Global Parliamentary Forum 2023 | The World Bank | 10 April 2023 | TBA, Washington, DC

The event provides a unique convening platform for legislators from around the world alongside their peers and leadership from the World Bank and IMF. It is dedicated to deliberations on how to tackle the most crucial development challenges facing the world.

This year’s Forum, themed “Tough Challenges, Tougher Choices” will focus on the multiple crisis facing our earth and common humanity, including climate change, security, governance, accountability, growth, debt, gender and cross-border migration. The first day of the event will feature an exclusive Parliamentary Townhall with World Bank President David Malpass and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva gives parliamentarians an opportunity to dialogue directly with the two leaders.

The second day of the Forum will conclude with the fourth meeting of the Global Young MP Initiative, convening parliamentarians aged 40 and under to explore innovative approaches to environmental and social policies that MPs can pursue to foster sustainable societies.