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CSPAN3 Brookings Institution Discussion On Global Progress July 12, 2024
International development and deputy secretarygeneral of
United Nations
to talk about global progress on economic, social and environmental issues. This is liev coverage on cspan3. Sustainable development who took time out of their busy schedule to be with us today. We are very honored by your prepares and your participation. The launch of the center is a historic moment for the
Global Program
and brookings. At a time of massive dislocation in the
Global Economy
the need for improved policies to build back better, more inclusive and sustainable economies have never been greater. Policymakers and all other stakeholders around the world will have in this center its scholars in brookings leaders on various aspects of
Sustainable Development
. We are grateful to all of our partners whose support has been instrumental to the inception of the center. A special thank you to richard who supports through brookings highpolicy roundtables and
Sustainable Development
for years has inspired creation of the center. The launch of the center would not have been possible without the efforts of many who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes. Let me take a brief moment to recognize my colleague and all scholars, of the staff, notably david and the
Communications Team
as well as our colleagues across the institution particularly central communication. And importantly, the
Firm Commitment
of our president , who as you know is very passionate about local development. Thank you for unwavering support and exemplary leadership of this defining moment in
Global Development
. So with these few words, let me end here and turn it over to you, john. Doctor, thank you for your typically warm and comprehensive remarks. Let me echo the thanks you have issued and rendered to those with an important role. I want to thank you for your leadership. Development program at broo brooksings. Let me add how grateful we are to have deputy of
United Nations
. It is always a great honor to share any event with you, maam, and you grace us today with your presence at brookings. Let me also add its wonderful to see my friend, the president of the
Rockefeller Foundation
. Weve known each other for a long time. Hes been a model for me to understand imperative of
Global Development
. We wouldnt be where we are today, raj, without you and your participation, so please accept my sincere thanks on this day. Ladies and gentlemen, good morning and good afternoon, wherever you might be. Welcome to todays virtual launch for
Brookings Center
for
Sustainable Development
. We are absolutely delighted to have you join us for this important event. It is moments like these, where even as we celebrate the start of an
Exciting Initiative
such as the
Brookings Center
for
Sustainable Development
, it becomes immediately apparent what unusual and, indeed, precarious times were living in. With the advent of the covid19 pandemic earlier this year, which has robbed us of over a million lives worldwide and caused the greatest economic crisis since the
Great Recession
and perhaps great depression. The need to discuss issues of equality, racial inequity, the threat of
Climate Change
and the troubling decline of
International Cooperation
has become even more paramount. Such issues enshrined in
United States
2030 goals were long considered a north star for the leaders across the world. Something to which we could all steer our efforts. It could be argued this is one of the greatest accomplishments of the
United Nations
in the modern era securing the future of our children committed to build the a commitment to common good, echoed original ten either that inspired cooperation of the
United Nations
75 years ago. Unfortunately despite having originally been a keen leader in implementing sdgs the
United States
has since demonstrated and evidenced a decline in its commitment to these values. Actions such as with drawing from crucial agreements like the paris climate accord, or disengaging with the
World Health Organization
have only done the u. N. And the world a does service directly affecting the u. S. And the worlds progress towards achieving these vital goals. You know, i often make the point theres a key difference today between u. S. Leadership, particularly in this administration, and traditional
American Leadership
meaning
American National
commitment to an international rulesbased, valuesbased leadership that has largely defined the world order in the last 70 plus years. In close partnership, frankly, with the
United Nations
. At the best of times, these two forms of leadership have largely been in synchronization, sync. America and our partners have been able to lead by example and be transformational all over the world. But sadly thats not the case today. While the current leadership of the u. S. Might not be supportive of action on sdg,
American Leadership
is live in many sectors, academia, business, philanthropy,
Civil Society
and local government where many have stepped forward and mobilized their respective organizations and institutions to make a real impact. In time i hope we will reunite these forms of leadership within the u. S. For now it will be through these diverse parts of our society that we see a thriving new type of leadership taking place, a coalition of the willing who are at this event today aptly titled charting a new course towards economic, social, environmental progress and building a future that leaves no one behind. Indeed it is a commitment with these same creeds we at brookings have decided to take part following our own mission of always working in support of the public good to create the center for
Sustainable Development
. For us this is
American Leadership
in action as it should be. We all have an obligation to lead on these issues. Its not just our hope, it is our mission. Designed to be
Brookings Institutional
commitment to the
Global Sustainable
ge ablable a sustainable goals, the center also institutionalizes core group of leading brookings scholars whose work focuses on these issues under direction of senior fellow john mcarthur, the
Centers Group
of experts will be able to maximize these focuses on issues such as extreme poverty, the leave no one behind agenda, foreign aid effectiveness, metrics of
Sustainable Development
,
