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The question of gender in our Ivorian society and our world remains crucial. “Gender” is a development approach that aims to reduce social, economic, political, and cultural inequalities between men and women, girls and boys. Image: Photo by Eva Blue on Unsplash
on 29.06.22
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A global food crisis is pushing many countries toward famine as hunger levels surpassed all previous records in 2021 as reported by the 2022 Global Report on Food Crises, with close to 193 million people acutely food insecure—nearly 40 million more people than during the previous high reached in 2020.
date: 22.06.2022
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The worldwide community is making efforts to mitigate the consequences of COVID-19 and counteract the impact of the health pandemic on the global economy, employment, and human capital. The crisis underscored the strong links between human and planetary health; natural disasters, ecosystem loss and other climate shocks will
date: 18.04.2022
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On 15 December 2021, World Bank Group’s President, David Malpass, announced the launch of the replenishment process of the International Development Association (IDA), bringing financial support and policy advise to 74 countries. This allocation of $93 billion, the largest in IDA’s history, took place one year earlier t
on 28.03.22
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Dear Liam, Thank you for your powerful and heart-felt letter to President Malpass and Managing Director Georgieva. On behalf of the World Bank Group, we are all of course horrified by the ongoing plight of the people of Ukraine, a country that has been a longstanding partner. In addition to the immediate human cost of [&hel
on 28.03.22
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Liam, Thank you for your letter and for making the position of the Parliamentary Network so clear. Indeed, the International Monetary Fund has an important role to play. We are deeply shocked and saddened by the devastating human suffering caused by the war in Ukraine. The scenes of death and destruction are truly painful.
on 28.03.22
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The Parliamentary Dialogue Series is an initiative of the Parliamentary Network supported by the World Bank Group and the IMF to discuss the most pressing and pertinent development issues, on a quarterly basis.
date: 23.03.2022
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The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF unequivocally condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its violation of article 2 paragraph 4 of the UN Charter which states in clear terms that all member states shall refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence o Image: Photo by Daniele Franchi on Unsplash
on 02.03.22
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This event will give participating Members of Parliament exclusive access to high-level spokespeople from across the World Bank Group to learn about the organization’s structure, mandate, operations, results, challenges and priorities. They will have the opportunity to dialogue directly with World Bank Group representativ
date: 22.02.2022
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As G7 finance ministers and governors of central banks gather at the G20 meetings on 30th and 31st October, they face a choice: end the pandemic soon or watch new variants wreak social and economic havoc across the world. G7 nations have delivered just 20 per cent of the vaccines they promised to poorer nations, […]
date: 16.11.2021
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As representatives drawn from diverse parliamentary networks and assemblies, considering the fundamental role of members of parliament in enhancing global health, and in recognition of the need for multilateralism and coordination to address the current pandemic, tackle other infectious diseases and drivers of ill-health, a
on 18.01.22
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The next Global Parliamentary Forum will take place virtually ahead of the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group & IMF, from 6-8 & 11 October 2021, with the overarching theme “Building Back Stronger, Fairer and Greener”. The Virtual Global Parliamentary Forum at the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings (AMs) gathers
date: 6.10.2021
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When the IMF decided to mint $650bn of special drawing rights (SDRs), effectively creating money to be distributed to its 190 national members, it made a powerful weapon in the war on want. But this will only work if the IMF’s shareholders now agree three big steps to move the money out of the vaults and into the assault Image: Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash
on 04.08.21
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In the Philippines we passed two major laws in the early days of Covid. As a quick response, we provided the president with emergency powers to respond and in those early days the question was really the testing capacity. And, then, we had a second law wherein we tackled more technical aspects.
on 13.07.21
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Thank you, Liam and hello to everyone. Sadly, I am speaking from Portugal because we can’t travel, basically. And hopefully we will be together sooner than later as we overcome these difficult times. I know time is of essence, so I’ll try to be brief saying that it is consensual that we need to understand […] Image: Photo by Yohann LIBOT on Unsplash
on 13.07.21
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As you know, IFC's involvement through investments in the private sector is very important to demonstrate during the pandemic how international community is helping people and businesses survive and thrive. Image: Photo by Tamanna Rumee on Unsplash
on 13.07.21
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The World Bank, as I think we’ve discussed in the past, started out with a very fast and broad response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since mid-March, the first track facility that was approved by the board made available initially 14 billion US dollars, 6 billion of which was to IDA and IBRD countries and 8 […]
on 13.07.21
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Pandemics do not stop at passport control and we cannot all be safe until everybody is safe. That means we have to mobilize a global community to make sure that there isn't any community on this planet that does not enjoy access to the vaccines that science has now made available. Image: Photo by Kate Trifo on Unsplash
on 13.07.21
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Visual Summary of the Meeting, by Zara Fina
date: 17.06.2021
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Visual Summary of the Meeting, by Zara Fina
date: 10.06.2021
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As members of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, we write to urge you as the leaders of the G7 to agree a radical action plan with the IMF and World Bank to stop the Covid pandemic now triggering a deep and dangerous pandemic of poverty. Image: Photo by Taylor Brandon on Unsplash
on 04.06.21
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The impact of COVID-19 is testing the MENA region’s resilience, risking exacerbation of regional competition and political instability as well as fragility in some cases. The pandemic is forcing governments to make quick decisions, manage crisis coordination and implement drastic measures to protect communities at risk. M
date: 20.05.2021
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A year after the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic, we are beginning to comprehend the magnitude of the devastation and suffering the virus has caused. 2.6 million people have died. Image: Photo by Forest Simon on Unsplash
on 10.05.21
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Like most of the challenges we will face in this century, COVID-19 has ecological and social roots and dimensions. The pandemic has also demonstrated that global problems can no longer be addressed in isolation. The loss of natural habitats, the lack of equitable access to safe and sanitary shelter, inequality in healthcare
on 10.05.21
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