http://info.worldbank.org/etools/bspan/ B-SPAN is a webcasting service that presents World Bank seminars, workshops, and conferences on a variety of sustainable development and poverty reduction issues via streaming video. en-us 2007 The World Bank Group, All Rights Reserved. bspan@worldbank.org bspan@worldbank.org http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2390&EID=1075 Washington D.C.—On February 17, 2009, the World Bank presented Water Week 2009, an annual event featuring three days of panel discussions and lectures from various sectors. The discussions covered a variety of issues, from the impact of the financial crisis on water development to the affects of the food price crisis in low income countries. The event was a collaborative effort between the Water Anchor and the Water Sector Board. This years Water Week events enabled participants to exchange experiences and knowledge in helping the World Bank achieve solutions to clients most affected by the water crisis. B-SPAN Millennium Development Goals Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2390&EID=1075 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2232&EID=1006 Impact evaluations assess the degree to which a particular policy, program or policy has affected the wellbeing of individuals. They can play a tremendous role in making effective policy and necessitate a larger discussion in the context of efforts to improve development effectiveness. On January 15 to 16 2008 the conference Making Smart Policy Using Impact Evaluation for Policy Making was held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The conference was organized by the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM), Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), and Development Economics (DEC) networks of the World Bank, with cosponsorship by DFID and the Government of the Netherlands. B-SPAN Millennium Development Goals Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2232&EID=1006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2229&EID=1004 The 12th International Business Forum held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on October 9 and 10, 2007, focused on the role of the private sector in tackling todays pressing global challenges. The forum was organized by InWEnt, Capacity Building International, Germany and the World Bank Institute and featured participants from the global business community as well as members of government, multilateral agencies and civil society worldwide. For two days the participants discussed how international corporations can actively and positively engage in global governance in light of issues such as climate change, corruption, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The sessions were chaired by Mr. Erich Suessdorf and moderated by Mr. Justin Webb, BBC Washington Correspondent. B-SPAN Millennium Development Goals Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Wednesday, October 10, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2229&EID=1004 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1939&EID=894 One of the broadest and most crucial development areas, the World Banks Human Development (HD) Network concerns itself with education, health, social protection, youth, and HIV/AIDS. During the HD Forum, part of HD Week 2006, which was held at the World Banks main headquarters in Washington, DC, external experts and Bank staff met to discuss these issues and their solutions according to the theme HD in a Globalizing World. This final session on human development funding was chaired by Robert Holzmann, World Bank Sector Director. B-SPAN Millennium Development Goals Wednesday, November 01, 2006 Wednesday, November 01, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1939&EID=894 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1902&EID=53 In this podcast, we reach back into the BSPAN archives for one of our most popular events Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, speaks on achieving the Millennium Development Goals and the responsibilities of the donor community B-SPAN Millennium Development Goals Tuesday, August 15, 2006 Tuesday, August 15, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1902&EID=53 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1657&EID=787 On September 11–13, 2005, more than 200 international business leaders and toplevel government and civil society representatives gathered at New York University in New York City to take part in the 10th Annual International Business Forum. Entitled Business and the Millennium Development Goals An Active Role for Globally Responsible Companies, participants discussed innovative ways in which business contributes to development, including industry specific approaches and new forms of business models. The event, hosted by InWEnt (International Capacity Building, Germany), the World Bank Institute, the United Nations (UN) Global Compact and Instituto Ethos, was the first major conference on specific private sector contributions to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Recommendations from the conference were presented to world leaders at the UN 2005 World Summit on September 14. B-SPAN Millennium Development Goals Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1657&EID=787 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1612&EID=787 On September 11–13, 2005, more than 200 international business leaders and toplevel government and civil society representatives gathered at New York University in New York City to take part in the 10th Annual International Business Forum. Entitled Business and the Millennium Development Goals An Active Role for Globally Responsible Companies, participants discussed innovative ways in which business contributes to development, including industry specific approaches and new forms of business models. The event, hosted by InWEnt (International Capacity Building, Germany), the World Bank Institute, the United Nations (UN) Global Compact and Instituto Ethos, was the first major conference on specific private sector contributions to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Recommendations from the conference were presented to world leaders at the UN 2005 World Summit on September 14. B-SPAN Millennium Development Goals Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1612&EID=787 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1611&EID=787 On September 11–13, 2005, more than 200 international business leaders and toplevel government and civil society representatives gathered at New York University in New York City to take part in the 10th Annual International Business Forum. Entitled Business and the Millennium Development Goals An Active Role for Globally Responsible Companies, participants discussed innovative ways in which business contributes to development, including industry specific approaches and new forms of business models. The event, hosted by InWEnt (International Capacity Building, Germany), the World Bank Institute, the United Nations (UN) Global Compact and Instituto Ethos, was the first major conference on specific private sector contributions to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Recommendations from the conference were presented to world leaders at the UN 2005 World Summit on September 14. B-SPAN Millennium Development Goals Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1611&EID=787 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1610&EID=787 On September 11–13, 2005, more than 200 international business