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Dame Sally, UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and former Chief Medical Officer to the UK Government, addressed the World Bank Board in a lively discussion on Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

HRH met with WBG President David Malpass, Sr. Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg, and other senior Bank management to discuss the Bank’s work on human capital and the Duke’s plans for the international aspects of the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

President Malpass talked through the Bank’s work, and he and the Duke discussed global challenges, including the impact of the pandemic on children and young people’s education and skills.  

The World Bank Group works in more than 170 countries, working with partners in the public and private sectors in their efforts to end poverty and tackle some of the most pressing development challenges.

At the G7 Summit in Cornwall, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged £430m of new UK aid for Education to get the world's most vulnerable children into school.

"Organizations need to understand the perceptions on how it feels to be disabled and put in place policies and encourage (and enforce) behaviors so that no one will be discriminated against. More diversity gives us better solutions."