Voice for the World's Poor: Selected Speeches And Writings of World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn, 1995-2005

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As president of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn managed operations in almost 150 countries and was responsible for tens of billions of dollars in aid to the world's poorest nations. Voice for the World's Poor brings together the most important speeches and writings by Wolfensohn during his time as World Bank president. Spanning all ten years of his presidency (1995-2005), the book covers critical global issues including poverty, debt relief, corruption, HIV/AIDS, climate change, human rights, and globalization. Written during some of the most tumultuous times in recent history, Wolfensohn addresses and examines key global events and issues, from Bosnia's reconstruction, the Asian financial crisis, and the rise of the anti-globalization movement to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the aftermath of the Iraq war, and the outpouring of help for the victims of the tsunami of December, 2004. Over 100 speeches, essays, and letters chart Wolfensohn's thinking on development and his emergence as an advocate and voice for the world's poor.

In Recognition

xvii

Abbreviations

xix

Introduction

(10)

PART ONE Including People in Development, June 1995-May 2000

(214)

Working as a Family

(4)

Letters to World Bank staff on first day as president, Washington, D.C.|June 1, 1995

"We're Here for One Reason Only, and That Is To Change the World"

(6)

Remarks at an open house for World Bank staff, Washington, D.C.|June 2, 1995

Women and the Transformation of the 21st Century

(5)

Address at the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing|September 15, 1995

New Directions and New Partnerships

(13)

Address to the Board of Governors at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C.|October 10, 1995

Education: The Best Investment

(2)

With Federico Mayor, James G. Speth, Carol Bellamy, and Nafis Sadik, published in the International Herald Tribune, May 11, 1996

Economies in Transition-From Plan to Market

(2)

Foreword to World Development Report 1996, published for the World Bank by Oxford University Press, May 31, 1996

People and Development

(10)

Address to the Board of Governors at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C.|October 1, 1996

1996: A Stronger, More Agile, More Effective World Bank

(3)

Message from the president and chairman from the 1996 World Bank Annual Report, October 1996

The Banking Community in an Interdependent World: Opportunities and Challenges

(6)

Address to the Bankers' Club, London|February 3, 1997

The World Bank and the Evolving Challenges of Development

(6)

Address at a Congressional Staff Forum sponsored by the Overseas Development Council, Washington, D.C.|May 16, 1997

Helping China Grow

(3)

Published in The Asian Wall Street Journal, September 19, 1997

The Challenge of Inclusion

(12)

Address to the Board of Governors at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Hong Kong SAR, China|September 23, 1997

1997: The Strategic Compact and a More Effective Fight Against Poverty

(2)

Message from the president and chairman from the 1997 World Bank Annual Report, published September 1997

Do We Have the Courage to Grab Our Chance in Asia?

(3)

Published in The Australian|September 30, 1997

A New Bank Strategy for Rural Development

(2)

Foreword to Rural Development: From Vision to Action, published by the World Bank, October 1997

The Message of Kampala

(11)

Address to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa|January 27, 1998

The World Needs a Strong and Internationally Active Japan

103

(6)

Address at the Annual Dinner of the Japan Society, New York|June 10, 1998

The Other Crisis

109

(12)

Address to the Board of Governors at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C.|October 6, 1998

1998: Changes Bearing Fruit

121

(2)

Message from the president and chairman from the 1998 World Bank Annual Report, October 1998

West Bank and Gaza: Without Economic Hope There Cannot Be Peace

123

(2)

Remarks for the Prime Minister's Jubilee Business Summit, Jerusalem|October 13-15, 1998

"Our Working Together...Is a Matter of Necessity"

125

(3)

Remarks at the World Bank-NGO Conference on Participatory Development, Washington, D.C. November 19, 1998

A Proposal for a Comprehensive Development Framework

128

(10)

Excerpts from a memorandum to the Board of Executive Directors and staff of the World Bank, Washington, D.C.|January 21, 1999

The Right Wheel: An Agenda for Comprehensive Development

138

(7)

Remarks at the International Conference on Democracy, Market Economy, and Development, Seoul|February 26, 1999

More Focus on the Social Sector

145

(6)

Remarks at the Bretton Woods Committee Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.|June 9, 1999

How Do You Spell "Debt Relief'?

