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Global Development Forum 9 |
The Ninth Global Development Forum commences on 4th October at St. James' Church, Piccadilly, London at 7pm. The theme of the first meeting is 'Making the International Economic Institutions Transparent and Accountable'. Making the International Economic Institutions Transparent and Accountable Chair: Heather Stewart, international economics correspondent of the Observer Panel: Tim Cullen, former spokesman for the World Bank Group; Jeff Powell, Bretton Woods Project; Professor Peter Willetts, City University Development activists have deplored the lack of transparency in the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation. Can the system really ever change? 11th October: DO WE NEED A MAKE POVERTY HISTORY CAMPAIGN IN 2007? Chair: Ms Elsie Nemlim, Director of Stand up for Africa Panel: Professor Frances Stewart, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford ; Richard Bennett, Director of BOND (British Overseas NGOs in Development) How does the development community keep up the unprecedented level of support for global development that was generated in 2005? Should there be a new campaign with different objectives? 18th October DOES AID HELP? Panel: Will Day, consultant to the United Nations Development Programme; Dr Kurt Hoffman, Director of the Shell Foundation Most commentators are increasingly concerned that aid to poor countries is seen as extension of welfare programmes and does not lead to development. Can aid ever promote economic development? 25th October CAN THE UNITED NATIONS BE MADE EFFECTIVE AND COHERENT? Chair: Ms Grace Mukasa, Diaspora Recruitment Director, VSO Panel: Lord Hannay, former British Representative at the United Nations; Mr Simon Maxwell, Director of the Overseas Development Institute. Lord Hannay is a member of the Panel established by the Secretary general to make recommendations on how to reform the UN system. Simon Maxwell is director of the ODI, the premier think thank on international development in the UK . For further information visit: www.global-development-forum.org www.ethical-events.org |