Sustainable Development
finance,
Climate Change
and much more. I could not be more proud or more thrilled, indeed, that we are able to accomplish this important milestone and commitment and that brookings is making this commitment today to our
Global Community
. I cannot be more honored than that the likes of
John Macarthur
and many of our amazing scholars have joined such an excellent and noble cause. This task will not be easy. The world to set targets by 2030 we must foster an inclusive recovery post covid19 and a commitment to build back better. Little doubt that even within such a challenging environment john and his colleagues will rise above our greatest expectations. Its a great day for brookings, and were very proud to invite those who have joined us today to serve with us alongside the
United Nations
in achieving these very, very important goals. So with that, let me turn the floor over to
United Nations
deputy secretarygeneral mohammed, who will present her own keynote remarks. Madam secretarygeneral, let me close where i began, we are so honored by your presence this morning and so deeply grateful that you would join us at this important day for the brookings institution. Thank you, maam. Thank you very much, general. Its a real pleasure to be with you today. I would like to thank all my friends for inviting me to this important occasion. It is exciting to join the brookings institute, to launch this bold new center that will tackle head on the worlds biggest
Sustainable Development
challenges. Id like to salute brookings and its team for sending its own crisp signal to the world that the issues of
Sustainable Development
are center stage for all of humanity. As secretarygeneral guterres recently said in his mandela lecture and i quote, the covid19 pandemic has demonstrated the fragility of our world, and it has laid bare risks we have long ignored,
Inadequate Health
systems, gaps in social protection, structural inequalities, environmental degradation, the climate crisis, unquote. The
Sustainable Development
goals, i believe, are the best roadmap, the best north star, as general allen has said, for the world in addressing that fragility and for transitions to a new place of economic, social, and environmental resilience. Generalal aale allen let he maa moment, your inspiring comments of today and also a few weeks ago when we were together at the 17 rooms event that brookings helped to convene underscore the power of the goals in bringing people together around a common frame of ambition and cooperati cooperation. I know that many people has made it possible today, as just said to us, but also a special pleasure to celebrate the teams extraordinary starting team of scholars. Just permit me a minute to go through them because many are my longterm friends. A
Global Leader
on climate and sustainable infrastructure who has over the years provided such invaluable support to the u. N. s work, let me just say even in this last couple of weeks. March mar marchella has been a leader not just caribbean but future work force issues within the u. S. Itself. My brother of another mother has been a driving force at the heart of the global sdg agenda since before its inception and continues to lend crucial assistance to our u. N. Team in navigating this years global financing crisis. George ingram has had a year, crosssectoral leadership contributions to development over the years. Tony, another ally of ours, who was, of course, lead negotiator of the sdgs final year leading up to 2015 adoption and today plays a pioneering role in multicitybased cooperation for the goals but tony also there for climate. And of course to john, john mcarthur, the new
Center Director
has been my ally and collaborator for nearly two decades in promoting practical and people focused leadership. First the
Millennium Development
goals and then more recently with the
Sustainable Development
goals. As we turn to what the center can do for the world, at the u. N. We are all too familiar with the worlds shifting political contours and how escalating tensions are amplifying todays crises to hurt people and the planet. We need creative and courageous leadership from all corners, yes. Even and especially from think tanks. We need your insights, your independenc independence, ideas, recommendations and voices. We need role models of collaboration and
International Cooperation
. One of the things that makes this effort unique is the focus on
Network Leadership
and the no one left behind philosophy. None of us can achieve sdgs alone, all of us need to pitch togeth together,
Everyone Needs
to be at the table in our communities around the globe if we are to end extreme policy and pandemic of inequality and protect the climate and oceans for future generations. In this respect, id like to challenge the center for
Sustainable Development
to strive to be a beacon of inspiration for the pursuit of
Sustainable Development
in all our countries and the communities around the world where these will make most impact. Together with partners and allies, i encourage you to leverage your independent voice to better understand the issues, to seek the insights of the young or marginalized and think more clearly about the options and solutions to extend our sense of possibility. The brookings team has already contributed so much in helping the world to tackle its great challenges of
Sustainable Development
and so much more. But i know were only just getting started. We have a decade to go for achieving the sdgs and i capital wait to see what we do next together. At this juncture, its my deep, deep, deep pleasure and im very excited about this, handing it over to my friend john mcarthur. Thank you so much, madam deputy secretarygeneral amina, a privilege and honor and special moment for all of us to be here with you. Thank you for your ever
Inspiring Leadership
on behalf of the whole world for what you do every day to bring us together. I also just want to start by thanking john allen, general allen and everyone at brookings, our partners around the world and so many people who have been instrumental months and weeks and years bringing us this launch. Before we do anything else, were privileged to have a message we received from the
World Health Organization
director general dr. Tedros and we want to share that briefly before we dive into the rest of the discussion. So if we could please pull up that video. It is my pleasure to send my best wishes for the launch of the new center for
