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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus participated in 50th Board of Directors Meeting of the Foundation<\/strong> May 28, 2026, thus marking eighteen years of fruitful partnership between the Grameen Trust and the Foundation.<\/p>\n Arriving in Paris on May 27, Professor Yunus led a delegation including key figures from the Grameen movement, including Md. Ashraful Hassan, Vice President of the Foundation, Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director of the Yunus Center, and Shazeeb M Khairul Islam, Managing Director of YY Ventures.<\/p>\n During the welcome dinner, Professor Yunus spoke with Eric Vial, the new Chairman of the Cr\u00e9dit Agricole Group, alongside senior executives Olivier Gavalda, Rapha\u00ebl Appert, Chairman of the Foundation and V\u00e9ronique Faujour, its general delegate.<\/p>\n The following day, May 28, Professor Yunus participated in a public meeting alongside Aurore Berg\u00e9<\/strong>, Minister for Gender Equality and the Fight Against Discrimination. This conference, moderated by V\u00e9ronique Faujour, brought together more than 150 people.<\/p>\n Professor Yunus shared his vision with the audience... Three zeros: zero poverty, zero unemployment, zero net carbon emissions<\/strong>. Using the metaphor of Aladdin's lamp, he reminded them that the world belongs to the youth, endowed with unprecedented power. "You are born with Aladdin's lamp in your hand. If you ask for a cup of coffee, you waste the magic. But if you ask to end poverty and create a world with three zeros, the genie will grant your wish," he declared, inviting young people to dare to reimagine the world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Professor also shared lessons learned from the July uprising in Bangladesh, where students, including many women, led a peaceful revolution against corruption, illustrating the transformative potential of engaged youth. "Suddenly, the streets filled with girls and young women on the front lines," he recounted.<\/p>\n