Conflict and the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015

The Millennium Development Goals, an expression of humankind’s noble desire to care for others as a wider human family beyond faith, race or nationality, face major obstacles in their development in many parts of the world.

Conflict is one of the worst barriers to fulfilling Millennium Development Goals. It is a major factor imposing poverty, preventing education, increasing debt, curbing health systems and restricting development in many areas of the world.

The GPF includes many partners who are active in humanitarian activities aimed at fulfilling Millennium Development Goals. Some examples include health care in the Palestinian West Bank, food resources in Uganda, reconciliation and environmental service projects in Kenya.

We will examine the extent to which we are fulfilling the MDGs and the barriers to their accomplishment. We will include speakers who are experts on International Development and Peace Efforts from Africa, Asia and the Middle East. We will also hear views on the limitations of Millennium Development Goals to measure ‘development’.

Speakers will include H.E. Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1996-2007); M. Laurent Ladouce of International Relief Friendship Foundation, Mr. Nick Dearden, Director of the Jubilee Debt Campaign, and Mr. Stephen Clarke of Thare Machi Education.

 For more information you can go to the following links:

http://uk.youtube.com/user/PeaceDevelopmntNetwk

http://peacedevelopmentnetwork.wordpress.com/

 Curriculum Vitae of Speakers

Ahmad Tejan Kabbah

Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (born February 16, 1932) was the 3rd President of Sierra Leone from 1996 to 1997 and from 1998 to 2007. He worked for the United Nations Development Programme and returned to Sierra Leone in 1992. He was elected president in 1996. Most of his time in office was influenced by a civil war with the Revolutionary United Front, led by Foday Sankoh, which involved him being temporarily ousted by the military Armed Forces Revolutionary Council from May 1997 to March 1998. He was soon returned to power after a military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Another phase of the civil war led to United Nations and British involvement in the country in 2000. The civil war was officially declared over in early 2002, and Kabbah went on to win yet another term in office in the presidential election later that year.

The following persons on the conference organising committee are available to answer any further questions:

Robin Marsh
Tel: 0207 5630 907
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