World Leaders Forum

U.N. Secretary-General: ‘Youth is a type of idealism’

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told students on Monday that youth have the power to effect change.

By Jeremy Budd | Apr 3 03:56 am ET

Holder talks financial crime, affirmative action at Low

Holder, CC ’73 and Law ’76, spoke primarily about Justice's response to the fraudulent lending practices and mortgage packaging that he said helped cause the economic downturn.

By Yasmin Gagne | Feb 24 06:19 am ET

Tarullo calls on Fed to act amid ongoing crisis

In a World Leaders Forum address, Tarullo attributed the nation’s unemployment crisis to a shortfall in demand that has been exacerbated by “chronic maladies whose symptoms predate the crisis.”

By Jillian Kumagai | Oct 21 02:31 am ET

CU-Haiti relationship remains strong, profs say

The Earth Institute is working on many initiatives to improve conditions with Haiti, and professors said that the relationship with the country is no different after President Michel Martelly did not attend a planned World Leaders Forum speech.

By Jeremy Budd | Oct 13 01:48 am ET

Al-Madani: ideas from Islamic banking worth examining

Jeffrey Sachs praised President Al-Madani for “guiding the development of one of the most important multilateral development banks in the world.”

By Rishab Guha | Sep 27 02:21 am ET

Jordanian king talks Arab Spring, Israel

He also expressed his view that the demand for change will lead to more freedoms in Jordan, especially for women and those affected by the country’s weakened economy.

By Laura Allen | Sep 26 12:52 am ET

Ecuadorian president calls privately-owned media 'dangerous'

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa defended his lawsuit against Ecuadorian newspaper, El Universo, which resulted in prison sentences for four of its employees.

By Ben Gittelson | Sep 24 12:33 pm ET

Three arrested while protesting Guinean president

Condé’s opponents said they were there to protest violence that they said had been inflicted upon the Peul by Condé’s government and its supporters.

By Karla Jimenez | Sep 23 04:44 am ET

Haitian President skips WLF; Wyclef Jean makes surprise appearance

About forty minutes into the scheduled event, University President Lee Bollinger and Sachs notified the crowd that Martelly would not be able to attend.

By Caroline Chen | Sep 23 03:50 am ET

Kosovo’s president speaks at World Leaders Forum

Her speech, the second installation in Columbia’s World Leaders Forum, focused on the road ahead for her young country but first revisited tragedies of the recent past.

By Jillian Kumagai | Sep 21 02:52 am ET

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