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Chronic Poverty Report 2008-09: 'Escaping Poverty Traps'

8 July 2008 16:30-17:30 (GMT+00) - Public event, London

  • The Chronic Poverty Report will be presented by a panel of speakers and the launch will be attended by representatives of bilateral and multilateral agencies, research institutions, non-governmental organisations, and representatives from developing country governments.

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    Speaker:
    Salil Shetty - Director, Millennium Campaign
    Discussants:
    Tony Addison - Associate Director, Chronic Poverty Research Centre
    Margaret Kakande - Ministry of Finance, Uganda
    Simon Maxwell - Director, ODI
    Chair:
    Rt. Hon. Malcolm Bruce MP - Chair of the House of Commons International Development Select Committee

     

  • An ODI and Chronic Poverty Research Centre public event.
The first Chronic Poverty Report published in 2004 highlighted the key processes by which many millions of people are trapped in chronic poverty. Speaking at the launch Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown MP, then Chancellor of the Exchequer said, “I want to congratulate the Chronic Poverty Research Centre. This report is a landmark report. It is a challenge to any complacency, it is a call for change and it is a demand for urgent action.”
This, the second Chronic Poverty Report 2008-09 - Escaping Poverty Traps, provides a policy response to the first and for the 320 to 443 million people trapped in chronic poverty, it presents a set of policy solutions, with an emphasis on tackling exclusion, extending social protection and building assets.
The report will be presented by a panel of speakers and the launch will be attended by representatives of bilateral and multilateral agencies, research institutions, non-governmental organisations, and representatives from developing country governments.