Thank you #Nepal for a great visit. Impressed with Nepal’s commitment to green, resilient & inclusive development, encouraged by how all partners are working together for #GRIDinAction, & convinced it is the best way to create jobs & opportunities for all!
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Homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia have far-reaching consequences for sustainable development.
As we strive to achieve the SDGs and create a more equitable world, we must confront these discriminatory attitudes and behaviors that hinder progress. #TogetherWeAreIDAHOTB
Immensely saddened by the sudden passing of @HartwigSchafer my predecessor as the @WorldBank's VP for South Asia. Hart was passionate, devoted to helping others, and deeply admired by so many of us over his 30 years at the Bank. May he rest in peace.
@OceanKnigge @WorldBank I want to say something to the effect that safeguards are necessary, but we see in practice that they create real barriers for people accessing funds.
What is the outcome of the meeting between Kosovo and Serbia in Brussels and can a full agreement on normalization be reached? @MiroslavLajcak,@eu_eeas, joins @IlvaTare to discuss the EU brokered plan for normalization and more for a new #BalkansDebrief. https://t.co/4Ezt2lUBGa
Launched today, our new @WorldBank Group country partnership framework for #Maldives aims to help increase access to economic opportunities, improve health & education services and protect the vulnerable, and strengthen resilience to shocks: https://t.co/8GqGZ4Q7nG
In a year of uncertainty and numerous overlapping crises, #SouthAsia faced an unprecedented combination of shocks. A good recap of the @WorldBank's support and development priorities in the region in this blog: https://t.co/yXIwzbTDYa #YearInReview
Thank you HEP @ibusolih for the warm welcome. Happy to see efforts at fiscal adjustment and commitment to a sustainable and resilient development path in an uncertain world.
Quotes from remarks by South Asian Region Vice President of The World Bank Martin Raiser at commencement ceremony of 5MW Solar PV installation in Hulhumale link road.
Ayubowan! Vanakkam! I am delighted to be in #SriLanka on my first visit and keen to engage with clients and partners to ensure that the @WorldBank’s ongoing crisis response helps protect the people of Sri Lanka. #EconomicCrisisLK
🗣️I asked 🇺🇸 DAS Escobar about any reservations regarding the new institutions of the #justice system in #Albania. “Occasionally there are misteps” says, Escobar @ACEurope
As ministerial segment of #COP27 gets underway, @AOSISChair advisor Angelique Pouponneau stresses that small island states need substantive outcome this week, including more purposeful pathway for Glasgow-Sharm El Sheikh Work Programme on Global Goal on #Adaptation@ANGIEPOPS11