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The Giving Pledge

Thu, 2012-07-12 22:43 — Kathy Gilbeaux

The Giving Pledge is an effort to invite the wealthiest individuals and families in America to commit to giving the majority of their wealth to the philanthropic causes and charitable organizations of their choice either during their lifetime or after their death.

Each person who chooses to pledge will make this statement publicly, along with a letter explaining their decision to pledge. At an annual event, those who take the pledge will come together to share ideas and learn from each other.

The Pledge is a moral commitment to give, not a legal contract. It does not involve pooling money or supporting a particular set of causes or organizations.

While the Giving Pledge is specifically focused on billionaires, the idea takes its inspiration from efforts in the past and at present that encourage and recognize givers of all financial means and backgrounds. We are inspired by the example set by millions of Americans who give generously (and often at great personal sacrifice) to make the world a better place.

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Book - The World Bank Publication - Improving Access to Finance for India's Rural Poor

Tue, 2012-07-10 23:35 — Kathy Gilbeaux

by: Priya Basu
Price: $25.00
English; Paperback; 152 pages; 6x9
Published May 15, 2006 by World Bank
ISBN: 978-0-8213-6146-7; SKU: 16146

Finance is an extraordinarily effective tool in spreading economic opportunity and fighting poverty. India has a relatively deep financial system and wide network of rural banks. But India's financial markets and institutions have not served poor people well. Despite improvements in the delivery of financial services over the past three decades, the vast majority of India's poor households, who are concentrated in rural areas, do not have access to formal finance.

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Food Security Slipping Ever Further Away - Global Monitoring Report 2012: Food Prices, Nutrition, and the Millennium Development Goals

Sun, 2012-05-20 23:33 — Kathy Gilbeaux

 

CLICK HERE - Global Monitoring Report 2012: Food Prices, Nutrition, and the Millennium Development Goals

ipsnews.net

WASHINGTON, Apr 20, 2012 (IPS) - Continuing near-record high food prices around the world are highlighting international inattention to a looming threat, observers here warned on Friday.

According to speakers at the launch of the World Bank-International Monetary Fund (IMF) Global Monitoring Report 2012, on the sidelines of the Bank-IMF spring meetings, a lack of focus on agriculture and nutrition in development priorities could prove disastrous in the event of another spike in food prices.

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Grand Challenges Explorations - Winners Announced May 9, 2012

Thu, 2012-05-10 15:11 — Kathy Gilbeaux
From: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation <***@***.***>
Date: May 9, 2012 1:28:04 PM EDT
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Subject: Grand Challenges Explorations - Winners Announced May 9, 2012
Reply-To: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation <***@***.***>

Dear Colleagues:

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South Sudan Economy On the Verge of Collapse, World Bank Warns

Tue, 2012-05-08 23:26 — Kathy Gilbeaux

South Sudanese citizens show support for their government’s decision to shut down all oil production. (Photo Courtesy Issac Billy/UN

allafrica.com - May 6, 2012

Washington — The newly independent state of South Sudan is quickly headed towards an economic cliff in light of its decision to shut down oil production which went into effect earlier this year, says a confidential report by the World bank.

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World Needs to Stabilise Population and Cut Consumption, Says Royal Society

Wed, 2012-05-02 17:59 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

World population will reach 9 billion by 2050. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Economic and environmental catastrophes unavoidable unless rich countries cut consumption and global population stabilises

guardian.co.uk - by John Vidal - April 25, 2012

World population needs to be stabilised quickly and high consumption in rich countries rapidly reduced to avoid "a downward spiral of economic and environmental ills", warns a major report from the Royal Society.

Contraception must be offered to all women who want it and consumption cut to reduce inequality, says the study published on Thursday, which was chaired by Nobel prize-winning biologist Sir John Sulston.

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Stocks Follow Oil Lower on Reserve Talks

Sat, 2012-03-31 00:52 — Kathy Gilbeaux

A man refuels his car as gas prices are reflected into the windows of the United Oil gas station in Los Angeles, California March 24, 2012.  REUTERS/Bret Hartman

Reuters - by Rodrigo Campos - March 28, 2012

(Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Wednesday as the U.S. and some European governments mulled the release of strategic oil reserves, while commodity-related shares weighed on global equities.

U.S. stocks closed weaker, though far from the day's lows, in the wake of economic data that was slightly below expectations.

France, the United States and Britain are in talks about the possible release of strategic oil stocks to help push fuel prices lower, French ministers said, only weeks ahead of the country's presidential election. Purchasing power is among voters' top concerns.

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Dr. Kim and the Future of the World Bank

Sun, 2012-03-25 15:42 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

Photograph by Ramin Talaie/Bloomberg/Getty Images

by John Cassidy - newyorker.com - March 23, 2012

So President Obama’s pick to head the World Bank wasn’t Larry Summers, and it wasn’t Susan Rice, and it wasn’t Jeff Sachs. It was Jim Yong Kim, the president of Dartmouth College—a man most Americans have never heard of. . .

. . . Kim, a Korean-born physician and anthropologist who taught at Harvard Medical School, is a pioneering figure in building public-health delivery systems for developing countries. . .

. . . In the past twenty years, the biggest change in the field of economic development and poverty reduction has been the integration of public-health initiatives with traditional lending programs.

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World Economic Forum´s Global Risks 2012 Report

Thu, 2012-02-23 15:44 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Mike Kraft

stefanomele.it

In its seventh edition, the World Economic Forum´s Global Risks Report features more refined risk descriptions and rigorous data analysis covering 50 global risks. It aims to improve public and private sector efforts to map, monitor, manage and mitigate global risks. It is also a “call to action” for the international community to improve current efforts at coordination and collaboration, as none of the global risks highlighted respects national boundaries.

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World Economic Forum - Global Risks 2012 - Seventh Edition (64 page .PDF file)

http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GlobalRisks_Report_2012.pdf

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Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship

Sat, 2012-02-18 23:20 — Kathy Gilbeaux

The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship is the premier, international platform for accelerating entrepreneurial approaches and innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing social issues.

Each year in Oxford, 900 distinguished delegates from the social, finance, private and public sectors convene in Oxford for three days and nights of critical debates, discussions and work sessions aimed at innovating, accelerating and scaling solutions to social challenges.

The Skoll World Forum is a programme of the Skoll Foundation and is co-produced with the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at the Saïd Business School, Oxford University.

http://skollworldforum.org/about/

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