
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim arrives in Dakar today on a
three-day visit in conjunction with the visit of President Emmanuel
Macron of France. The visit follows the One Planet Summit which they
co-hosted in Paris in December 2017, and seeks to demonstrate commitment
to joint action on adaptation to climate change. President Macron and
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will also travel with President
Macky Sall of Senegal to Saint-Louis, a historic town under threat from
coastal erosion.
“I want to congratulate the Government of Senegal for its leadership
on climate change mitigation and adaptation,” World Bank Group President
Jim Yong Kim said. “I am looking forward to visiting Saint-Louis, where
efforts to stop coastal erosion are a great example of how the
Government can work with the international community to initiate
collective action for the region. The World Bank Group is committed to
helping Senegal, West Africa, and countries around the world address the
effects of climate change.”
During his visit, the World Bank Group President will hold bilateral
meetings with President Sall and President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of
Burkina Faso. He will also attend a high-level session on global
education challenges.
Kim will reiterate the World Bank’s commitment to strong partnership
with Senegal and with France in support of African development.
He will also seek the government’s leadership in improving
educational outcomes and creating quality educational opportunities for
all. “Human capital is essential for sustained long-term growth and
rising living standards,”
Kim said
. “Transformational changein education will allow Senegalese to capitalize on technological change and leapfrog into the 21
st century economy.”
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