MDG Conference
"Meeting the Millennium Development Goals: Old Problems, New Challenges"
Conference co-hosted by Australian Council for International Development and La Trobe University in partnership with AusAID
Monday 30th November – Tuesday 1st December 2009
- MDG Conference Papers - available for download
- MDG Conference Flyer (PDF - 200KB)
- Final Program (PDF - 100KB)
- Program at a glance (PDF - 27KB)
- Information for Participants and Speakers (PDF - 20KB)
Public Plenary: Millennium Development Goals: Ending poverty and inequality by 2015?
Sunday 29th November 2009
State Library Village Roadshow Theatrette: 6.00 -7.30 pm
Monday 30th November 2009
Keynote speech by Dr. Jan Vandemoortele: former UNDP Resident representative in Pakistan and one of the architects of the MDGs.
The conference will be opened by:
The Hon. Bob McMullan MP, Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a United Nations partnership initiative to eradicate extreme poverty and other forms of disadvantage and human crises by 2015. Some progress has been made but major gaps are evident, for example in official development assistance, market access (trade), debt relief, gender equality, access to essential medicines and access to technology. The global financial crisis, rising food prices and climate change have significantly impacted achieving the MDGs. Thus there is a renewed need for strategising in international as well as local partnerships to realise the Goals and consider what we need beyond them.
This conference will look at what needs to be done to ensure we do not lose momentum as we near the mid-point of the MDGs. The key concepts of learning, innovation and partnerships will shape this conference; new ideas, success stories, challenges and solutions are invited. An important feature of this conference is that it brings together a wide range of stakeholders, such as community representatives, academics, professionals from inside and outside the traditional development field, the corporate sector and indeed many others who may ordinarily not think of themselves as concerned with development to make change happen.
Objectives of the Conference
Register online: http://webpay.latrobe.edu.au/onestop/tranform.cgi?TRAN-NO=844
How to get to La Trobe University (Bundoora)
Map of La Trobe University (Bundoora) - how to get to West Lecture Theatres (PDF - 1MB)
Co-hosted by ACFID and Institute for Human Security,
La Trobe University in partnership with AusAID
Supported by: 