THE PARLIAMENTARY NETWORK
On The World Bank & International Monetary Fund
Virtual Parliamentary
meeting on tackling
AGENDA
Extreme poverty is falling around the world, but increasing in countries impacted by FCV, where it is estimated that up to
two-thirds of the world’s extreme poor will live by 2030. The recent health and economic threats posed by COVID-19 only
risk to compound the situation. The World Bank Group is doing more, and doing it differently, expanding its commitments
in fragile and conflict-affected states through long-term, multi-faceted and tailored approaches to meet national and
regional needs. Parliamentarians play an important role in delivering results in these challenging environments. The
virtual meeting on FCV will serve as a platform for dialogue with experts as well as parliamentarians from around the
world on actions parliaments can take to enhance country outcomes in fragile and conflict-affected nations through
targeted legislation, enhanced oversight, and development funding.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020
10:00-11:30 EST | 14:00-15:30 GMT | 16:00-17:30 GMT +2
10:00 – 10:03 AM
INTRODUCTION
Anugraha Palan,
Lead, External Affairs, Fragility, Conflict and Violence, World Bank Group
10:03 – 10:15 AM
WORLD BANK FRAGILITY, CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE STRATEGY
Franck Bousquet,
Senior Director, Fragility, Conflict and Violence, World Bank Group
10:15 – 10:27 AM
PERSPECTIVES ON THE GROUND: THE SAHEL REGION
Soukeyna Kane,
Country Director for the Sahel Countries, World Bank Group
10:27 – 11:12 AM
DISCUSSION WITH MPS
Moderated by
Nayé A. Bathily,
Head of Global Parliamentary Engagement, World Bank Group
MP Discussants (speaking for 4-5 minutes each):
• The Hon. Jacques Maire MP
and Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, France; Founder of
the G5 Sahel Interparliamentary Alliance
• The Hon. Assita Kanko MEP,
European Parliament
• Senator Lhou Lmarbouh,
Morocco; President Emeritus and Rapporteur on Political and Security
Matters, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM)
• The Hon. Dissan Gnoumou MP,
Burkina Faso
• The Hon. Patrick Muyaya MP,
Democratic Republic of Congo
• The Hon. Fadi Alame MP,
Lebanon
• Senator Hodan Osman,
Somalia; Treasurer of the Parliamentary Network
• The Hon. Haroun Kabadi MP,
Speaker of Parliament, Chad
11:12 – 11:17 AM
11:17 – 11:27 AM
QUESTIONS FROM LIVESTREAM PARTICIPANTS
RESPONSE FROM THE WORLD BANK GROUP
• Soukeyna Kane,
Country Director for the Sahel Countries, World Bank Group
• Franck Bousquet,
Senior Director, Fragility, Conflict and Violence, World Bank Group
11:27 – 11:30 AM
11:30
KEY TAKEAWAYS
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