Countering Violent Extremism, Part 2
The U.S. Institute of Peace held a series of panel discussions on efforts to prevent violent extremism in countries with weak or failing governments. In this portion, a panel of foreign deve…
176 viewsThe U.S. Institute of Peace held a series of panel discussions on efforts to prevent violent extremism in countries with weak or failing governments. In this portion, a panel of foreign deve…
176 viewsWorld Bank President Jim Yong Kim described his organization’s plan to eradicate poverty by 2030. Following his remarks, panelists talked about strategies to alleviate poverty and responded …
158 viewsOutgoing World Bank President Robert Zoellick talked global development during his tenure. In his remarks he cautioned against a top-down approach to international development work, and call…
242 viewsActivists who recently traveled to Haiti talked about conditions in Haiti following the country’s January 12, 2010, earthquake. Topics of discussion included humanitarian aid concerns, rubbl…
360 viewsPanelists talked about conditions in Haiti six months after the catastrophic earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands of people and caused billions of dollars in damage. They focused on …
194 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on Pat Robertson assertion that Haiti is “cursed.” A clip of his comments on the “700 Club” was shown. Samuel Worthington, participating by phone, talk…
64 viewsPanelists talked about nutrition, school feeding programs and food security in the developing world. Panelists talked about what led to the current crisis, priorities going forward, and mobi…
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