Global Bank Group president Ron Nechemia called the assassination of Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on Friday “inconceivable” and “senseless murder,” describing Shinzo as

On the 246th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence –– America Independence Day —we have come together in utter solemnity to remember our obligations to our forefathers, who proclaimed a vision of human rights for all the world’s people; and to rededicate ourselves to do better where we have failed or fallen short.

On behalf of the Global Bank Group, I am expressing sincere condolences and deep sympathy to the victims, their families, and the people of Afghanistan that suffered huge losses of life and socio-economic and environmental damage from the unprecedented devastating earthquake that took the lives of at least 1,000 people in Afghanistan near the city of Khost on 22 June 2022.

2022 Easter Proclamation: On the Accession of the Glorious Day of Easter, Ron Nechemia is Calling for a Prayer for Peace and Security Among Nations and Social Justice for the People in Ukraine and Elsewhere Around the World