Dec 19 2014
Press Releases
WASHINGTON—The Rockefeller Foundation and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, are launching a project development facility aimed at unlocking private sector investment for infrastructure that helps build resilience …
Dec 12 2014
Press Releases
NEW YORK—A new global coalition of more than 500 leading health and development organizations worldwide is urging governments to accelerate reforms that ensure everyone, everywhere, can access quality health services without being …
Dec 09 2014
Press Releases
NAIROBI—The Rockefeller Foundation, the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa today concluded the Africa Forum on Inclusive Economies, held to discuss greater inclusion as …
Dec 08 2014
Speeches
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen: It is my great honour and pleasure to be here and address you today. I would also like to pass along a heartfelt welcome from our …
Dec 03 2014
Speeches
Good morning. On behalf of The Rockefeller Foundation, it is my honor to welcome you to our Urban Resilience Summit. I want to thank our summit partners, Charles [Goddard] and the Economist …
Dec 03 2014
Speeches
Thanks, Michael. I want to start by thanking the Mayors and city representatives who are joining us from cities near and far, some representing cities who have been with us for …
Nov 18 2014
Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Rockefeller Foundation is hosting the "National Disaster Resilience Competition Summit" on November 18th in Washington, DC to help eligible jurisdictions prepare for the $1 billion National Disaster Resilience …
Nov 18 2014
Speeches
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Kick-Off Summit for the National Disaster Resilience Competition—truly a landmark occasion in the movement to build resilience in communities across the United States. Before …
Nov 12 2014
Speeches
Good evening, and thank you all so much for being here, and to Politics and Prose for providing this critical platform for ideas and exchange. There is perhaps no more appropriate …
Nov 06 2014
Speeches
Thank you so much for that kind introduction, Michael. It's hard to believe that at this time last year, there wasn't a single chief resilience officer anywhere in the world. And …