Sep

21

2005

2:30—4:30 PM

CGD TALKS

Transatlantic Divide? Post-Summit Views of Aid and the MDGs

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Falk Auditorium, Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC

A few days after the conclusion of the UN Summit to review progress toward the Millennium Development Goals, CGD and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) co-hosted a panel discussion that examined the outcome of the summit, definitions of success and failure, and ways forward, with special attention to possible divergent views between the US and Europe of aid and aid architecture.

Confirmed speakers include:
John Simon - Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Relief, Stabilization, and Development, National Security Council
Michael Clemens - Research Fellow, CGD
Andrew Rogerson - Research Fellow, Poverty and Public Policy Group, ODI