{"id":12049,"date":"2025-05-29T07:18:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T03:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/?p=12049"},"modified":"2025-05-29T07:18:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T03:48:06","slug":"global-trust-is-at-risk-prof-yunus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/?p=12049","title":{"rendered":"Global trust is at risk: Prof Yunus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"header box-shadow\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"header_top\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-10 pr-0\">\n<div class=\"site-logo d-inline-block mr-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-2 p-0\">ET Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said global trust is at risk now as the world is passing a time of great uncertainty.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-content px-2\">\n<div id=\"dtl_content_block\" class=\"dtl_content_block\">\n<p>\u201cGlobal trust is at risk. Trust is declining between nations, within societies, and even between citizens and institutions,\u201d he said while delivering his keynote speech at the inaugural session of the Nikkei Forum: 30th Future of Asia at Imperial Hotel, Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>In his keynote speech with theme \u2018Asian Challenges in a Turbulent World\u2019, Prof Yunus said the world is getting increasingly turbulent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are passing a time of great uncertainty. We are witnessing a world where peace is fragile, tensions are growing, and cooperation is not always guaranteed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned that conflicts are erupting in regions in Asia and beyond with peace becoming elusive.<\/p>\n<p>Wars and man-made conflicts are destroying the lives and livelihood of thousands in Ukraine, Gaza, and in the countries in south and southeast Asia, Prof Yunus said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our neighboring country Myanmar, civil war has taken a brutal turn, and the recent earthquake has pushed an already deep humanitarian crisis into greater darkness,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery recently, our two neighbors have fought a short but expensive war. Regrettably, we are spending billions in fighting wars leaving millions of our people starving or struggling for basic needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Adviser thanked the leaders of the two countries for agreeing to a ceasefire, and hope for continued peace, stability, and peaceful coexistence in South Asia.<br \/>\nMoreover, he said, millions around the world are being displaced by climate change while technological advances promise much, yet raise new ethical dilemmas.<\/p>\n<p>The rise of trade restrictions continues to challenge the very foundation of the free trade system, he said, adding that economic inequalities are widening, often within societies as much as between them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn recent times, we witnessed such divisions, discontent, and instability in Bangladesh, Republic of Korea that led to regime changes,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nAbout the Bangladesh\u2019s recent changes, Prof Yunus said Bangladesh went through a transformational change by a student led mass uprising last year and consequently his government took over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are working hard to fulfill the dreams and aspiration of our people, to ensure justice, equality, freedom, and dignity of people, and prepare for a free, fair, credible general election aiming at smooth transition to democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe, this is a chance to correct the wrongs, build new institutions, and realise the dream of a fairer society,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite multiple domestic challenges, the Chief Adviser said, Bangladesh is playing its role, contributing to global peace and security through its participation in UN peacekeeping and peace building missions, and hosting more than a million Rohingyas fleeing persecution in their homeland in Myanmar purely on humanitarian ground.<br \/>\nHe said Asia, home to more than half of humanity, sits at the epicenter of this uncertainty and it is also at the centre of possibility at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe challenges we face are formidable, and so is our collective strength. In this reality, I believe Asia has an opportunity &#8211; perhaps even a responsibility &#8211; to show a different path. A path of peace, of dialogue, of inclusive growth. Not just growth in numbers, but growth in people\u2019s well-being, in trust, in hope,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nProf Yunus said: \u201cWe are not powerless in the face of these challenges. In fact, we are at a turning point in history. The choices we make today will decide what kind of world we leave for our children and grandchildren. That is why we must come together &#8211; not just to discuss problems, but to shape solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said solutions that are inclusive, fair, and rooted in their shared humanity.<br \/>\nProf Yunus mentioned that he often says \u2018Making money is happiness. But making people happy is super happiness.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to shift our focus &#8211; from individual profits to collective wellbeing. From short-term gain to long-term vision.\u201d<br \/>\nHe said in his own journey \u2014 from starting Grameen Bank with small loans to poor women in villages, to spreading social business ideas across the world &#8211; he learned one thing very clearly: people are not born to suffer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are born with limitless potential. We just need to give them the right opportunities,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nPresenting his theory of Three Zeros: Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, Zero Net Carbon Emissions, the Chief Adviser said this this is not a dream but a direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA goal we can all work toward &#8211; governments, businesses, universities, and individuals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Stressing the need for a new kind of economy, Prof Yunus said \u201cOne that is built not only on competition, but on compassion. Not just on consumption, but on care. This is where social business comes in &#8211; a business that solves problems, not just makes profits.\u201d<br \/>\nAbout the Nikkei Forum, he said this forum &#8211; The Future of Asia &#8211; is a platform of hope.<\/p>\n<p>Nikkei has created a space where dialogue leads to solutions, and where trust is not just a word, but a goal they work toward together, the Chief Adviser said.<\/p>\n<p>The future of Asia is not just about economics or geopolitics but it is about people, ideas and courage he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us not be daunted by the turbulence around us. Rather see it as a call\u2014to rethink, to rebuild, and to rise together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us be guided not by fear, but by possibility\u2014not by power, but by purpose. Let us have the courage to imagine a better world. Let us trust one another. Let us cooperate not because we have to but because we want to,\u201d the Chief adviser said.<br \/>\nHe said the future of Asia is not written yet and they will write it together.<br \/>\nProf Yunus said Bangladesh and Japan can work together in rewriting Asia\u2019s destiny, even world\u2019s destiny.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ET Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said global trust is at risk now as the world is passing a time of great uncertainty. \u201cGlobal trust is at risk. Trust is declining between nations, within societies, and even between citizens and institutions,\u201d he said while delivering his keynote speech at the inaugural session of the Nikkei Forum: 30th Future of Asia at Imperial Hotel, Tokyo. In his keynote speech with theme \u2018Asian Challenges in a Turbulent World\u2019, Prof Yunus said the world is getting increasingly turbulent. \u201cWe are passing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,5,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bangladesh","category-international","category-lead-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12049"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12051,"href":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12049\/revisions\/12051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}