{"id":3740,"date":"2019-02-13T07:39:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T07:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shahennews.com\/eng\/?p=3740"},"modified":"2019-02-13T07:39:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T07:39:47","slug":"wgs-2019-world-government-summit-proves-catalyst-for-serious-global-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahennews.com\/eng\/archives\/3740\/wgs-2019-world-government-summit-proves-catalyst-for-serious-global-change\/","title":{"rendered":"WGS 2019: World Government Summit proves catalyst for serious global change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>shaheenews<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Global political and business decision makers, NGOs and philanthropists chose the seventh World Government Summit (WGS 2019) in Dubai to create a vision for a brighter, more sustainable future world this week. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke of a new era for investment opportunities in the country as it seeks to unshackle itself from the corruption that has marred its reputation for many years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paul Kagame, President of a resurgent Rwanda, said Africa could realize its full potential by becoming one united continent. \u201cYoung Africans must be given a real stake in the future of their continent,\u201d he said, as he addressed a brimming plenary hall at Madinat Jumeriah.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Earlier today, actor-turned-philanthropist Harrison Ford said climate change was the greatest moral crisis of our time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the start of the week, leadership expert and entrepreneur Tony Robbins announced he is collaborating with UAE leadership on a humanitarian project to feed one billion people. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a world first on Monday, Dubai\u2019s Crown Prince His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid said that cities of the future could become the world\u2019s bread basket to meet soaring global population growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Talking to CNN\u2019s Richard Quest, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde candidly said artificial intelligence will drastically reshape the future of jobs and human intelligence, adding that even her own job will be \u201cadjusted\u201d in the future. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And just a week after the first ever Papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula, Pope Francis addressed the summit via a live video, where he said the UAE has started a new historical chapter in a modern, tolerant world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The three-day World Government Summit 2019 runs until February 12 at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai. The landmark event convened more than 4,000 participants from 140 countries, including heads of state and governments, and top-tier representatives of 30 international organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>*Source: <\/b><b>AETOSWire<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3742\" src=\"https:\/\/shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Paul-Kagame-Photo-AETOSWire_1549980290-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>shaheenews Global political and business decision makers, NGOs and philanthropists chose the seventh World Government Summit (WGS 2019) in Dubai to create a vision for a brighter, more sustainable future world this week. 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