leaders and toplevel government and civil society representatives gathered at New York University in New York City to take part in the 10th Annual International Business Forum. Entitled Business and the Millennium Development Goals An Active Role for Globally Responsible Companies, participants discussed innovative ways in which business contributes to development, including industry specific approaches and new forms of business models. The event, hosted by InWEnt (International Capacity Building, Germany), the World Bank Institute, the United Nations (UN) Global Compact and Instituto Ethos, was the first major conference on specific private sector contributions to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Recommendations from the conference were presented to world leaders at the UN 2005 World Summit on September 14. B-SPAN Millennium Development Goals Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1610&EID=787 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1609&EID=787 On September 1113, 2005, more than 200 international business leaders and toplevel government and civil society representatives gathered at New York University in New York City to take part in the 10th Annual International Business Forum. Entitled "Business and the Millennium Development Goals An Active Role for Globally Responsible Companies," participants discussed innovative ways in which business contributes to development, including industry specific approaches and new forms of business models. The event, hosted by InWEnt (International Capacity Building, Germany), the World Bank Institute, the United Nations (UN) Global Compact and Instituto Ethos, was the first major conference on specific private sector contributions to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Recommendations from the conference were presented to world leaders at the UN 2005 World Summit on September 14, 2005. B-SPAN Millennium Development Goals Monday, September 12, 2005 Monday, September 12, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1609&EID=787 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1608&EID=787 On September 11–13, 2005, more than 200 international business leaders and toplevel government and civil society representatives gathered at New York University in New York City to take part in the 10th Annual International Business Forum. Entitled Business and the Millennium Development Goals An Active Role for Globally Responsible Companies, participants discussed innovative ways in which business contributes to development, including industry specific approaches and new forms of business models. The event, hosted by InWEnt (International Capacity Building, Germany), the World Bank Institute, the United Nations (UN) Global Compact and Instituto Ethos, was the first major conference on specific private sector contributions to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Recommendations from the conference were presented to world leaders at the UN 2005 World Summit on September 14. B-SPAN Millennium Development Goals Sunday, September 11, 2005 Sunday, September 11, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1608&EID=787 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1598&EID=781 On September 14, 2005, the World Banks Africa External Affairs Group (AFREX) hosted an international videoconference on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), focusing on gender issues in particular. Beldina Auma, Senior Communications Officer of AFREX chaired the videoconference from Washington, DC, and Colleen Lowe Morna, Executive Director of Gender Links moderated from South Africa. Participants included representatives of organizations from about a dozen African countries, as well as Lamin Manneh and Cassandra Waldon of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Prof. Sue Grant Louis of Harvard University. The event briefly featured the book, Finding Gender in the MDGs Southern Africa Makes the Links, edited by Jan Moolman and published by Gender Links. B-SPAN Millennium Development Goals Wednesday, September 14, 2005 Wednesday, September 14, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1598&EID=781 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1550&EID=755 On June 2, 2005, the Legal Vice Presidency and the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Gender Unit of the World Bank, along with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), held a daylong conference entitled Equitable Development and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Addressing Equity Challenges in Labor and Trade Agendas. Held at World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC, with some experts joining the discussion via videoconference from Geneva, Switzerland, and Quito, Ecuador, the event provided a forum for examining the best practices and effective interventions necessary to build gender equality into the global trading system. Participants considered how the Bank, through its development assistance and policy advice, can harmonize the policy and legal objectives of the global trading communities and achieve regional and international gender standards. B-SPAN Millennium Development Goals Thursday, June 02, 2005 Thursday, June 02, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1550&EID=755 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1549&EID=755 On June 2, 2005, the Legal Vice Presidency and the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Gender Unit of the World Bank and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) held a daylong conference entitled Equitable Development and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Addressing Equity Challenges in Labor and Trade Agendas. Held at World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC, with some experts joining the discussion via videoconference from Geneva, Switzerland, and Quito, Ecuador, the event provided a forum for examining the best practices and effective interventions necessary to build gender equality into the global trading system. Participants considered how the Bank, through its development assistance and policy advice, can harmonize the policy and legal objectives of the global trading communities and achieve regional and international gender standards. B-SPAN Millennium Development Goals Thursday, June 02, 2005 Thursday, June 02, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1549&EID=755 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1548&EID=755 On June 2, 2005, the Legal Vice Presidency and the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Gender Unit of the World Bank and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) held a daylong conference entitled Equitable Development and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Addressing Equity Challenges in Labor and Trade Agendas. Held at World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC with some experts joining the discussion via videoconference from Geneva, Switzerland, and Quito, Ecuador, the event provided a forum for examining the best practices and effective interventions necessary to build gender equality into the global trading system. Participants considered how the Bank, through its development assistance and policy advice, can harmonize the policy and legal objectives of the global trading communities and achieve regional and international gender standards. B-SPAN Millennium Development Goals Thursday, June 02, 2005 Thursday, June 02, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1548&EID=755