Jim Yong Kim
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Among refugee advocates there has been a growing concern that recent agreements among regional governments and the United Nations on a framework for mitigating the Rohingya crisis could prompt at least some of the million plus people who have fled …
- Categories: Asia, Gender Violence, Human Rights, Refugees
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In a direct challenge to Western control of two major international financial organizations the five countries known as the BRICS 8212 Brazil Russia India China and South Africa 8212 announced on July 15 the formation of a new development bank …
- Categories: Development
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While Americans quarrel over the Affordable Care Act 8212 Obamacare 8212 much of the rest of the world has established or is moving toward universal health care for all citizens and the World Bank is taking a lead in setting …
- Categories: Development, Health and Population
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- Alice Speri
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With 827 days to go until the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals the United Nations 8217 flagship agenda for global development the buzzword at the General Assembly 8217 s annual opening debate in New York this week was …
- Categories: Africa, Asia, Development, General Assembly, Health and Population
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- Dulcie Leimbach
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nbsp Malians elected their first president since an interim president was installed after the 2012 coup and French military action in 2013 against incursions by Islamic jihadists In a run off vote on Aug 11 amid blanket rain and …
- Categories: Africa, Governance, Peace and Security
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- Dulcie Leimbach
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Jim Yong Kim an American doctor who was born in Korea began his new job as World Bank president in July In this World Bank video he answers a sundry of the 1 000 questions his office has received worldwide …
- Categories: Development
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On his first day in office on July 2 the new World Bank president Jim Yong Kim placed himself firmly in the footsteps of his predecessor He announced that he was backing two recent decisions in the bank to halt …
- Categories: Development
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- Dulcie Leimbach
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With only hours to spare before the deadline on Friday for nominating the next president of the World Bank President Obama announced a surprise choice Jim Yong Kim the 52 year old president of Dartmouth College and a global expert …
- Categories: GOINGS-ON
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