151

(3)

With George Carey, published in The Globe and Mail (Toronto), June 17, 1999

Coalitions for Change

154

(12)

Address to the Board of Governors at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C.|September 28, 1999

1999: Facing the New Millennium with Clarity of Mission

166

(2)

Message from the president and chairman from the 1999 World Bank Annual Report, October 1999

Culture Is the Base of Development

168

(7)

Remarks at Culture Counts: A Conference on Financing, Resources, and the Economics of Culture in Sustainable Development, Florence, Italy|October 4, 1999

Fighting Corruption Is Central to Development

175

(6)

Remarks at the Ninth International Anti-Corruption Conference, Durban, South Africa|October 11, 1999

Postconffict Countries and Defining New Cooperation in the Humanitarian Agenda

181

(9)

Remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.|November 2, 1999

Global Trade and the Development Round: Seizing the Day

190

(4)

Remarks at the Third Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization, Seattle|November 30, 1999

War Against AIDS in Africa

194

(5)

Excerpts from an address to the United Nations Security Council, New York|January 10, 2000

Empowerment and Voices of the Poor: Can Anyone Hear Us?

199

(2)

With Clare Short, foreword to Volume I of Voices of the Poor, published for the World Bank by Oxford University Press, March 2000

Ensuring Safe Water for All Through Participation, Innovation, and Inclusion

201

(7)

Remarks at the Second World Water Forum: From Vision to Action, The Hague|March 22, 2000

"It Is Difficult to Talk Reason When People Are on the Barricades"

208

(5)

Remarks at the Multilateral Development Banks' Meeting on the HI PC Initiative, Washington, D.C.|April 4, 2000

Investing in our Children

213

(3)

Excerpts from an address at the World Bank Early Childhood Development Conference 2000, Washington, D.C.|April 10, 2000

New Challenges for Development in the Middle East

216

(9)

Remarks at the 30th-Anniversary International Board of Governors Meeting, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel|May 23, 2000

PART TWO Peace and Poverty, June 2000-August 2002

225

(138)

Developing Countries in an Evolving World Financial System

227

(6)

Remarks to the Harvard Business School Global Alumni Conference on "Business Without Walls," Berlin|June 14, 2000

The Role of Information Technology in a Knowledge-Based Global Economy

233

(7)

Address to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, New York|July 5, 2000

Poverty Amid Plenty the World's Greatest Challenge

240

(4)

Foreword to World Development Report 2000/2001, published for the World Bank by Oxford University Press, August 2000

Winning the War on Biodiversity Conservation

244

(3)

With Peter Seligmann and Mohamed T. El-Ashry, published in Business World (Manila), August 29, 2000

Building an Equitable World

247

(11)

Address to the Board of Governors at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Prague|September 26, 2000

2000: We Have Embarked on a Path of Change

258

(3)

Message from the president and chairman from the 2000 World Bank Annual Report, published October 2000

Why Public-Private Partnerships Matter for Development-and Are Good for Business

261

(4)

Keynote speech at the Fifth German World Bank Forum, Berlin|November 27, 2000

"Educating a Woman Is Educating a Family"

265

(4)

Remarks at a reception to celebrate International Women's Day, Washington, D.C.|March 8, 2001

Africans Are Ready for Bold Change, With Help

269

(3)

With Horst Kohler, published in the International Herald Tribune, March 14, 2001

Local Action in a Globalizing Economy: Important Roles for Mayors and City Administrations

272

(4)

Remarks delivered by videoconference from Washington, D.C.|March 21, 2001

The Challenges of Globalization: The Role of the World Bank

276

(11)

Address to the Bundestag, Berlin|April 2, 2001

Partnership to Fight Malaria

287

(4)

