AUTHORITIES PEOPLE FINANCING CROPLAND MEDIUM TERM RELIGIOUS LEADERS AIDS PATIENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ENTREPRENEURS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HOUSING EXCLUSION MULTINATIONAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FISCAL POLICY WELFARE LOAN POOR PEOPLE TRAINING WOMEN DEVELOPMENT GOALS CORRUPTION GLOBAL POVERTY FUTURE GENERATIONS ACCESS TO EDUCATION REGION FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS INEQUITIES POVERTY REDUCTION KNOWLEDGE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE LABOR MARKET PRO-POOR GLOBAL ECONOMY DISEASES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL QUALITY OF EDUCATION TRAINING INCOME INEQUALITY REFORM EFFORTS CIVIL SOCIETY FINANCIAL CRISES DISASTERS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE PROGRESS EDUCATION SYSTEMS EQUITY PREVENTABLE DISEASES EARTHQUAKE FOOD SECURITY TRANSPORTATION SOCIAL SECTOR CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM ACCESS TO FINANCE PUBLIC POLICIES BANK CREDIT POLICY DOCUMENTS VULNERABLE GROUPS POOR COUNTRIES TABOO DEVELOPING WORLD ABSOLUTE POVERTY JOB CREATION SCHOOL CHILDREN POPULATIONS VULNERABLE PEOPLE MALARIA INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY POLICY SOLAR POWER CITIZENS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES SECURITY INVESTMENT FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION EXTREME POVERTY IRRIGATION HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY POLITICAL STABILITY INCLUSION OF WOMEN YOUNG PEOPLE POPULATION STUDENTS INVESTMENTS PRACTITIONERS HIGH GROWTH POVERTY RATE FAMILIES WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR LABOR MARKETS AIDS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS CIVIL RIGHTS FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS INEQUALITY GROWTH
spellingShingle	SANITATION GROWTH RATES POVERTY LINE ECONOMIC GROWTH WORK FORCE LOCAL AUTHORITIES PEOPLE FINANCING CROPLAND MEDIUM TERM RELIGIOUS LEADERS AIDS PATIENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ENTREPRENEURS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HOUSING EXCLUSION MULTINATIONAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FISCAL POLICY WELFARE LOAN POOR PEOPLE TRAINING WOMEN DEVELOPMENT GOALS CORRUPTION GLOBAL POVERTY FUTURE GENERATIONS ACCESS TO EDUCATION REGION FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS INEQUITIES POVERTY REDUCTION KNOWLEDGE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE LABOR MARKET PRO-POOR GLOBAL ECONOMY DISEASES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL QUALITY OF EDUCATION TRAINING INCOME INEQUALITY REFORM EFFORTS CIVIL SOCIETY FINANCIAL CRISES DISASTERS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE PROGRESS EDUCATION SYSTEMS EQUITY PREVENTABLE DISEASES EARTHQUAKE FOOD SECURITY TRANSPORTATION SOCIAL SECTOR CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM ACCESS TO FINANCE PUBLIC POLICIES BANK CREDIT POLICY DOCUMENTS VULNERABLE GROUPS POOR COUNTRIES TABOO DEVELOPING WORLD ABSOLUTE POVERTY JOB CREATION SCHOOL CHILDREN POPULATIONS VULNERABLE PEOPLE MALARIA INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY POLICY SOLAR POWER CITIZENS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES SECURITY INVESTMENT FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION EXTREME POVERTY IRRIGATION HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY POLITICAL STABILITY INCLUSION OF WOMEN YOUNG PEOPLE POPULATION STUDENTS INVESTMENTS PRACTITIONERS HIGH GROWTH POVERTY RATE FAMILIES WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR LABOR MARKETS AIDS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS CIVIL RIGHTS FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS INEQUALITY GROWTH Kim, Jim Yong Within Our Grasp : A World Free of Poverty
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description	Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discusses the opportunity to create a world free from the stain of poverty and economic exclusion. He states that the environmental challenge is a fundamental threat to economic development and the fight against poverty in the world. He believes that assuring growth is inclusive is both a moral imperative and a crucial condition for sustained economic development for any country. The World Bank Group is now working on a revamped strategy to significantly strengthen our climate change interventions and help catalyze urgent action among global partners on the scale required. Progress is never inevitable. He concludes by saying that if we act today, if we work relentlessly toward these goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity, we have the opportunity to create a world for our children which is defined not by stark inequities but by soaring opportunities.
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author	Kim, Jim Yong
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title	Within Our Grasp : A World Free of Poverty
title_short	Within Our Grasp : A World Free of Poverty
title_full	Within Our Grasp : A World Free of Poverty
title_fullStr	Within Our Grasp : A World Free of Poverty
title_full_unstemmed	Within Our Grasp : A World Free of Poverty
title_sort	within our grasp : a world free of poverty
publishDate	2016
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25864770/within-grasp-world-free-poverty-world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim’s-speech-georgetown-university http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24351
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Within Our Grasp : A World Free of Poverty

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