Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery
Millennium Development Goals Summit
United Nations Headquarters
New York, New York
As Prepared for Delivery –
Good afternoon. Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen.
In the Charter of this United Nations, our countries pledged to work for “the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples.” In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we recognized the inherent dignity and rights of every individual, including the right to a decent standard of living. And a decade ago, at the dawn of a new millennium, we set concrete goals to free our fellow men, women and children from the injustice of extreme poverty.
These are the standards we set. Today, we must ask—are we living up to our mutual responsibilities?
I suspect that some in wealthier countries may ask—with our economies struggling, so many people out of work, and so many families barely getting by, why a summit on development? The answer is simple. In our global economy, progress in even the poorest countries can advance the prosperity and security of people far beyond their borders, including my fellow Americans.
When a child dies from a preventable disease, it shocks our conscience. When a girl is deprived of an education or her mother is denied equal rights, it undermines the prosperity of their nation. When a young entrepreneur can’t start a new business, it stymies the creation of new jobs and markets—in his country and in ours. When millions of fathers cannot provide for their families, it feeds the despair that can fuel instability and violent extremism. When a disease goes unchecked, it can endanger the health of millions around the world.
So let’s put to rest the old myth that development is mere charity that does not serve our interests. And let’s reject the cynicism that says certain countries are condemned to perpetual poverty. For the past half century has witnessed more gains in human development than at any time in history. A disease that had ravaged the generations, smallpox, was eradicated. Health care has reached the far corners of the world, saving the lives of millions. From Latin America to Africa to Asia, developing nations have transformed into leaders in the global economy.
Nor can anyone deny the progress that has been made toward achieving certain Millennium Development Goals. The doors of education have been opened to tens of millions of children, boys and girls. New cases of HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis are down; access to clean drinking water is up. Around the world, hundreds of millions of people have been lifted from extreme poverty.
Yet we must also face the fact that progress towards other goals has not come nearly fast enough. Not for the hundreds of thousands of women who lose their lives every year simply giving birth. Not for the millions of children who die from the agony of malnutrition. Not for the nearly one billion people who endure the misery of chronic hunger.
This is the reality we must face—that if the international community just keeps doing the same things the same way, we will miss many development goals. That is the truth. With ten years down and just five years before our development targets come do, we must do better.
Now, I know that helping communities and countries realize a better future isn’t easy. I’ve seen it in my own life. I saw it in my mother, as she worked to lift up the rural poor, from Indonesia to Pakistan. And I saw it on the streets of Chicago, were I worked as a community organizer trying to build up underdeveloped neighborhoods. It’s hard. But I know progress is possible.
As President, I have made it clear that the United States will do our part. My national security strategy recognizes development as not only a moral imperative, but a strategic and economic imperative. Secretary of State Clinton is leading a review to strengthen and better coordinate our diplomacy and development efforts. We’ve reengaged with multilateral development institutions. And we’re rebuilding the United States Agency for International Development as the world’s premier development agency. In short, we’re making sure that the United States will be a global leader in international development in the 21st century.
We also recognize that the old ways will not suffice. That is why in Ghana last year I called for a new approach to development that unleashes transformational change and allows more people to take control of their own destiny. After all, no country wants to be dependent on another. No proud leader in this room wants to ask for aid. And no family wants to be beholden to the assistance of others.
To pursue this vision, my administration conducted a comprehensive review of America’s development programs. We listened to leaders in government, NGOs and civil society, the private sector and philanthropy, Congress and our many international partners.
Today, I am announcing our new U.S. Global Development Policy—the first of its kind by an American administration. It’s rooted in America’s enduring commitment to the dignity and potential of every human being. And it outlines our new approach and the new thinking that will guide our overall development efforts, including the plan that I promised last year and that my administration has delivered to pursue the Millennium Development Goals.
Put simply, the United States is changing the way we do business.
First, we’re changing how we define development. For too long, we’ve measured our efforts by the dollars we spent and the food and medicines we delivered. But aid alone is not development. Development is helping nations to actually develop—moving from poverty to prosperity. And we need more than just aid to unleash that change. We need to harness all the tools at our disposal—from our diplomacy to our trade and investment policies.