Sustainable Development
at the brookings institution. The world was trying to meet
Sustainable Development
goals before the covid19 pandemic. Were even further behind now. The center for
Sustainable Development
can help to get us back on track by accelerating progress through innovation and partnerships. I welcome the centers mission of bipartisan leadership in
Sustainable Development
. My congratulations to everyone involved with the center for
Sustainable Development
and especially to your inaugural director, my friend, john mcarthur. We look forward to a close and fruitful partnership. I thank you and wish you all the very best. We thank you, dr. Tedros, for all that youre doing and for your kind words today and on behalf of the world to get us through this pandemic to the other side. So some of you might be asking, what will this center do . Weve already heard some of the central themes ranging from leave no one behind to
Network Leadership
around the world, but we decided to take on five starting topics. First defining the challenge. What we call
Sustainable Development
economics and empirics. Second, identifying instruments to advance sdg implementation in all countries around the world. Third, advancing
Sustainable Development
at holy levels, bringing this to communities where they matter most. Fourth, advancing effective financing for
Sustainable Development
. Fifth, advancing in the words of general allen both u. S. Official and american societal leadership for gobble
Sustainable Development
. The next question after that you might be wondering who exactly is in this center and id like to take a moment to talk about each of our starting scholars because it is quite an
Extraordinary Team
. Were so grateful to deputy secretarygeneral for mentioning them, but if we could just bring up a few quick images to show the starting roster. As was mentioned
Amar Bhattacharya
is a leader on so many of the worlds biggest issues at the highest levels. Hes our leader on
Climate Action
and infrastructure and instrumental on strategies for inclusive global growth, multilateralism and improving local governance. I have to say in the lead up to the glasgow climate, in the future, hes our guiding like. Second is marcella escobari. She leads workforce future initiative. Shes looking at how to confront growing dwernlgsence between places and people, how to support job mobility for those who need it most. Just today marcella is launching mobilitys pathway, a tool to help upwardly mobile jobs in very specific locations across america. Third is george ingram, our voice on u. S. Initial strategies for
Global Development
. George focuses on, as weve heard, bipartisan leadership, policies to support responsiveness and fragile environments and the intersection between
United Nations<\/a> to talk about global progress on economic, social and environmental issues. This is liev coverage on cspan3. Sustainable development who took time out of their busy schedule to be with us today. We are very honored by your prepares and your participation. The launch of the center is a historic moment for the
Global Program<\/a> and brookings. At a time of massive dislocation in the
Global Economy<\/a> the need for improved policies to build back better, more inclusive and sustainable economies have never been greater. Policymakers and all other stakeholders around the world will have in this center its scholars in brookings leaders on various aspects of
Sustainable Development<\/a>. We are grateful to all of our partners whose support has been instrumental to the inception of the center. A special thank you to richard who supports through brookings highpolicy roundtables and
Sustainable Development<\/a> for years has inspired creation of the center. The launch of the center would not have been possible without the efforts of many who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes. Let me take a brief moment to recognize my colleague and all scholars, of the staff, notably david and the
Communications Team<\/a> as well as our colleagues across the institution particularly central communication. And importantly, the
Firm Commitment<\/a> of our president , who as you know is very passionate about local development. Thank you for unwavering support and exemplary leadership of this defining moment in
Global Development<\/a>. So with these few words, let me end here and turn it over to you, john. Doctor, thank you for your typically warm and comprehensive remarks. Let me echo the thanks you have issued and rendered to those with an important role. I want to thank you for your leadership. Development program at broo brooksings. Let me add how grateful we are to have deputy of
United Nations<\/a>. It is always a great honor to share any event with you, maam, and you grace us today with your presence at brookings. Let me also add its wonderful to see my friend, the president of the
Rockefeller Foundation<\/a>. Weve known each other for a long time. Hes been a model for me to understand imperative of
Global Development<\/a>. We wouldnt be where we are today, raj, without you and your participation, so please accept my sincere thanks on this day. Ladies and gentlemen, good morning and good afternoon, wherever you might be. Welcome to todays virtual launch for
Brookings Center<\/a> for
Sustainable Development<\/a>. We are absolutely delighted to have you join us for this important event. It is moments like these, where even as we celebrate the start of an
Exciting Initiative<\/a> such as the
Brookings Center<\/a> for
Sustainable Development<\/a>, it becomes immediately apparent what unusual and, indeed, precarious times were living in. With the advent of the covid19 pandemic earlier this year, which has robbed us of over a million lives worldwide and caused the greatest economic crisis since the
Great Recession<\/a> and perhaps great depression. The need to discuss issues of equality, racial inequity, the threat of
Climate Change<\/a> and the troubling decline of
International Cooperation<\/a> has become even more paramount. Such issues enshrined in
United States<\/a> 2030 goals were long considered a north star for the leaders across the world. Something to which we could all steer our efforts. It could be argued this is one of the greatest accomplishments of the
