Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2021—World Bank Group President David Malpass issued the following statement on behalf of the Bank Group to mark today’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. “March 21 is observed annually to memorialize the day police in Sharpeville, South Africa opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid in […]