Address at the Fourth Global Partnership Meeting to Roll Back Malaria, Washington, D.C. April 18, 2001

Infrastructure and the World Bank's Mission: Building a Foundation for Poverty Reduction

291

(5)

Remarks at the World Bank Group Infrastructure Forum 2001, Washington, D.C. May 2, 2001

Turning the Tide on AIDS

296

(4)

Published in The Washington Times, June 24, 2001

A Vision of Development and Peace on the Nile

300

(5)

Keynote address at the launching of the International Consortium for Cooperation on the Nile, Geneva|June 26, 2001

"It Is a Different World Today"

305

(6)

Closing remarks at Public Sector Day, World Bank headquarters, Washington, D.C. September 12, 2001

2001: The Urgency for Action on Poverty is Pressing

311

(3)

Message from the president and chairman from the 2001 World Bank Annual Report, October 2001

The Greatest Long-Term Challenge

314

(3)

Published in Business World (Manila), October 15, 2001

A Growing International Recognition of Global Interdependence

317

(6)

Statement at the International Monetary and Financial Committee Meeting, Ottawa|November 17, 2001

Creating Better Lives for Poor People: PRSPs

323

(6)

Remarks at a townhall meeting at World Bank Group headquarters, Washington, D.C. January 14, 2002

A Partnership for Development and Peace

329

(9)

Keynote address delivered at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C.|March 6, 2002

Financing Development for Peace Through Enduring Partnerships

338

(4)

Address at the International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico|March 21, 2002

Parliamentary Actions and Cooperation for Poverty Reduction

342

(6)

Address at the Third Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank, Bern, Switzerland|May 10, 2002

Timor-Leste: The Struggle Against Poverty Ahead

348

(2)

Letter from Dili, Timor-Leste, posted May 21, 2002

Toward Education For All: What Can the G-8 Do?

350

(3)

Remarks at a press conference at the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C. June 12, 2002

"United in the Dream of...a Better World"

353

(3)

Remarks at a reception for new staff, World Bank headquarters, Washington, D.C. June 27, 2002

"Remember the Past, But Build for the Future"

356

(4)

Address to the Rwandan National Assembly, Kigali, Rwanda|July 15, 2002

Rich, Poor Should Join Hands for Sustainable Development

360

(3)

Published in China Daily, August 26, 2002

PART THREE Securing the 21st Century, September 2002-May 2005

363

(166)

A Time to Act

365

(6)

Address to the Board of Governors at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C.|September 29, 2002

2002: There Are Not Two Worlds-There Is Only One

371

(4)

Message from the president and chairman from the 2002 World Bank Annual Report, October 2002

Lifelong Learning and the Knowledge Economy

375

(5)

Keynote address at the Lifelong Learning Conference, Stuttgart, Germany|October 9, 2002

Development Evaluation and Aid Efficiency

380

(2)

Remarks at a seminar of the Operations Evaluation Department, Washington, D.C.|November 6, 2002

Cooperation and Partnership: Harmonizing the Activities of Development Agencies for Poverty Reduction

382

(4)

Remarks at the High-Level Forum on Harmonization, Rome|ebruary 24, 2003

Scale Up the Global Fight Against Tuberculosis: A Killer Returns

386

(2)

With Gro Harlem Brundtland, published in the International Herald Tribune, March 25, 2003

Trade, Development, and the Doha Round

388

(5)

Statement at the World Trade Organization General Council Meeting on Coherence, Geneva|May 13, 2003

Promoting the Knowledge Economy

393

(9)

Keynote address at the German World Bank Forum, Bonn, Germany|May 20, 2003

A Matter of Passion and Commitment

402

(7)

Remarks at the Bretton Woods Committee Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.|June 12, 2003

MIGA's Key Role in the Bank's Mission

409

(2)

Foreword to the 2003 Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Annual Report, published June 30, 2003

"A True Partnership with the Roma People"

411

(4)

Remarks at the conference on Roma in an Expanding Europe: Challenges for the Future, Budapest|July 1, 2003