United Nations<\/a> in the modern era securing the future of our children committed to build the a commitment to common good, echoed original ten either that inspired cooperation of the
United Nations<\/a> 75 years ago. Unfortunately despite having originally been a keen leader in implementing sdgs the
United States<\/a> has since demonstrated and evidenced a decline in its commitment to these values. Actions such as with drawing from crucial agreements like the paris climate accord, or disengaging with the
World Health Organization<\/a> have only done the u. N. And the world a does service directly affecting the u. S. And the worlds progress towards achieving these vital goals. You know, i often make the point theres a key difference today between u. S. Leadership, particularly in this administration, and traditional
American Leadership<\/a> meaning
American National<\/a> commitment to an international rulesbased, valuesbased leadership that has largely defined the world order in the last 70 plus years. In close partnership, frankly, with the
United Nations<\/a>. At the best of times, these two forms of leadership have largely been in synchronization, sync. America and our partners have been able to lead by example and be transformational all over the world. But sadly thats not the case today. While the current leadership of the u. S. Might not be supportive of action on sdg,
American Leadership<\/a> is live in many sectors, academia, business, philanthropy,
Civil Society<\/a> and local government where many have stepped forward and mobilized their respective organizations and institutions to make a real impact. In time i hope we will reunite these forms of leadership within the u. S. For now it will be through these diverse parts of our society that we see a thriving new type of leadership taking place, a coalition of the willing who are at this event today aptly titled charting a new course towards economic, social, environmental progress and building a future that leaves no one behind. Indeed it is a commitment with these same creeds we at brookings have decided to take part following our own mission of always working in support of the public good to create the center for
Sustainable Development<\/a>. For us this is
American Leadership<\/a> in action as it should be. We all have an obligation to lead on these issues. Its not just our hope, it is our mission. Designed to be
Brookings Institutional<\/a> commitment to the
Global Sustainable<\/a> ge ablable a sustainable goals, the center also institutionalizes core group of leading brookings scholars whose work focuses on these issues under direction of senior fellow john mcarthur, the
Centers Group<\/a> of experts will be able to maximize these focuses on issues such as extreme poverty, the leave no one behind agenda, foreign aid effectiveness, metrics of
Sustainable Development<\/a>,
Sustainable Development<\/a> finance,
Climate Change<\/a> and much more. I could not be more proud or more thrilled, indeed, that we are able to accomplish this important milestone and commitment and that brookings is making this commitment today to our
Global Community<\/a>. I cannot be more honored than that the likes of
John Macarthur<\/a> and many of our amazing scholars have joined such an excellent and noble cause. This task will not be easy. The world to set targets by 2030 we must foster an inclusive recovery post covid19 and a commitment to build back better. Little doubt that even within such a challenging environment john and his colleagues will rise above our greatest expectations. Its a great day for brookings, and were very proud to invite those who have joined us today to serve with us alongside the
United Nations<\/a> in achieving these very, very important goals. So with that, let me turn the floor over to
United Nations<\/a> deputy secretarygeneral mohammed, who will present her own keynote remarks. Madam secretarygeneral, let me close where i began, we are so honored by your presence this morning and so deeply grateful that you would join us at this important day for the brookings institution. Thank you, maam. Thank you very much, general. Its a real pleasure to be with you today. I would like to thank all my friends for inviting me to this important occasion. It is exciting to join the brookings institute, to launch this bold new center that will tackle head on the worlds biggest
Sustainable Development<\/a> challenges. Id like to salute brookings and its team for sending its own crisp signal to the world that the issues of
Sustainable Development<\/a> are center stage for all of humanity. As secretarygeneral guterres recently said in his mandela lecture and i quote, the covid19 pandemic has demonstrated the fragility of our world, and it has laid bare risks we have long ignored,
Inadequate Health<\/a> systems, gaps in social protection, structural inequalities, environmental degradation, the climate crisis, unquote. The
Sustainable Development<\/a> goals, i believe, are the best roadmap, the best north star, as general allen has said, for the world in addressing that fragility and for transitions to a new place of economic, social, and environmental resilience. Generalal aale allen let he maa moment, your inspiring comments of today and also a few weeks ago when we were together at the 17 rooms event that brookings helped to convene underscore the power of the goals in bringing people together around a common frame of ambition and cooperati cooperation. I know that many people has made it possible today, as just said to us, but also a special pleasure to celebrate the teams extraordinary starting team of scholars. Just permit me a minute to go through them because many are my longterm friends. A
Global Leader<\/a> on climate and sustainable infrastructure who has over the years provided such invaluable support to the u. N. s work, let me just say even in this last couple of weeks. March mar marchella has been a leader not just caribbean but future work force issues within the u. S. Itself. My brother of another mother has been a driving force at the heart of the global sdg agenda since before its inception and continues to lend crucial assistance to our u. N. Team in navigating this years global financing crisis. George ingram has had a year, crosssectoral leadership contributions to development over the years. Tony, another ally of ours, who was, of course, lead negotiator of the sdgs final year leading up to 2015 adoption and today plays a pioneering role in multicitybased cooperation for the goals but tony also there for climate. And of course to john, john mcarthur, the new