Second, we’re changing how we view the ultimate goal of development. Our focus on assistance has saved lives in the short term, but it hasn’t always improved those societies over the long term. Consider the millions of people who have relied on food assistance for decades. That’s not development, that’s dependence, and it’s a cycle we need to break. Instead of just managing poverty, we have to offer nations and peoples a path out of poverty.
Let me be clear, the United States of America has been, and will remain, the global leader in providing assistance. We will not abandon those who depend on us for life-saving help. We keep our promises, and honor our commitments.
In fact, my administration has increased assistance to the least developed countries. We’re working with partners to finally eradicate polio. Building on the good efforts of my predecessor, we continue to increase funds to fight HIV/AIDS to record levels—and that includes strengthening our commitment to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria. And we will lead in times of crisis, as we have done since the earthquake in Haiti and the floods in Pakistan.
But the purpose of development—and what’s needed most right now—is creating the conditions where assistance is no longer needed. So we will seek partners who want to build their own capacity to provide for their people. We will seek development that is sustainable.
Building in part on the lessons of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, which has helped countries like El Salvador build rural roads and raise the incomes of its people, we will invest in the capacity of countries that are proving their commitment to development.
Remembering the lesson of the Green Revolution, we’re expanding scientific collaboration with other countries and investing in game-changing science and technologies to help spark historic leaps in development.
For example, instead of just treating HIV/AIDS, we’ve invested in pioneering research to finally develop a way to help millions of women actually prevent themselves from being infected in the first place.
Instead of simply handing out food, our food security initiative is helping countries like Guatemala, Rwanda and Bangladesh develop their agriculture, improve crop yields and help farmers get their products to market.
Instead of simply delivering medicine, our Global Health Initiative is helping countries like Mali and Nepal build stronger health systems and deliver better care. And with financial and technical assistance, we’ll help developing countries embrace the clean energy technologies they need to adapt to climate change and pursue low-carbon growth.
In other words, we’re making it clear that we will partner with countries that are willing to take the lead. Because the days when your development was dictated in foreign capitals must come to an end.
This brings me to the third pillar of our new approach. To unleash transformational change, we’re putting a new emphasis on the most powerful force the world has ever known for eradicating poverty and creating opportunity. It’s the force that turned South Korea from a recipient of aid to a donor of aid. It’s the force that has raised living standards from Brazil to India. And it’s the force that has allowed emerging African countries like Ethiopia, Malawi and Mozambique to defy the odds and make real progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals, even as some of their neighbors—like Cote d’Ivoire—have lagged behind.
The force I’m speaking of is broad-based economic growth. Now, every nation will pursue its own path to prosperity. But decades of experience tell us that there are certain ingredients upon which sustainable growth and lasting development depends.
We know that countries are more likely to prosper when they encourage entrepreneurship; when they invest in their infrastructure; and when they expand trade and welcome investment. So we will partner with countries like Sierra Leone to create business environments that attract investment, not scare it away. We’ll work to break down barriers to regional trade and urge nations to open their markets to developing countries. And we’ll keep pushing for a Doha round that is ambitious and balanced—one that works not just for major emerging economies, but for all economies.
We know that countries are more likely to prosper when governments are accountable to their people. So we are leading a global effort to combat corruption—which in many places is the single greatest barrier to prosperity, and which is a profound violation of human rights. That’s why we now require oil, gas and mining companies that raise capital in the United States to disclose all payments they make to foreign governments. And it’s why I urged the G-20 to put corruption on its agenda and make it harder for corrupt officials to steal from their people and stifle their development.
The United States will focus our development efforts on countries like Tanzania that promote good governance and democracy; the rule of law and equal administration of justice; transparent institutions, with strong civil societies; and respect for human rights. Because over the long run, democracy and economic growth go hand in hand.
We will reach out to countries making the transition from authoritarianism to democracy, and from war to peace. The people of Liberia show that even after years of war, great progress can be achieved. And as others show the courage to put war behind them—including, we hope, in Sudan—the United States will stand with those who seek to build and sustain peace.
