Creating a world free of poverty on a livable planet has been the vision and mission of the World Bank Group since October 2023. But what does it mean for people and planet? We’ve just wrapped up our series of podcasts exploring these crucial questions, and in this episode we bring you some of the highlights from the last year. We take you on a journey around the world from Samoa to Nepal and hear from youth activists, refugees, entrepreneurs, development partners and leaders from the World Bank Group.

[00:00] Welcome and introduction of the topic

[02:42] Tackling the climate crisis

[05:59] How can we better support refugees?

[11:01] What is a green job?

[14:34] The journey towards gender equality

[17:29] Forests: How can we prosper in harmony with nature?

[20:15] Visions of a young World Bank staff member

• Abdullahi Mire, winner of the 2023 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
• Anna Bjerde, Managing Director of Operations at the World Bank
• Anubha Shukla, Vice President, D2R, Husk Power
• Cristián Samper, Managing Director and leader of Nature Solutions at Bezos Earth Fund
• Gita Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
• Inger Anderson, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme
• Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner for Operations at UNHCR
• Manoj Sinha, CEO of Husk Power
• Maryse Mbonyumutwa, CEO of Pink Mango and Founder of Asantii
• Nancy Karambo Riungu, a Kenyan entrepreneur and expert tailor working directly with refugees
• O’Neall Massamba, Transport Unit - Western and Central Africa, World Bank Group
• Tulshi Suwal, a Nepalese conservationist
• Valerie Hickey, Global Director of Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy, the World Bank
• Xavier Devictor, Co-Director of the 2023 World Development Report

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The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development.