No Goals at Half-time: What Next for the Millennium Development Goals?

October 23, 2008 by jennyhall

Wednesday 5 November 2008 (9am-5pm)

Room B01, Clore Management Centre, Birkbeck, 25-27 Torrington Square, London, WC1E 7JL

Progress towards the MDGs is faltering badly halfway towards their target date of 2015 and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned "we are not on track to fulfil our commitments". The conference will explore this challenging reality and the future of the MDGs. The day will be an opportunity to share and discuss the issues relating to the MDGs with world class experts from across the Bloomsbury Colleges. Speakers will review progress so far, discuss topics intrinsic to each MDG and analyse cross-sectoral issues.

Programme
Evolution of the MDGs: Progress and Problems Professor Terry McKinley, SOAS

MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Professor Andrew Dorward and Colin Poulton, both SOAS
MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education Professor Angela Little, IoE

MDG 3: Promote gender equality and empower women Professor Charlotte Watts, LSHTM, with input from Dr Elaine Unterhalter, IoE
MDG 4: Reduce child mortality - Professor Kim Mulholland, LSHTM

MDG 5: Improve maternal health Professor Oona Campbell, LSHTM
MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Professor John Porter, LSHTM

MDG 7: Ensure environmental sustainability Professor Tony Allan, SOAS

Reflections about days presentations/discussion

More details are online at: http://www.lidc.org.uk/news_detail.php?news_id=33 .

Registration
The conference is free (lunch included). Please email guy.collender@lidc.bloomsbury.ac.uk to reserve a place. Places are reserved on a first come, first served basis.

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