And we know that countries are more likely to prosper when they tap the talents of all their people. That’s why we’re investing in the health, education and rights of women, and working to empower the next generation of women entrepreneurs and leaders. Because when mothers and daughters have access to opportunity, economies grow and governance improves. And it’s why we’re partnering with young people, who in many developing countries are more than half the population. We’re expanding educational exchanges, like the one that brought my father to America from Kenya, and we’re helping young entrepreneurs succeed in a global economy.
As the final pillar of our new approach, we’ll insist on more responsibility—from ourselves and others. We’ll insist on mutual accountability.
For our part, we’ll work with Congress to better match our investments with the priorities of our partner countries. Guided by the evidence, we’ll invest in programs that work and end those that don’t. Because we need to be big-hearted and hard-headed.
To my fellow donor nations—let’s honor our respective commitments. Let’s resolve to put an end to hollow promises that are not kept. Let’s commit to the same transparency that we expect of others. And let’s move beyond the old, narrow debate over how much money we’re spending and let’s instead focus on results—whether we’re actually making improvements in people’s lives.
To developing countries, this must be your moment of responsibility as well. We want you to prosper and succeed—it’s in your interest, and it’s in our interest. We want to help you realize your aspirations. But there is no substitute for your leadership. Only you and your people can make the tough choices that will unleash the dynamism of your country. Only you can make the sustainable investments that improve the health and well-being of your people. Only you can deliver your nations to a more just and prosperous future.
Finally, let me say this. No one nation can do everything everywhere and still do it well. To meet our goals, we must be more selective and focus our efforts where we have the best partners and where we can have the greatest impact. And just as this work cannot be done by any one government, it cannot be the work of governments alone. Indeed, foundations, the private sector and NGOs are making historic commitments that have redefined what’s possible.
This gives us the opportunity to forge a new division of labor for development in the 21st century. It’s a division of labor where—instead of so much duplication and inefficiency—governments, multilaterals and NGOs all work together. We each do the piece we do best, as we are doing in support of Ghana’s food security plan, which will help more farmers get more goods to market and earn more money to support their families.
That’s the progress that’s possible. Together, we can collaborate in ways unimaginable just a few years ago. Together, we can realize the future that none of us can achieve alone. Together, we can deliver historic leaps in development. We can do this. But only if we move forward with the seriousness and sense of common purpose that this moment demands.
Development that offers a path out of poverty for that child who deserves better. Development that builds the capacity of countries to deliver the health care and education that their people need. Development that unleashes broader prosperity and builds the next generation of entrepreneurs and emerging economies. Development rooted in shared responsibility, mutual accountability and, most of all, concrete results that pull communities and countries from poverty to prosperity.
These are the elements of America’s new approach. This is the work we can do together. And this can be our plan—not simply for meeting our Millennium Development Goals, but for exceeding them, and then sustaining them for generations to come.
Thank you very much.
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
"World leaders warned that approach to African aid needs a total rethink
"World leaders warned that approach to African aid needs a total rethink
As key summit on Millennium Development Goals begins, experts cast doubt
on conventional approach to poverty reduction
By Daniel Howden, Africa Correspondent
Monday, 20 September 2010
As world leaders gather in New York today to decide the future of aid,
an influential new lobby has emerged calling for a total rethink of
foreign assistance. At the end of a decade dominated by slogans such as
"Make Poverty History", in which development has been defined by a
series of sweeping targets – known as the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) – experts are warning heads of state at the global poverty summit
not to sign up blindly to more of the same.
A draft declaration being circulated by the UN deplores the lack of
progress and calls for "redoubling of efforts" towards 2015 targets such
as slashing poverty and improving access to education. International
NGOs concerned at "aid fatigue" are demanding a "rescue package" to save
the goals.
