Delivering the Vision of the Millennium Development Goals
Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, remarked that the millennium development goals (MDGs) created a metric of accountability for which humanity will hold the World Bank answerable. It also created a vital tool for measuring progress. The MDGs call for developing countries to improve perform...
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okr-10986-248772021-04-23T14:04:20Z Delivering the Vision of the Millennium Development Goals Wolfowitz, Paul HUMANITY JOBS TRADE TRANSPORTATION AID WORKERS EDUCATION BUSINESSES BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT BARRIERS SKILLED WORKERS SHARE RESULTS CREATING JOBS POVERTY PERFORMANCE ELECTRICITY RURAL WOMEN CIVIL SOCIETY DIGNITY TARGETS POOR COUNTRIES DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SOCIETY ACTION PLAN PRIVATE SECTOR ANNUAL GROWTH DEVELOPMENT GOALS SUBSIDIES SMALL BUSINESSES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES GOVERNANCE GROWTH Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, remarked that the millennium development goals (MDGs) created a metric of accountability for which humanity will hold the World Bank answerable. It also created a vital tool for measuring progress. The MDGs call for developing countries to improve performance and developed countries to fulfill their promise to increase aid. It is time to dismantle trade barriers and ending subsidies that hurt farmers and small businesses. The MDGs require strengthening the private sector and encouraging a vibrant civil society in developing countries. He related the story of Beatrice Gakuba’s efforts to create jobs for rural women. The World Bank is developing an Africa action plan with 25 initiatives to improve education, roads and power, with measurable goals. 2016-08-11T17:03:45Z 2016-08-11T17:03:45Z 2005-09-14 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25502999/remarks-president-wolfowitz-delivering-vision-millennium-development-goals-united-nations-2005-world-summit-new-york http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24877 English en_US Remarks at the United Nations 2005 World Summit, New York, September 14, 2005; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech |
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HUMANITY JOBS TRADE TRANSPORTATION AID WORKERS EDUCATION BUSINESSES BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT BARRIERS SKILLED WORKERS SHARE RESULTS CREATING JOBS POVERTY PERFORMANCE ELECTRICITY RURAL WOMEN CIVIL SOCIETY DIGNITY TARGETS POOR COUNTRIES DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SOCIETY ACTION PLAN PRIVATE SECTOR ANNUAL GROWTH DEVELOPMENT GOALS SUBSIDIES SMALL BUSINESSES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES GOVERNANCE GROWTH |
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HUMANITY JOBS TRADE TRANSPORTATION AID WORKERS EDUCATION BUSINESSES BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT BARRIERS SKILLED WORKERS SHARE RESULTS CREATING JOBS POVERTY PERFORMANCE ELECTRICITY RURAL WOMEN CIVIL SOCIETY DIGNITY TARGETS POOR COUNTRIES DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SOCIETY ACTION PLAN PRIVATE SECTOR ANNUAL GROWTH DEVELOPMENT GOALS SUBSIDIES SMALL BUSINESSES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES GOVERNANCE GROWTH Wolfowitz, Paul Delivering the Vision of the Millennium Development Goals |
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Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, remarked that the millennium development goals (MDGs) created a metric of accountability for which humanity will hold the World Bank answerable. It also created a vital tool for measuring progress. The MDGs call for developing countries to improve performance and developed countries to fulfill their promise to increase aid. It is time to dismantle trade barriers and ending subsidies that hurt farmers and small businesses. The MDGs require strengthening the private sector and encouraging a vibrant civil society in developing countries. He related the story of Beatrice Gakuba’s efforts to create jobs for rural women. The World Bank is developing an Africa action plan with 25 initiatives to improve education, roads and power, with measurable goals. |
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Delivering the Vision of the Millennium Development Goals |
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Delivering the Vision of the Millennium Development Goals |
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