Center Director<\/a> has been my ally and collaborator for nearly two decades in promoting practical and people focused leadership. First the
Millennium Development<\/a> goals and then more recently with the
Sustainable Development<\/a> goals. As we turn to what the center can do for the world, at the u. N. We are all too familiar with the worlds shifting political contours and how escalating tensions are amplifying todays crises to hurt people and the planet. We need creative and courageous leadership from all corners, yes. Even and especially from think tanks. We need your insights, your independenc independence, ideas, recommendations and voices. We need role models of collaboration and
International Cooperation<\/a>. One of the things that makes this effort unique is the focus on
Network Leadership<\/a> and the no one left behind philosophy. None of us can achieve sdgs alone, all of us need to pitch togeth together,
Everyone Needs<\/a> to be at the table in our communities around the globe if we are to end extreme policy and pandemic of inequality and protect the climate and oceans for future generations. In this respect, id like to challenge the center for
Sustainable Development<\/a> to strive to be a beacon of inspiration for the pursuit of
Sustainable Development<\/a> in all our countries and the communities around the world where these will make most impact. Together with partners and allies, i encourage you to leverage your independent voice to better understand the issues, to seek the insights of the young or marginalized and think more clearly about the options and solutions to extend our sense of possibility. The brookings team has already contributed so much in helping the world to tackle its great challenges of
Sustainable Development<\/a> and so much more. But i know were only just getting started. We have a decade to go for achieving the sdgs and i capital wait to see what we do next together. At this juncture, its my deep, deep, deep pleasure and im very excited about this, handing it over to my friend john mcarthur. Thank you so much, madam deputy secretarygeneral amina, a privilege and honor and special moment for all of us to be here with you. Thank you for your ever
Inspiring Leadership<\/a> on behalf of the whole world for what you do every day to bring us together. I also just want to start by thanking john allen, general allen and everyone at brookings, our partners around the world and so many people who have been instrumental months and weeks and years bringing us this launch. Before we do anything else, were privileged to have a message we received from the
World Health Organization<\/a> director general dr. Tedros and we want to share that briefly before we dive into the rest of the discussion. So if we could please pull up that video. It is my pleasure to send my best wishes for the launch of the new center for
Sustainable Development<\/a> at the brookings institution. The world was trying to meet
Sustainable Development<\/a> goals before the covid19 pandemic. Were even further behind now. The center for
Sustainable Development<\/a> can help to get us back on track by accelerating progress through innovation and partnerships. I welcome the centers mission of bipartisan leadership in
Sustainable Development<\/a>. My congratulations to everyone involved with the center for
Sustainable Development<\/a> and especially to your inaugural director, my friend, john mcarthur. We look forward to a close and fruitful partnership. I thank you and wish you all the very best. We thank you, dr. Tedros, for all that youre doing and for your kind words today and on behalf of the world to get us through this pandemic to the other side. So some of you might be asking, what will this center do . Weve already heard some of the central themes ranging from leave no one behind to
Network Leadership<\/a> around the world, but we decided to take on five starting topics. First defining the challenge. What we call
Sustainable Development<\/a> economics and empirics. Second, identifying instruments to advance sdg implementation in all countries around the world. Third, advancing
Sustainable Development<\/a> at holy levels, bringing this to communities where they matter most. Fourth, advancing effective financing for
Sustainable Development<\/a>. Fifth, advancing in the words of general allen both u. S. Official and american societal leadership for gobble
Sustainable Development<\/a>. The next question after that you might be wondering who exactly is in this center and id like to take a moment to talk about each of our starting scholars because it is quite an
Extraordinary Team<\/a>. Were so grateful to deputy secretarygeneral for mentioning them, but if we could just bring up a few quick images to show the starting roster. As was mentioned
Amar Bhattacharya<\/a> is a leader on so many of the worlds biggest issues at the highest levels. Hes our leader on
Climate Action<\/a> and infrastructure and instrumental on strategies for inclusive global growth, multilateralism and improving local governance. I have to say in the lead up to the glasgow climate, in the future, hes our guiding like. Second is marcella escobari. She leads workforce future initiative. Shes looking at how to confront growing dwernlgsence between places and people, how to support job mobility for those who need it most. Just today marcella is launching mobilitys pathway, a tool to help upwardly mobile jobs in very specific locations across america. Third is george ingram, our voice on u. S. Initial strategies for
Global Development<\/a>. George focuses on, as weve heard, bipartisan leadership, policies to support responsiveness and fragile environments and the intersection between
Business Development<\/a> and
Sustainable Development<\/a>. Today george is actually releasing a very important paper on how u. S. Global development structures can be updated to be fit for purpose in 2021. Fourth is homi kharas, our most venerable scholar, without whose efforts and insights there would be no center today. Its impossible to um s rises the breadth of homis work so let me give a few examples that are recent. This morning homi is releasing new estimates of covid19s effects on extreme poverty around the world. Let me just say the news is not good. A few days ago he coauthored chinas influence on the middle class. This summer hes been actively supporting u. N. s policy efforts to finance covid19 recovery and also avoid debt crisis around the world. In a few more days hes google to be releasing a new paper on how to think about updating the
