Its central mission is to reduce global poverty and ensure that global development is environmentally sound and socially inclusive. Achieving these goals would not only improve the lives of billions of people, but would also forestall violent conflicts that are stoked by poverty, famine, and struggles over scarce resources.
世界银行成立于1944年，初衷是促进经济发展，如今，基本上所有国家都已成为它的成员。其核心任务是消除世界贫困以及确保环境友好、社会普惠的全球发展。实现这些目标不仅能够改善数十亿人民的生活，还能将因贫困、饥荒和争夺稀缺资源而引发的暴力冲突扼杀于未萌。