Yong Kim
Yong Kim
benefit built cannot
Haiti's economy cannot be built by and benefit just a privileged few. It must be built by and benefit all Haitians.
creates goes jobs majority private sector social vast
If I care about poverty, I have to care a lot about investments in the private sector. The private sector creates the vast majority of jobs in the world, and social protection only goes so far.
children suffering able
If we do not act to curb climate change immediately, we will leave our children and grandchildren an unrecognizable planetIt is the poor, those least responsible for climate change and least able to afford adaptation, who would suffer the most.
inspiring challenges needs
We need to have a plan equal to the challenge.
business thinking growth
We have to find climate-friendly ways of encouraging economic growth. The good news is we think they exist
water champion kind
Water and sanitation has not had the same kind of champion that global health, and even education, have had.
passion thinking world
I want to eradicate poverty. I think that theres a tremendous passion for that inside the World Bank.
country opportunity people
Today there are a lot places where people say they're just hopeless. If I can come from a hopeless country, get an education, become a hyphenated American and become president of the World Bank, it's my moral duty to make sure that every single person on the planet has that opportunity.
water teeth climate
Carbon is the currency of how you measure climate change, but water will be the teeth.
goal care execution
Why is it that when it comes to our most cherished social goal [health care], we not only tolerate poor execution, sometimes we even celebrate it?
children real impact
What happens when corn and wheat prices rise is that we see real increases in malnutrition and under-nutrition. And when children are malnourished, their brain development actually slows down and is affected. So this is not just a short-term impact.
issues optimism choices
When you're working on development issues, optimism is not always based on rational analysis, often it is a moral choice.
business fighting water
There will be water and food fights everywhere.
long people growth
Unless you invest in people, you are not going to see growth in the long term, the medium term, and maybe even the short term.