Remarks at Session 1 of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, February 26, 2021

David Malpass, President of the World Bank, declared that inequality, poverty, and climate change will be the defining issues of our age. The goal is to achieve fair, broad, and fast access to effective and safe vaccines for developing countries. On climate, the Bank is looking forward to supporting...

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Main Author: Malpass, David
Format: Speech
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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spelling okr-10986-353252021-04-23T14:02:20Z Remarks at Session 1 of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, February 26, 2021 Malpass, David INEQUALITY POVERTY CLIMATE CHANGE COVID-19 VACCINATION DEBT SUSTAINABILITY VENICE CLIMATE SUMMIT DEBT TRANSPARENCY David Malpass, President of the World Bank, declared that inequality, poverty, and climate change will be the defining issues of our age. The goal is to achieve fair, broad, and fast access to effective and safe vaccines for developing countries. On climate, the Bank is looking forward to supporting the G20 on the very active climate agenda, including at the Venice climate summit in July. Debt transparency and sustainability remain major challenges for vulnerable countries. Each of these priorities - vaccines, climate, and debt - is plagued with inequality, which is causing a reversal of progress on development. 2021-03-26T16:43:37Z 2021-03-26T16:43:37Z 2021-02-26 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/409881616652278441/Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-David-Malpass-at-Session-1-of-the-G20-Finance-Ministers-and-Central-Bank-Governors-Meeting http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35325 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: President's Speech Italy
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topic INEQUALITY
POVERTY
CLIMATE CHANGE
COVID-19 VACCINATION
DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
VENICE CLIMATE SUMMIT
DEBT TRANSPARENCY
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POVERTY
CLIMATE CHANGE
COVID-19 VACCINATION
DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
VENICE CLIMATE SUMMIT
DEBT TRANSPARENCY
Malpass, David
Remarks at Session 1 of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, February 26, 2021
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description David Malpass, President of the World Bank, declared that inequality, poverty, and climate change will be the defining issues of our age. The goal is to achieve fair, broad, and fast access to effective and safe vaccines for developing countries. On climate, the Bank is looking forward to supporting the G20 on the very active climate agenda, including at the Venice climate summit in July. Debt transparency and sustainability remain major challenges for vulnerable countries. Each of these priorities - vaccines, climate, and debt - is plagued with inequality, which is causing a reversal of progress on development.
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title Remarks at Session 1 of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, February 26, 2021
title_short Remarks at Session 1 of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, February 26, 2021
title_full Remarks at Session 1 of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, February 26, 2021
title_fullStr Remarks at Session 1 of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, February 26, 2021
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