The Inspection Panel: Transparency and Accountability

415

(2)

Foreword to Accountability at the World Bank: The Inspection Panel 10 Years On, published by the World Bank, July 2003

Making Services Work for Poor People

417

(2)

Foreword to World Development Report 2004, published for the World Bank by Oxford University Press, August 2003

Small Business and Creating Jobs

419

(2)

Foreword to 2003 Annual Review: Small Business Activities, published by the International Finance Corporation, September 2003

"We Recognize a Need to Come Together"

421

(8)

Remarks at the Youth, Development, and Peace conference, Paris|September 16, 2003

A New Global Balance: The Challenge of Leadership

429

(8)

Address to the Board of Governors at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Dubai|September 23, 2003

2003: Building on the Monterrey Consensus

437

(3)

Message from the president and chairman from the 2003 World Bank Annual Report, October 2003

The Reconstruction of Iraq-and Beyond

440

(7)

Remarks to the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C.|October 29, 2003

"We Must Each of Us...Lift Our Game"

447

(2)

Address to the United Nations High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development, New York|October 30, 2003

A New Deal for the World's Poor

449

(3)

With Gordon Brown, published in The Guardian (Manchester), February 16, 2004

Human Rights and Development: Toward Mutual Reinforcement

452

(7)

Remarks at a dialogue organized by the Ethical Globalization Initiative and New York University Law School, New York|March 1, 2004

Measuring Progress in Achieving the 2015 Millennium Development Goals

459

(2)

Foreword to World Development Indicators 2004, published by the World Bank, March 2004

Press Freedom Helps Fight Poverty

461

(3)

Published in the Toronto Star, May 3, 2004

Peace and Development

464

(4)

Closing remarks at the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics, Brussels|May 11, 2004

The Search for Values in a World Out of Balance

468

(5)

Commencement address at Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts|May 23, 2004

Scaling Up the Fight Against Poverty

473

(6)

Opening remarks at the Shanghai Conference on Scaling Up Poverty Reduction, Shanghai|May 26, 2004

Russia's Development Potential

479

(4)

Address at the First International Conference on Corporate Governance and Economic Growth in Russia, Moscow|June 3, 2004

Ensuring Accountability in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

483

(2)

With Rodrigo de Rato, foreword to Global Monitoring Report 2004, published by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, June 2004

Faith and Development Institutions Working Together to Better the Lives of the Poor

485

(3)

Foreword to Mind, Heart and Soul in the Fight Against Poverty, published by the World Bank, June 2004

Energy Needs for the Next 25 Years and Climate Change

488

(5)

Excerpts from remarks at a conference sponsored by the Brookings Institution and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Washington, D.C.|June 25, 2004

A Better Investment Climate for Everyone

493

(2)

Foreword to World Development Report 2005, published for the World Bank by Oxford University Press, September 2004

Securing the 21st Century, Protecting the Planet

495

(10)

Address to the Board of Governors at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C.|October 3, 2004

2004: Signs of Hope and Signs of Concern

505

(3)

Message from the president and chairman from the 2004 World Bank Annual Report, October 2004

"We Have To Come Together to Deal with Poverty"

508

(7)

Address at the High-Level Encounter of the World Council of Churches, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, Geneva|October 22, 2004

Tryst with Destiny: Globalisation Can Be India's Hour of Glory

515

(3)

Published in the Times of India, November 18, 2004

Helping Disabled People Out of the Shadows

518

(3)

With Amartya Sen, published in The Jakarta Post, December 3, 2004

After the Tsunami: Rebuilding Lives, Assets, Confidence

521

(3)

Address to the ASEAN Leaders' Meeting on the Aftermath of the Earthquake and Tsunami, Jakarta|January 6, 2005

Merging Global Knowledge with Local Knowledge

524

(5)

Remarks transmitted by videoconference to the Knowledge Economy Forum, Abuja, Nigeria|January 30, 2005

Index

529

(16)

Credits

545

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Voice for the World's Poor: Selected Speeches And Writings of World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn, 1995-2005

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