Global Development<\/a> architecture at large to tackle a post pandemic world. Fifth is tony pipa. Tony is our embodiment connecting globally with local. Hard to prioritize but efforts like global city to city cooperation aligning with sdgs and identifying policies to improve equity and
Racial Justice<\/a> while taking action on
Climate Change<\/a>. At the same time hes working on promoting u. S. Credibility abroad by leveraging the countrys domestic leaders on sdgs to see how has can connect with the global frontier. Just next week hell be convening sdg
Leadership Network<\/a> to tackle interchange of partnership on how these cities can move forward together. For my own part i pay special attention to the leave no one behind agenda and finding ways for diverse actors to come together. Such as in the 17 rooms partnership weve been privileged to launch with the
Rockefeller Foundation<\/a> and also focused on my home country of canada and
United Nations<\/a> to think how to get practical on the sdgs. All of this is our starting point. Before long we hope the center can extend its focus to grow its team and take on new topics, things like gender equality, things like private sector contributions to the sdgs at large. This is our starting point and were honored to be here today to take on the next wave of effort. With that as context, im honored, delighted and thrilled to be able kick off roundtable with collaborators, inspirations, deputy secretarygeneral
Amina Mohammed<\/a> and also like to introduce raj shah. President of the
Rockefeller Foundation<\/a> and his latest of many contributions to the world in that role. I should note first that the
Rockefeller Foundation<\/a> provides generous and instrumental support to this new center for
Sustainable Development<\/a>, which helps make the work we do possible. In that context i do want to emphasize brookings commitment to independence and underscore music used today are solely those of speakers. I also want to emphasize the role raj has played and rockefeller has played on the most seminal issues in the
United States<\/a> and around the world. Raj brings his own experience to the organization, having previously served as u. S. Aid administer under president obama. In that capacity everything from
Food Security<\/a> to very importantly u. S. Response to west african ebola pandemic. I would add he also played a crucial role cementing u. S. Commitment to end extreme poverty within a generation. Before that raj had senior roles at u. S. Department of agriculture and bill and
Melinda Gates<\/a> foundation where he was instrumental in creating u. S. Financing committee for immunizations which helped shape global vaccine industry, a topic of more than some importance today. So raj and amina, were so thrilled to have you here for this informal roundtable on a special day for us at brookings. Maybe, raj, weve just heard from deputy secretarygeneral. You bring so many of these perspectives, international and domestic, and youve been at the forefront of the fight for justice in so many ways, and i want to just raise this issue of equity. Equity imperative of
Sustainable Development<\/a> both in the u. S. And internationally. How would you recommend that we all think about that issue and a warm welcome again. Thank you, john. Let me just start by congratulating you and general allen and the
Extraordinary Team<\/a> at brookings. Im so glad that you were able to introduce each of your exceptional members and experts in many ways today as amina described in her remarks a celebration to honor contributions each of them have made over time. Im so proud to have learned from so many and continue to. So while i guess the views expressed are yours or mine or secretarygeneral alone, i have such hope for this center at this moment in history. I think the moment in history calls for really embracing the challenge that amina laid out in her remarks. You know, her example and your example, amina, has been one of just resilient determination to support those who are left behind. I think her career has demonstrated how for many decades how possible it is if we all come together with that determination and sophistication of analytics measurement and a focus on results. I think in many ways its easy to acknowledge today that the fight to achieve the sdgs has been set back by this crisis. We see the
World Bank Estimates<\/a> of 425
Million People<\/a> pushed back under an expanded version of the poverty line as a result of the
Global Economic<\/a> consequences of covid19. We certainly see in the goalkeepers report we all just reviewed and discussed that potentially decades of progress on basic indicators of health, education and welfare are going to be significantly impaired by the crisis and the shifting in resources to other areas of necessary
Public Health<\/a> concern. And i suspect when you look at big picture, what it is taking to recover in wealthiest economies with strong central banks, the answer is a tremendous amount of monetary and fiscal action that is simply not possible under current circumstances for billions and billions of people around the world. And perhaps thats maybe the central underlying concern i have for the center to address, which is after world war ii we created brentin woods institutions and embarked on a mindset and approach through the
Marshall Plan<\/a> that was determined to achieve certain types of developmental objectives and frankly left out important considerations with respect to both climate and good governance, shall i say, for many decades. I think now the center, and you all as experts with extraordinary reach and influence, this a chance to maybe reshape and rethink what the
Global Development<\/a> pathway looks like going forward. So many of the themes in your five points are defining of that local ownership and leadership, local governance and economy and
Economic Management<\/a> being, perhaps, at the very top of the list. Im glad you highlighted that. But also rethinking global institutions and the way we have executed on development, the level of resources necessary and what types of new institutional and
