NaijaAgroNet:
The President of World Bank Group,
Mr. JimYong Kim is now in the capital of Senegal, Dakar for a
three-day working visit on issues concerning climate change, reports NaijaAgroNet.
This, NaijaAgroNet
gathered, was in conjunction with the visit of President Emmanuel Macron of
France.
NaijaAgroNet also
gathered that the visit follows the One Planet Summit which both Kim and Macron
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. 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,” Kim said.
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 change in education will allow Senegalese to
capitalize on technological change and leapfrog into the 21st century economy.”
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