Imran Khan - Agenda Contributor | World Economic Forum
Nov 25, 2020 · Founder and President, Imran Khan Foundation, raised funds for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts after Pakistan floods. Conceived, planned, and mobilized people to build Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Pakistan's first and only cancer hospital that provides 75% free healthcare and was built on public ...
Pakistani PM Imran Khan on the urgent need for climate action
Nov 25, 2020 · Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan calls climate change a "defining global challenge" of our time. Pakistan is the fifth most climate-impacted country in the world. Khan is committed to a "clean and green" Pakistan. The country is targeting nature-based solutions like planting billions of trees.
5 key quotes from Imran Khan at Davos - The World Economic …
Jan 22, 2020 · Imran Khan took to the stage at Davos for the first time in his capacity as Prime Minister of Pakistan. He shared his vision to create a welfare state, after seeing one in action in the UK. "This is my vision - all the policies which we make are towards that end - to make Pakistan into a humane country where the government takes the ...
Pakistan has planted over a billion trees | World Economic Forum
Jul 2, 2018 · Cricket-star turned politician Imran Khan spearheaded the Billion Tree Tsunami. Image: REUTERS/Caren Firouz As well as benefiting the environment, the project has established a network of private tree nurseries, which have boosted local incomes and generated green jobs, including for unemployed young people and women in the province.
Pakistan PM Khan Speaks with Global CEOs on Strategic Priorities …
Nov 25, 2020 · The World Economic Forum convened a special dialogue with Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan and more than 70 business leaders from across the world; The virtual session provided a first-hand look into Pakistan’s post-COVID-19 strategic priorities; Follow the activities of the World Economic Forum on www.weforum.org
Stakeholder Capitalism: A Manifesto for a Cohesive and …
Jan 14, 2020 · The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020, taking place on 21-24 January in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, will focus on establishing stakeholder capitalism as a way of addressing the world’s greatest challenges, from societal divisions created by income inequality and political polarization to the climate crisis we face today.
4 ways Pakistan is tackling plastic waste and pollution
Nov 19, 2021 · Pakistan with the support from the EU SwithAsia programme initiated baseline assessment and contextualized the mechanism for local adoption. However, EPR schemes aimed at minimizing plastic waste streams do not function as a standalone policy and, to be effective, need to be flanked by effective monitoring, as well as other economic incentives ...
Jahangir Khan Tareen | World Economic Forum
1971, BA, FC College, Lahore; 1974, MBA, University of North Carolina, US. Formerly, lecturer, banker and entrepreneur. Member, National Assembly, Pakistan. Currently, politically affiliated with PTI; held portfolio of Federal Minister of Industries and Production and Special Initiatives; Adviser to Chief Minister of Punjab for Agriculture and New Initiatives in …
How digital public infrastructure is transforming lives in Pakistan
Jul 12, 2024 · In the case of Pakistan, the country has demonstrated its commitment towards digital transformation, marked by interventions in 2022. On a scorching day with temperatures soaring to 42 degrees, Manzoora, a mother from the flood-stricken district of Shaheed Benazirabad, rural Sindh, Pakistan, made a significant leap: she withdrew cash from her ...
Future of Jobs Report 2025: The jobs of the future - The World …
Jan 8, 2025 · Farmworkers top the list. Green transition trends, including efforts to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to the climate crisis, will drive growth that will create 34 million additional jobs by 2030, adding to the 200 million farmworkers today.