World Bank [to 31 January 2015]
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PRESS RELEASE
World Bank Group President: World is ‘Dangerously Unprepared’ for Future Pandemics
January 27, 2015
Kim outlines vision for private, public sectors to work together to lessen risk
WASHINGTON, January 27, 2015— Saying the world was “dangerously unprepared” for future pandemics, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today laid out a vision in which insurance companies, governments, multi-lateral organizations, corporations and international donors worked together to build a system that would help all countries prepare for potentially catastrophic health disasters… [see full treatment in Week in Review above]

World Bank Report Provides New Data to Help Ensure Urban Growth Benefits the Poor
SINGAPORE, January 26, 2015 — Almost 200 million people moved to urban areas in East Asia from 2000-2010 – a figure that would be the world’s sixth-largest population for any single country, according to new data released today by the World Bank.For the first time, the data compares urban areas and their populations in a consistent manner across East Asia, providing governments and local leaders with a better understanding of the shape and scale of the growth so they can get urbanization right – creating opportunities for all.“ Rapid urbanization is a significant challenge for East Asia, but we cannot manage what we cannot measure,” said Axel van Trotsenburg, the World Bank East Asia and Pacific Regional Vice President. “We’re releasing this data so urban leaders can get a better picture and take action to ensure that urban growth benefits the increasing number of people moving to cities, especially the poor.” Analyzed in a new report titled “East Asia’s Changing Urban Landscape,,,
Date: January 26, 2015