But a third way is being called for by some experts, who warn that
ignoring the shortcomings of the past 10 years in favour of staying the
course risks destroying public faith in aid. "While laudable and
important aspirations, the targets are actually the wrong measures of
development progress," says Phil Vernon from International Alert, a
London-based group calling for a radical rethink of aid. "It is not just
the MDGs which are at fault. Despite some brilliant thinking and actions
within the development sector, the prevailing paradigm has become tired,
confused and is in need of renewal."
Related articles
The summit marks the 10th anniversary of the Millennium declaration,
signed by 189 countries, which set out eight specific targets aimed at
making a better world by ending extreme poverty. Some progress has been
made, but it is clear those targets will not be met.
The architect of the MDGs, US economist Jeff Sachs, says the blame for
the anti-poverty project being off-track lies in western capitals. "Rich
countries made promises which they didn't follow through on and now
people want to say it was wrong all along," Professor Sachs says. The UN
estimates the gap between funds promised and those delivered is worth
$20bn (£12.8bn) for this year alone, with $16bn of that affecting the
poorest continent, Africa.
The G8 grouping of wealthier economies committed themselves to spend 0.7
percent of GDP on overseas development assistance (ODA) but are lagging
behind on 0.34 percent. Professor Sachs says the targets remain
"realistic and practical" if rich countries would spend less on their
military and more on development.
But leading aid sceptic Professor Bill Easterly says the goals were a
successful fundraising exercise which then squandered much of the money
meant for the poorer world. "Why waste any more efforts on the MDGs?"
Professor Easterly asked recently. "[They] will go down in history as a
success in global consciousness-raising, but a failure in using that
consciousness for its stated objectives."
Paul Collier, author of The Bottom Billion and professor of economics at
Oxford University, says both left- and right-wingers have exaggerated
the importance of aid. "Aid is not transformational by itself in either
a good or a bad way. It's not that if only we had a lot more aid we'd
transform Africa." The age of slogans such as "End Poverty Now" is over,
he says. "We have moved beyond that and we have got to recognise
complexity."
The Overseas Development Institute, the UK's leading think-tank on aid,
says that the millennium goals should be judged on relative progress,
rather than absolute failure. " The problem with the MDGs was that they
were agreed as ends but then confused with means," says the ODI's Claire
Melamed. "They were a political bargain, not a blueprint for development
but that's how they have been misused."
Despite concerns over international strategy, senior UN officials and
anti-poverty campaigners will put the EU delegation under severe
pressure to make good its funding promises and take moral leadership of
the aid project. There is a broad understanding of the failings of
efforts so far but many governments and aid agencies would rather "hold
their nose", as one official put it, and get to the end of the target
period rather than risk a rethink now.
But the consensus that the MDGs are the only show in town is being
questioned, with some analysts suggesting that this approach could hurt
any remaining public trust in the aid industry.
While the West's broken promises are coming across loudest, there are
voices calling for better-quality aid, and the need for non-aid
approaches, including reducing trade barriers, International Alert said
in a pre-summit report. "There is no simple correlation between the
volume of aid and its impact," Mr Vernon says. "Failing to meet the
goals should not be interpreted to mean we should spend more money in
the same way. People were told a story in which if they opened their
chequebooks they would end poverty. But ending poverty is as much about
politics as about getting children into school."
Unless a more honest story is told, which admits that the targets set 10
years ago were too narrow, it is argued, there could be a huge backlash
from people who feel misled. A failure to get this right now could mean
that instead of ending extreme poverty, present efforts destroy the
compact between taxpayers in the rich world and the development
community and make aid history."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/world-leaders-warned-that-approach-to-african-aid-needs-a-total-rethink-2083864.html
http://snipurl.com/14y9sf
As key summit on Millennium Development Goals begins, experts cast doubt
on conventional approach to poverty reduction
By Daniel Howden, Africa Correspondent
Monday, 20 September 2010
As world leaders gather in New York today to decide the future of aid,
an influential new lobby has emerged calling for a total rethink of
foreign assistance. At the end of a decade dominated by slogans such as
"Make Poverty History", in which development has been defined by a
series of sweeping targets – known as the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) – experts are warning heads of state at the global poverty summit
not to sign up blindly to more of the same.
