Poverty is about more than how much money someone earns. It’s being hungry. Living without electricity. A child missing school. A good, dependable job can help change that. It can bring stability, open up choices and give people the chance to plan for the future. Everyone deserves that chance. #EndPoverty #PovertyDay

Good to meet Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. Jobs are the foundation of prosperity. We discussed how @UNDP’s new Investment Accelerator and Jobs for Prosperity flagship initiatives can help turn financing into investment, support small businesses and farmers, and create more and better jobs. #IMFMeetings #WBGMeetings

Good to catch up with German Development Minister Reem Alabali-Radovan and Norwegian Development Minister Åsmund Aukrust. Germany and Norway stand by @UNDP year after year. That steadiness lets us plan, stay and deliver where it's hardest. Thank you! #IMFMeetings #WBGMeetings

Nepal's August glacial flood has left a $4.8 billion recovery and reconstruction bill, more than half of it for hydropower and the grid. As Himalayan glaciers melt, the risks to homes, livelihoods and economies are only growing. Good discussion with Nepal’s Finance Minister Dr. @SwarnimWagle and former @UNDP economist on rebuilding hydropower, protecting communities from future floods and getting people back to work. Nepal is one of five pilot countries in our new @UNDP–@WorldBank partnership. Time to turn financing into action on the ground!

Excellent discussion with Islamic Development Bank Group Chairman Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser. @UNDP and @isdb_group are longstanding partners. We explored how to deepen our cooperation, with a special focus on recovery and resilience in crisis-affected countries. #IMFMeetings #WBGMeetings

Great to sit down with World Bank Managing Director @bjerde_anna and ministers and representatives from Lebanon, Yemen, Haiti and Nepal to put the new @UNDP–@WorldBankGroup Cooperation Framework to work. We’re combining UNDP’s local expertise and presence on the ground with the World Bank’s expertise and financing power to strengthen institutions, unlock private investment and create more and better jobs. #IMFMeetings #WBGMeetings

We talk a lot about AI risks, but not enough about who gets access to AI and its benefits. If we get that wrong, AI could deepen global inequality for generations. My interview with @BBCNewsAsia.

Turning development finance into jobs and inclusive growth. That’s the ambition EIB President @NadiaCalvino and I share. Today, we renewed the @EIB–@UNDP partnership for five more years, combining the EIB’s financial strength with UNDP’s global reach and local expertise. #IMFMeetings #WBGMeetings

Excellent meeting with Payong Srivanich, Chairman of the Thai Bankers' Association and CEO of Krungthai Bank. I thanked him for the bank’s partnership with @UNDP on biodiversity finance, community conservation and local livelihoods. Looking forward to scaling up our partnership! #IMFMeetings #WBGMeetings

Developing countries are running out of room to respond to new shocks. My interview with @AFP. #IMFMeetings #WBGMeetings afp.com/en/no-time-recover-u…

Great discussion with philanthropic partners on combining their innovative power with @UNDP’s local expertise and global reach. Let’s take what works further, faster. #IMFMeetings #WBGMeetings

Greener economies. More opportunities. Stronger communities. @UNDP and @EBRD are renewing our partnership for another five years. Together, we will expand clean energy, advance digital transformation, support inclusive growth and build greater resilience. The renewed agreement will also explore ways to strengthen cooperation on crisis recovery and reconstruction, including in Ukraine. I look forward to moving from ambition to action with President @OdileRenaud.

Thirteen years of conflict erased decades of development gains in Syria. At today’s Syria Reconstruction Partners Roundtable, we focused on aligning financing, institutional capacity and investment to support the country’s recovery. @UNDP is ready to help turn these priorities into progress for Syrians. #IMFMeetings #WBGMeetings

Good exchange with Central Bank of Yemen Governor Ahmed Ghalib Al-Maabaqi and his team. We discussed how to preserve critical capacities amid Yemen’s ongoing crisis, while laying the foundations for long-term recovery. Yemen is one of the pilot countries under the new @UNDP–@WorldBankGroup framework agreement, focused on strengthening cooperation and delivering development solutions in fragile and crisis-affected settings. #IMFMeetings #WBGMeetings