Geithner: US Will Turn To World Bank For Assistance In Middle East

Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner discusses the integral role of organizations like the World Bank in providing assistance to countries like Egypt and Tunisia. (0:20)

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Poverty never too far away

Joy Phumaphi, Vice President for Human Development at the World Bank, says that while economic improvements in poorer countries have been made, the global financial crisis puts those improvements in danger. (0:31)
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To save the global economy, we must work together

World Bank President Robert Zoellick explains how countries should coordinate in their response to the global economic crisis.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the key to New York's crime fighting is that the police department reflects the people in the community

During his speech to the World Bank about "Building Better Cities," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg answers a question about how the police force in New York City has been so successful at reducing crime. We have tried to allocate the police department to problem places with problem people, he says, instead of putting them "where people scream the loudest." He says that the police department reflects the community in respect to demographics. That is "key," because it is critically important that people feel "the police officer understands you." It's a two way dialogue, he says, and without that, crime fighting is not effective. (1:30)


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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says there are four values that have helped transform New York

In his speech to the World Bank about "Building Better Cities," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says there are four values that have helped transform New York. Harnessing the forces of immigration and globalization, tapping the power of innovation, instituting rigorous and accountable governance, and having the independence to take on 'entrenched interests' when they stand in the way of progress. (:27)
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