Date: 17th February, 2010
Time: 7:30-8:30 pm
Venue: Harrod’s Room, Emmanuel College
Title: “From Aid to Assistance: building sustainable livelihoods or a liberal world order?”
Caroline Hurford, head of UN World Food Programme (WFP), London Office
Dr. Alastair Fraser, Lecturer in Politics and International Studies
Humanitarian agencies are increasingly moving into the field of international development, transforming their traditional aims of immediate relief provision to crisis victims. This means that relief programmes are integrated with long-term development goals such a building infrastructure, providing training, and creating functioning economies. Why are relief agencies expanding their mandate? Are they being co-opted by donor states into promoting capitalism and democracy abroad? Do the recipients have a say in the design of development agendas?
Free entry. All are welcome.
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- Millennium Development Goals
- 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
- 2: Achieve universal primary education
- 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
- 4: Reduce child mortality
- 5: Improve maternal health
- 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
- 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
- 8: Develop a global partnership for development
- Global Call to Action against Poverty
- Make Poverty History
