I'm proud of our achievements over the last 10 years.We may be 60, but we are young.We are a united institution determined in our goal of fighting poverty with fashion.The development cannot be imposed from above.There is no universal blueprint for development.It must be home grown and home owned.I have learned that the real test of development can be measured not by the bureaucratic approval process, but by the smile on a child's face when a project is successful.The Eyes of Everybody is now on the debt issue that helps us.I learned from a Muslim religious leader in Cote d'Ivoire on one of my very first trips at the bank that if you give the poor money with one hand and take back the same amount in debt with the other, then little is done to alleviate poverty.In too many countries, AIDS has wiped out improvements in life expectancy and caused incalculable grief and hardship.Let's not mince words.We need to deal with the cancer of corruption.Corruption, by definition, is exclusive.It promotes the interests of the few over the many.Fight it wherever we find.Gender equity, of all the things I've learned, is central.There is.Absolutely no doubt that education, and in particular education of women and girls, is at the core of the development process.I learned from a shrimp farmer in the Mekong Delta, robbed of his livelihood by environmental degradation in the mangrove squads.But hard work can be for nothing if we do not address environmental challenges.The fight against poverty is the fight for global peace and security.I would like to thank all my colleagues for their extraordinary work and commitment.There is no more dedicated, no more able group of people working to improve the world than our team at the World Bank Group.Thank you, Jim.You're my home man.You're my homeboy till eternity.Ain't no one like Jim.Yeah, Jim love the refugees, Jim love IT.We live in DC, so throw your hands in the air, dance around like you just don't care 'cause it's one big party when we come into the World Bank.Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Jim Wolfensohn at the World Bank Group: a development legacy
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I'm proud of our achievements over the last 10 years.
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We may be 60, but we are young.
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We are a united institution determined in our goal of fighting poverty with fashion.
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The development cannot be imposed from above.
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There is no universal blueprint for development.
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It must be home grown and home owned.
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I have learned that the real test of development can be measured not by the bureaucratic approval process, but by the smile on a child's face when a project is successful.
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The Eyes of Everybody is now on the debt issue that helps us.
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I learned from a Muslim religious leader in Cote d'Ivoire on one of my very first trips at the bank that if you give the poor money with one hand and take back the same amount in debt with the other, then little is done to alleviate poverty.
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In too many countries, AIDS has wiped out improvements in life expectancy and caused incalculable grief and hardship.
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Let's not mince words.
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We need to deal with the cancer of corruption.
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Corruption, by definition, is exclusive.
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It promotes the interests of the few over the many.
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Fight it wherever we find.
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Gender equity, of all the things I've learned, is central.
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There is.
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Absolutely no doubt that education, and in particular education of women and girls, is at the core of the development process.
0:02:45.92
I learned from a shrimp farmer in the Mekong Delta, robbed of his livelihood by environmental degradation in the mangrove squads.
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But hard work can be for nothing if we do not address environmental challenges.
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The fight against poverty is the fight for global peace and security.
0:04:39.76
I would like to thank all my colleagues for their extraordinary work and commitment.
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There is no more dedicated, no more able group of people working to improve the world than our team at the World Bank Group.
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Thank you, Jim.
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You're my home man.
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You're my homeboy till eternity.
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Ain't no one like Jim.
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Yeah, Jim love the refugees, Jim love IT.
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We live in DC, so throw your hands in the air, dance around like you just don't care 'cause it's one big party when we come into the World Bank.
0:05:28.8
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Jim Wolfensohn at the World Bank Group: a development legacy
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Description
Video reel highlighting the work of James D. Wolfensohn in his tenure as World Bank Group President, 1995-2005. Prepared upon Wolfensohn's retirement from the Bank Group in 2005.
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World Bank Group
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Date
05/12/2005
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Filename
796I_Wolfensohn Legacy.mp4
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