Transcript of President Jim Yong Kim’s remarks at a Press Conference in Dhaka (Anglais)

This report discusses the remarks delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank. He discusses his inspiration that let the World Bank Group to work in humanitarian response especially around the issue of refugees. When he was the High Commissioner...  Voir la suite This report discusses the remarks delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank. He discusses his inspiration that let the World Bank Group to work in humanitarian response especially around the issue of refugees. When he was the High Commissioner of Refugees, he made an extremely compelling and inspiring speech in the United Nations about the situation of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. And so, author decided together, but with his leadership and vision, that the distinctions that traditionally made between humanitarian response and the development one, was a false one. There are so much humanitarian responses based on development and that bringing the two worlds together was the most important thing we can do. Right now, it’s not hard to understand that this group of people is among the most discriminated people in the world. And this goes back decades. They are now living in the largest refugee camp of the world in extremely difficult conditions in the monsoon season. Now is the time for all people who have good faith and goodwill to step up and support the efforts of all the groups, UN agencies, World Bank, and also many CSOs and NGOs in supporting the Rohingya. The time is now to step up to provide the support they need.  Réduire