The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and Danida have the pleasure of inviting you to a public meeting with the Minister for Development Cooperation Christian Friis Bach on:
Millennium Development Goals, Economic Growth
and Rights-based development
Monday, 20 February 2012, 14.00-17.00
Landstingssalen
Danish Parliament
Christiansborg Palace
Meet the Minister for Development Cooperation Christian Friis Bach for a dynamic debate with leading practitioners and researchers in the field. The seminar forms part of the process of preparing Denmark’s new development strategy.
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) serve as a guidepost for Danish Development Cooperation. On a positive note, there has been tremendous progress in school enrolment, the goal of halving number of people without access to clean water has almost been reached and child mortality has decreased throughout the world. However, other areas still lag behind.
The Minister for Development finds the work for and with rights crucial to successful Danish development cooperation. Rights are therefore expected to be central to the new strategy for Danish development cooperation.
But what does a rights-based approach to development mean? How can a rights-based approach contribute to economic growth? And how can economic growth contribute to the fulfillment of the MDGs? Can rights play a more offensive role in the fulfillment of the UN MDGs after 2015?
The seminar will be focused on the question of how rights can be a driving force in development, and through a dynamic debate the seminar will deal with the relations between the MDGs, economic growth and a rights-based approach.
Speakers
Mac Darrow, Head of MDGs Section, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Mac Darrow has extensive professional experience on human rights and development issues in policy, inter-governmental, operational and academic settings, and has published on international human rights law, international organisations and development. Mac Darrow has previously worked as a consultant for various United Nations agencies.
Charles Abugre Akelyira, Africa Regional Director of the UN Millennium Campaign. He is a development economist by training and has previously worked as Head of Global Policy and Advocacy Division for Christian Aid. Furthermore, Charles Abugre Akelyira is the founder and previous Executive Director of the Integrated Social Development Centre.
Ole Therkildsen, Senior Researcher in the Politics and Development unit at DIIS. Ole Therkildsen’s expertise is within state building, reform of the public sector, decentralisation, good governance and political economy of production, taxation and capacity development. Ole Therkildsen is the coordinator of DIIS’ research programme on elites, production and poverty.
Nanna Hvidt, Director of DIIS, will consolidate the outcome of the presentations and the debates.
Practical Information
The seminar will be held in English.
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Please use this online registration form no later than Monday, 13 February 2012.
Your participation requires confirmation and you will upon registration receive an e-mail with further details such as arrival and registration at the venue, program and additional background materials.
Sincerely,
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
The Conference Section
Strandgade 56
DK-1401 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Ph. (+45) 32 69 87 51
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E-mail: event@diis.dk
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