The final meeting of the IDA21 replenishment process is a critical moment for global leaders and stakeholders to unite and reaffirm their commitments to the International Development Association (IDA) ...

Axel van Trotsenburg is the World Bank’s Senior Managing Director (SMD), responsible for Development Policy and Partnerships. Read more Read more ...

Yeonah was born in Seoul, Korea, in 2014. She began playing the violin at the age of 4 and has been studying at the SCC with Sunny Lee. She won 2nd place at The AGIVC in Belgium in 2023 and 2nd place ...

Marie joined IATA in 2022 as Chief Economist. In January 2023 Marie added the responsibility for IATA’s Environment and Sustainability activities to her Chief Economist role, and joined the Management ...

Mr. Benedict Chia is Director-General (Climate Change) from the National Climate Change Secretariat in the Strategy Group, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore. He is responsible for driving Singapore’s ...

Margaret Kim is the CEO of Gold Standard, a leading standard that allows climate and development initiatives to quantify, certify and maximize their impact towards climate security and sustainable ...

Mr. Akihiko (Aki) Nishio is the World Bank Vice President for Development Finance (DFi) where he oversees strategic mobilization of Bank resources, including the International Development Association ...

Francesco La Camera is the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). He took office on 4 April 2019 and brings more than thirty years of experience in the fields of ...

Mr. Ethiopis Tafara is Vice President & Chief Finance, Risk, Legal and Sustainability Officer for the World Bank Group’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). He joined MIGA in September ...

Mr. Hiroshi Matano is Executive Vice President at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and a member of the World Bank Group leadership team. He is responsible for the long-term ...

The Hon Feleti Penitala Teo, OBE is the 14th Prime Minister of Tuvalu and was appointed on 26 February 2024. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Niutao. Prior to his appointment, he served ...

Grace Malie is the Rising Nations Youth Delegate from Tuvalu for COP29. Grace is a passionate advocate for Tuvalu, standing up for its culture, heritage, and youth in the face of the devastating ...