As World Bank shareholders gather in Washington for their annual spring meeting on Monday, the global institution appears to be on the brink of significant change. World leaders, led by Prime Ministers Emmanuel Macron of France and Mia Mottley of Barbados, along with a constellation of academics and development experts want the bank to do […]
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Al Gore Calls the World Bank Chief a ‘Climate Denier’
The former vice president also said President Biden should seek to have the Trump-nominated bank leader, David Malpass, removed from his role.
U.N. Chief Heads to Odesa, Facing Limits of Influence Over War in Ukraine
António Guterres, the United Nations secretary general, will witness grain shipments, one of his organization’s most concrete achievements.
Ukraine Live Updates: U.N. Chief Visits Lviv to Assess Progress in Grain Exports
António Guterres helped broker the deal restoring the flow of food out of Ukraine. He and the leaders of Ukraine and Turkey will discuss the battles threatening a nuclear plant.