Financial Arrangements<\/a> need to be put into place to really support a global
Green Recovery<\/a> from this crisis that fundamentally includes those that are left behind. On behalf of the
Rockefeller Foundation<\/a>, in addition to supporting that mission very broadly, we are fully committed tony dokoupiling
Energy Poverty<\/a> to ending
Energy Poverty<\/a>, one of many issues your lapel pin indicates we all need to work on. Where we see solutions we believe we have to act in a bold and significant way and were preparing to do that as a single instituti institution. The
Global Community<\/a> has a chance to step back and say what is the
Marshall Plan<\/a> this year . Its not going to come from the
United States<\/a> or china or any one nation, its going to come from dozens or hundreds of local leaders working together to shape a vision of how to recover from covid19 to help those we know will be left behind. Thank you, raj. As always, inciteful and provocative, rightful call to action. Im curious, madam secretary amina, very much along the lines trying to respect the office in this environment. I know that you, having had the privilege to work with you for so many years, are straddling these issues in your own mind every day as raj just outlined between your home village in nigeria, the highest level of global politics, and i see you toggling moment to moment between each reality. Im curious how you suggest we look at this universal challenge and creating an architecture, if i were to use a word to summarize rajs insights, that will meet the needs of the coming future. Thanks, john. And raj, as always, its great to hear you and be privileged to have this conversation together. As we look at what we sort of crafted lets remember we never would have got the ambition or the odd 17 goals if it hadnt been a process that everybo everybody engaged in. Its a
Global Response<\/a> to what everyone sees themselves in. Maybe we havent quite landed that everywhere, but it is about a global plan. Like with all politics, its local. Its very local. And it is investing in everyones in lightened selfinterest because were so connected. I think about the 14,000 feet we sit up here and what happens in my village, every day you have to stay with the reality check of context. So if were really to apply this, it does have to be the policies that you need that need to be responsive and that you need to have
Tailor Made Solutions<\/a> at the country level. Depending on what kind of country, maybe its even within the subnational tlefl thlevel to different from one part to another. Key to that is understanding what that context is. I think one of the areas weve still got quite a bit to do is laying out the base lines. The data required to give us a proper picture in a context of what we need to do in terms of investments, capacities, stakeholders, a government really getting its head around the extespending it could do th more inclusive than before. The frame for sdgs helps us have that discussion. Its remarkable with covid. Before covid we were off track, we had a decade to launch. Once covid came along, that pause for reflection, what do we do now, because it was so plain sight, this is a global issue, everyone with one tiny little virus is affected in the same way and we all shut down to try to see how we could protect ourselves individually and collectively, and suddenly found ourselves seeing how this was bearing the fractures we already knew and that we talked about. Having the covid opportunity is for us to look country by country, community by community as a globe, how do we respond to this now . Whether we have a
Marshall Plan<\/a> or not, it will ab response that cannot just be local. It will be embedded in the local response because those are the needs for women, for youth, for the opportunity of energy transitions, the opportunity of connectivity in the digital world. But financing that is going to require a different kind of architecture than we have right now. So i think the
Global Players<\/a> need for us to have a conversation about whether the trillions that are available in the pool that weve seen spent in one part of the world have any way that we can unlock them to be more equitable in the response to covid but in the response to
Sustainable Development<\/a> that gives us a more equal playing field, a more stable world. I think that, you know, its important that we sort of bring that reality check to it. We have the
Unfinished Business<\/a> of mdgs. Often people say this is the sdgs have taken over. They havent. I remember kofi annan saying dont forget mdgs they are
Unfinished Business<\/a>. They are in the first six goals, thats the business of the mdgs. Its rooted in the remaining goals that give us an interconnected set of issues if we want thats it. I would say, you know, that the global to local is about understanding what the local has to bring to the global. Having that mnarrative and discussion in a way you have the spaus to convene on that as we have the space to convene across the world. That intellect needed to have those discussion toss bring it discussions to bring it to a place. Thats where you are. Thank you, amina, i think this point of whats possible starts to come up very quickly. Raj, youve been an irrepressible champion of technology and access, health care to energy. As you mention, its part of your day to day right now. One of the things weve seen is that not bubba and one of the things youve seen is the frontier is shifting. Whats becoming possible is
Getting Better<\/a> all the time. Im curious how you suggest we think all of us on the line today think about the role of equitable access to technology as an advancing frontier for the world . Well, ill answer that. I want to come back to one thing amina said, which i think brookings is maybe one of the very few places on the planet that could convene the types of leaders in the right intellectual and analytic context to actually define and design a new approach to ensuring we meet the challenge she just outlined, which is it will take literally trillions of dollars of public support alongside private investment to the drive emerging economies forward in an equitable manner coming out of covid19. I think the world just hasnt figured out how to do that. Right now our politics are so fractured and populous that i dont see a lot of leadership on that topic. Im going to be following you all closely for your ideas and outputs there because we desperately need it. On the issue of technology, i think its actually related to that. Theres no need to build back an industrial economy that looks like it was 1958. The reality is today through rockefeller alone, our partnerships in india, were trying to build 10,000 rural mini grids to reach 10
