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The World Bank Meetings Center provides links and inside access to the information, ideas, and issues being discussed at various events such as the IMF and World Bank spring and annual meetings.

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Disaster resilience: Closing the loop

Submitted by Saroj Kumar Jha on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 15:33


Last Friday - together with the European Union and the Government of Japan - the World Bank/Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery hosted some of our major humanitarian and development partners in an effort to identify and overcome barriers for coordination and work together in the planning and financing of disaster risk reduction and resilience strategies in critical disaster hotspots around the world.

Bank Annual Meetings put spotlight on gender, jobs

Submitted by Julia Ross on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 16:00


The World Bank- IMF Annual Meetings wrapped Sunday, following the release of a Development Committee communiqué that endorsed the Bank’s emphasis on jobs and growth, gender equality, and recent reforms that have made the Bank more open and transparent.

Zoellick: A World ‘Beyond Aid’

Submitted by Julia Ross on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 18:13


 


In advance of the 2011 Bank-IMF Annual Meetings, Bank President Robert Zoellick yesterday delivered a speech titled “Beyond Aid” at George Washington University. Read the press release or the text of the speech.
 

Forum opens doors to annual meetings…and more

Submitted by Angie Gentile on Sat, 10/09/2010 - 13:13

Open Forum session on open development. Credit: World Bank

The World Bank's first-ever Open Forum—an interactive online conversation about pressing development issues—threw open to the public discussions normally held behind closed doors.

Three sessions, held Oct. 7 and 8, brought together all-star thinkers and actors in three key areas: the open development movement, jumpstarting jobs, and today’s development challenges.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recaps the 2009 Annual Meetings

Submitted by Sameer Vasta on Sat, 10/10/2009 - 08:30

I'm back from Istanbul today, looking back at some of the important events and messages that came out of the 2009 Annual Meetings. Before we all left Istanbul, however, Alison caught up with World Bank Managing Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and asked her to provide a short recap of the Meetings.

 

Marwan Muasher recaps the Meetings

Submitted by Sameer Vasta on Thu, 10/08/2009 - 07:23

The 2009 Annual Meetings are wrapping up. Before packing up here in Istanbul, I caught up with Marwan Muasher,  World Bank Senior Vice President for External Affairs, and asked him to provide me with his own one-minute recap of the Meetings.

 

Edith Grace Ssempala recaps the Meetings

Submitted by Sameer Vasta on Thu, 10/08/2009 - 07:17

The 2009 Annual Meetings are wrapping up. Before packing up here in Istanbul, I caught up with Edith Grace Ssempala,  World Bank Director for the Civil Society Program, and asked her to provide me with her own one-minute recap of the Meetings.

 

Videoblog: The World Bank and fragile states

Submitted by Alastair McKechnie on Wed, 10/07/2009 - 04:20

 

This is my final video on fragile and conflict-affected states and the impact of the food, fuel, and financial crises. In this video, I talk about the work of the World Bank and other international organizations in conflicted-affected areas.

For more information:

 
Thanks for watching. Here's a link to my first video, and my second.

Annual Report 2009 distributed at the Annual Meetings

Submitted by Can Kevenk on Tue, 10/06/2009 - 10:30

2009 Annual ReportWe started distribution of the World Bank Annual Report 2009 this morning at the Annual Meetings in Istanbul. The free publication, outlining the Bank's activities in fiscal year 2008, is available for journalists, government officials, civil society organizations, academic and public libraries — and anyone else interested in learning more about the Bank and what it does.

The report summarizes the Bank Group’s commitments and approved projects during the recently completed fiscal year, and also includes a CD with complete financial information and a slideshow summarizing the regional, sectoral, and thematical categorization of funding.

I had a chance to work with the team that was preparing the Annual Report this year. Our goal was to put together a colorful and easy-to-read summary of the Bank’s development activities for everyone who is interested. Photos from the project sites and personal stories about recent Bank Group projects from all around the world are featured in this year’s report. All six of the Bank’s regions are presented with a regional snapshot as well as the summaries of funding operations taking place.

This year, the Annual Report 2009 website has been enhanced in terms of design, online content, and interactivity. The site includes interesting videos about recent projects taking place in the field. The PDF version of the Annual Report is downloadable in 8 different languages from the website. You can also view the whole ‘Year in Review’ with our interactive widget.

Videoblog: Fragile States facing challenges

Submitted by Alastair McKechnie on Tue, 10/06/2009 - 04:00

 

Fragile and conflict-affected states face significant challenges coming out of the food, fuel, and financial crises. In this video, I give more details on some of those challenges and the environment for international financial assistance to affected countries.

For more information:

 
I'll be posting more videoblog entries over the next few days.

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