Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discusses measured hope and optimism, to share a visionfor a path forward, to a just and sustainable future in theMiddle East and North Africa. He talks about a way forwardto help not only Syria rebuild, but also to help Lebanon,Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq recover from the massive spillovereffects of the war is to be supported by the principles ofco-existence, tolerance, compromise, transparency, goodgovernance, and inclusive economic growth. He talks aboutthe need for improvement in quality of education. He talksabout development that requiring a commitment totransparency on the part of governments, and well-informedcitizens to hold governments accountable. He speaks abouthelping women overcome the multiple legal and culturalconstraints that have kept their labor force participationin the region at 29 percent, the lowest in the world. Hetalks about the young people here and throughout the Arabworld deserve a chance to grow up in a region that isfocused on creating jobs, not on conflict—a region focusedon inclusive growth, not on growth for just the elite. The region needs to invest in its people with strongeducation and health systems.
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