The Wall Street Journal reported that the World Bank's Women Entrepreneurs Fund, an idea that the president's elder daughter proposed, will work to help women in the Middle East who want to start their own businesses.
The [$100 million] donation from Saudi Arabia and the UAE was set to be announced at a Sunday event with President Trump's daughter, according to the report.
The first daughter spoke with Saudi women who are civil leaders, businesswomen and elected government officials during the president's first foreign trip.
The announcement by World Bank President Jim Young Kim came during a visit to Saudi Arabia by President Trump, who was accompanied by his wife, Melania, daughter Ivanka and son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
"We thought it was a fantastic idea," Kim said. "But we had no idea how quickly this would build. This is really a stunning achievement. I've never seen anything come together so quickly, and I really have to say that Ivanka's leadership has been tremendous." The money will help kick off a $1 billion women's empowerment fund that the World Bank will announce in July, he said.
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(Score: 5, Insightful) by n1 on Monday May 29 2017, @01:06AM (3 children)
Just going to leave this here....
Source: Adam Johnson at Fair.org [fair.org]
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Source: Adam Johnson at Fair.org [fair.org]
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 29 2017, @01:36AM (1 child)
I'm not an apologist for Ignatius or the Saudis because their problems are obvious and legion. But since you bolded that line I figured it was worth at least a google-check.
It took me 30 seconds to find this Ignatius column from 2016:
Sooooo... Looks like FAIR isn't quite as fair as they'd like us to believe.
(Score: 2) by n1 on Monday May 29 2017, @02:25AM
You have a ... fair ... point... The original claim is pretty bold, but still illustrative in my opinion.
There may well be other articles with even more, better references to the human rights concept... I would note that the article in question is talking about "arabs" in general -- not specifically Saudi Arabia -- and even then is referring to a survey covering 16 countries, about what young people in the region "want". He is not explaining historical or current actions on the Saudi government, reform or their record in recognition of human rights.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 29 2017, @05:36AM
Wtf is a D&D tournament?