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The Transatlantic Taskforce on Development policy report

Date
Time (GMT +00) 11:00 12:30

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

Description

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.