Welcome to the twelfth episode of the Parliamentary Dialogue Series on Partnering for Global Impact, presented by the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. This podcast special is brought to you from the 2024 Global Parliamentary Forum.

Join us as we engage in discussions with leading development experts and parliamentarians from around the world. Together, we'll explore how we can take decisive action to achieve a world free of poverty on a livable planet.

The podcast series is brought to you in partnership with the parliamentary engagement teams of the World Bank and IMF.

Session Background:

Youth unemployment is an urgent cross-border challenge affecting the lives and livelihoods of billions of young people worldwide. Creating more and better jobs is essential to the World Bank’s mission to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. Good jobs are the surest way out of poverty, and as a fast-growing number of youth are entering working age, creating and preparing them for relevant, higher-skilled jobs is paramount to boosting prosperity. Linking these jobs with the transition to greener economies offers double dividends, for people and the planet.

Speaker: Jamele Rigolini, Senior Advisor, Social Protection and Jobs, World Bank; Ronit Avni, Founder and CEO, Localized

Moderator: Jeta Statovci, Vice Chair of the Economy Committee and Budget Committee, Kosovo, and Member of the Global Young MP Initiative Steering Committee