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This high-level event examined progress toward eradicating poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet, and explored pathways out of the current polycrisis to achieve these interlinked goals. The discussion centered on the findings of the newly released Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2024: Pathways Out of the Polycrisis, which provides the first post-pandemic global assessment of poverty and shared prosperity.
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09:30 a.m. EDT | Welcome and introduction by Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva, World Bank Global Director for Poverty and Equity |
09:40 a.m. EDT | Presentation of the report¡¯s key messages by co-authors Maria Eugenia Genoni, Senior Economist, Poverty and Equity, World Bank, and Christoph Lakner, Program Manager for Global Poverty and Inequality Data, Development Data Group, World Bank. |
10:00 a.m. EDT | A conversation with Indermit Gill, Chief Economist of the World Bank Group and Senior Vice President for Development Economics, and Jeffrey Sachs, University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University. Moderated by Haishan Fu, Chief Statistician, World Bank |
11:00 a.m. EDT | Closing Remarks by Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva, World Bank Global Director for Poverty and Equity |
Event Details
- Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
- CONTACT:
- povertygp@worldbank.org