Africa Events
New Applications for Existing Technologies to Improve Maternal Health
October 27, 2010 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Global Health Initiative
Josh Nesbit, Alain Labrique, and David Aylward discuss the role of Information and Communication Technologies in the prevention of maternal mortality.
Strategies to Fight Discrimination: Reports from Frontline Activists in Europe and Africa
October 20, 2010 // 11:30am — 1:00pm
European Studies
Book Launch: The Ultimate Weapon Is No Weapon: Human Security and the New Rules of War and Peace
October 19, 2010 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Environmental Change and Security Program
Shannon Beebe and Mary Kaldor discuss their new book, The Ultimate Weapon is No Weapon: Human Security and the New Rules of War and Peace, in which they argue for a broader conception of human security.
Book Launch: The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam
September 16, 2010 // 4:00pm — 6:00pm
Middle East Program
The latitudinal tenth parallel — located 700 miles above the equator — constitutes a "faith-based fault line" between Islam and Christianity, said Eliza Griswold at the launch of her latest book.
The International Criminal Court and Africa
September 15, 2010 // 10:00am — 11:30am
Africa Program
Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Lead Prosecutor, ICC; Don Klaus, Chief Executive Officer, Citizens for Global Solutions; Alan Goulty, Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; Michael H. Van Dusen, Executive Vice President, Woodrow Wilson Center
Women in Developing Countries: Sowing the Seeds for the Future
July 30, 2010 // 12:00pm — 1:15pm
Wilson Center on the Hill
Two leading experts detail the challenges and opportunities for women in developing countries, as well as how the United States can create a new, more effective development policy that recognizes the key role of women.
Day II: African Growth and Opportunity Act Civil Society Forum 2010
July 30, 2010 // 9:00am — 12:30pm
Africa Program
The Africa Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, together with the U.S. Civil Society Coalition for African Trade and Investment, Manchester Trade, the U.S. Department of State, and the Shell Corporation are pleased to invite you to the AGOA Civil Society Forum of 2010. This forum will examine the involvement of civil society in the creation and implementation of AGOA and discussing the recommendations made by civil society forums over the years.
The Impact of Maternal Mortality and Morbidity on Economic Development
July 29, 2010 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Global Health Initiative
The sixth meeting of the Advancing Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health Series addresses the economic impact of maternal mortality, and provides evidence of the need for increased investment in maternal health.
Day I: African Growth and Opportunity Act Civil Society Forum 2010 "A Decade of Progress in Bridging the U.S.-Africa Trade Gap"
July 29, 2010 // 8:15am — 5:00pm
Africa Program
The Africa Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, together with the U.S. Civil Society Coalition for African Trade and Investment, Manchester Trade, the U.S. Department of State, and the Shell Corporation are pleased to invite you to the AGOA Civil Society Forum of 2010. This forum will examine the involvement of civil society in the creation and implementation of AGOA and discussing the recommendations made by civil society forums over the years.
U.S. Food Assistance Programs
July 13, 2010 // 9:00am — 1:00pm
Africa Program
Jamie Fisher, Food Assistance Division, Office of Capacity Building and Development, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA; Dale Skoric and John Brooks, Food for Peace Office, USAID; Allan Jury, Director, World Food Programme U.S. Relations Office; Phil Thomas, Assistant Director, International Affairs and Trade, GAO; Emmy Simmons, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa (Moderator); Ron Croushorn, Director, Food Assistance Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA; Nina Schlossman, Global Food and Nutrition Food Aid Quality Project; Anne Swindale, Project Director, FANTA-2; Bonnie McClafferty, HarvestPlus; Moderator Mary Chambliss, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa