NB: This may not be a word-for-word transcript.Video Message by António Guterres to the Golden Jubilee of the Islamic Development Bank28 April 2024Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,My warmest congratulations to the Islamic Development Bank on this milestone anniversary. For fifty years you have been an engine of sustainable development:Helping communities feed themselves;Investing in infrastructure;And bringing the benefits and joy of education to people around the world.Your work has made a vital contribution to your Member Countries and to Muslim communities across the globe – particularly in the face of recent crises.And it will remain essential in the future.Our world faces grave challenges:The lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic;High levels of debt that are choking many developing countries’ economies;And a climate crisis hitting the poorest, hardest.As a result, the Sustainable Development Goals are way off track.Multilateral Development Banks are vital to turning
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