Million People<\/a> in villages that dont have meaningful, reliable electricity today. In the last few years, weve seen the costs come down from 60, 70 cents a kilowatt hour to close to 22, 23 cents a kilowatt hour. Our target in 18 months is to get it under 15 cents a kilowatt hour. I only use that as an example because these are solar panels, lithium,
Energy Storage<\/a> managed by
Artificial Intelligence<\/a> usually executed remotely and fed by smart meters that allow people who otherwise werent getting electricity to pay a variable rate. We see extremely high repayment rates. The reality is thats just one example of leapfrog technologies like the mobile phone, frankly like the concept of microfinance and banking for women who are lower income. We need to embrace and scale far more rapidly. I appreciate the kind worst about immunization. Look, it used to take 20 years to get an vaccine that was effectively immunizing kids in countries and then others. Theres been an emergence and convergence. Despite the example theres far too much of a lack of focus on technology and the new frontiers in our quote, unquote, development thinking. I think we just desperately need to break through that and embrace new strategies to be inclusive and green across everything we do. Thats fundamentally going to be driven by technology. Its interesting. I would be remiss not to mention cochair in 17 rooms pointed out to me breakthroughs in thinking about infrastructure for technology and equitable access as how it can come together as a platform for the wormed. So grateful to all the insights youre generating in addition to the ones and your whole team in addition to the ones you might call and ask to take on, too. So thank you, raj. Im afraid were going to have to adjourn in a moment. I want to give you each a last chance to share any parting thoughts before we do adjourn for the day. Is there anything, raj, that youd like to share . Ill give the last word to deputy secretarygeneral as we all kick off in this turbulent time but aiming for much better 2020 and beyond. Maybe ill conclude with the following. I think as we sit and brookings largely remains in washington, d. C. , with experts, your ability to really understand, appreciate, stay connected to maybe with less travel and more video, the realities of whats actually happening in the communities you will seek to serve with the center will remain so important. I was pleased to hear, i think, the doctor mention dick blum and his support of the brookings blum session. His work with nepalese girls over many decades has saved thousands of girls but also, i think, been a model for being able to be global and work with institutional leaders like the ones you naturally do and being grounded in the realities of who youre serving. I just applaud you for what youre doing, applaud general allen for the commitment, and im thrilled can be with the deputy secretarygeneral today. So thank you. Thank you so much, raj. Amina, last words . Okay. Last words. Never last words for me. But along the way, thank you so much. This is really important. I wanted just to mention two constituencies that will be critical to this. Its because we will not build back the same. We have to build back differently and take the opportunity of covid and not be conquered by it. Thats youth and women. I think that this is really important because there is an intergenerational shift that must happen. With that we need the ability to bring them to the table and also to see them as assets and not just a quota that were filling. How do we do that in our research . How to we do that in the planning . I think thats important. Leadership is already being demonstrated by young people and by women, and we need to profit from it. So i think your convening also needs to show a different face to that table we have and the center to be the touch stone. When people want the solutions, they want the policy options, that they can come and you can feed them with that so they go back to their realities to see how do we figure this out. I think thats important because youre able and independent to be cutting edge, ahead of the curve. If you dont have 196 members that will actually negotiate what the option is. I think theres power in that. Youve got an amazing team and we are looking very much forward to working with you on the road ahead. Its extraordinarily difficult but its full of opportunities. I dont think weve ever seen a time in our history when we have so many tools and potentials and ambition that is can be fulfilled. Its about just getting us together and doing it. So keep plugging and just getting it done. So thank you for having me, general allen. This has been a pleasure and i really look forward to working with john and the team and the center here. Raj, thank you. Great to see you. Thank you, amina. Thank you, raj. I think my big takeaway here is were moving from a discussion of reset to transition. Were here to put in the work. Were here to make it count in the communities where people live. Were here to help take on the global commons, and were here to help connect the dots between all the above in a way the world of 2030 looks better than a world of 2020. Thank you for your inspiration and leadership. We actually have leadership from friends around the world. Were going to conclude the formal program now. Theres a lot of great voices come up in the next few minutes including many of our own longstanding friends and inspirations around the world. So welcome our audience to listen to that starting with the ceo and president of
Gates Foundation<\/a> and ending, just to give you a little bit of a spoiler, with a very nice word from mary robinson, the great leader of the elders. Thank you so much, thank you general allen, thanks to the whole brookings team and look forward to partnering with everyone to make this come to reality. Thank you. Wednesday senator bob menendez,
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