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The Transatlantic Taskforce on Development policy report

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25 February 2009 11:00-12:30
Venue: Foreign Press Association

 

The mission of the Transatlantic Taskforce on Development is to provide strategic recommendations to strengthen transatlantic cooperation in development to create a platform for reform. It is a project of GMF, with support from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Connect U.S. Fund.

At this event taskforce members will present the key policy recommendations from the Transatlantic Taskforce on Development Policy Report that address four global challenges:

·                  Development, Democracy and Security

·                  Climate Change

·                  Food Security

·                  Innovative and Effective Development

An extended question and answer session will follow the presentations.

 

Speakers:
Mark Lowcock - Director-General of Country Programmes, Department for International Development
Simon Maxwell - Director, ODI
Willem-Jan Laan - Director, Global External affairs at Unilever
Richard Manning - Chair, OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC)
 
Chair:
Baroness Jay of Paddington

 

An ODI and German Marshall Fund of the United States public event.