A draft declaration being circulated by the UN deplores the lack of
progress and calls for "redoubling of efforts" towards 2015 targets such
as slashing poverty and improving access to education. International
NGOs concerned at "aid fatigue" are demanding a "rescue package" to save
the goals.
But a third way is being called for by some experts, who warn that
ignoring the shortcomings of the past 10 years in favour of staying the
course risks destroying public faith in aid. "While laudable and
important aspirations, the targets are actually the wrong measures of
development progress," says Phil Vernon from International Alert, a
London-based group calling for a radical rethink of aid. "It is not just
the MDGs which are at fault. Despite some brilliant thinking and actions
within the development sector, the prevailing paradigm has become tired,
confused and is in need of renewal."
Related articles
The summit marks the 10th anniversary of the Millennium declaration,
signed by 189 countries, which set out eight specific targets aimed at
making a better world by ending extreme poverty. Some progress has been
made, but it is clear those targets will not be met.
The architect of the MDGs, US economist Jeff Sachs, says the blame for
the anti-poverty project being off-track lies in western capitals. "Rich
countries made promises which they didn't follow through on and now
people want to say it was wrong all along," Professor Sachs says. The UN
estimates the gap between funds promised and those delivered is worth
$20bn (£12.8bn) for this year alone, with $16bn of that affecting the
poorest continent, Africa.
The G8 grouping of wealthier economies committed themselves to spend 0.7
percent of GDP on overseas development assistance (ODA) but are lagging
behind on 0.34 percent. Professor Sachs says the targets remain
"realistic and practical" if rich countries would spend less on their
military and more on development.
But leading aid sceptic Professor Bill Easterly says the goals were a
successful fundraising exercise which then squandered much of the money
meant for the poorer world. "Why waste any more efforts on the MDGs?"
Professor Easterly asked recently. "[They] will go down in history as a
success in global consciousness-raising, but a failure in using that
consciousness for its stated objectives."
Paul Collier, author of The Bottom Billion and professor of economics at
Oxford University, says both left- and right-wingers have exaggerated
the importance of aid. "Aid is not transformational by itself in either
a good or a bad way. It's not that if only we had a lot more aid we'd
transform Africa." The age of slogans such as "End Poverty Now" is over,
he says. "We have moved beyond that and we have got to recognise
complexity."
The Overseas Development Institute, the UK's leading think-tank on aid,
says that the millennium goals should be judged on relative progress,
rather than absolute failure. " The problem with the MDGs was that they
were agreed as ends but then confused with means," says the ODI's Claire
Melamed. "They were a political bargain, not a blueprint for development
but that's how they have been misused."
Despite concerns over international strategy, senior UN officials and
anti-poverty campaigners will put the EU delegation under severe
pressure to make good its funding promises and take moral leadership of
the aid project. There is a broad understanding of the failings of
efforts so far but many governments and aid agencies would rather "hold
their nose", as one official put it, and get to the end of the target
period rather than risk a rethink now.
But the consensus that the MDGs are the only show in town is being
questioned, with some analysts suggesting that this approach could hurt
any remaining public trust in the aid industry.
While the West's broken promises are coming across loudest, there are
voices calling for better-quality aid, and the need for non-aid
approaches, including reducing trade barriers, International Alert said
in a pre-summit report. "There is no simple correlation between the
volume of aid and its impact," Mr Vernon says. "Failing to meet the
goals should not be interpreted to mean we should spend more money in
the same way. People were told a story in which if they opened their
chequebooks they would end poverty. But ending poverty is as much about
politics as about getting children into school."
Unless a more honest story is told, which admits that the targets set 10
years ago were too narrow, it is argued, there could be a huge backlash
from people who feel misled. A failure to get this right now could mean
that instead of ending extreme poverty, present efforts destroy the
compact between taxpayers in the rich world and the development
community and make aid history."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/world-leaders-warned-that-approach-to-african-aid-needs-a-total-rethink-2083864.html
http://snipurl.com/14y9sf
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Call for Proposals for Fund for Women’s Property and Inheritance Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS
The Call for Proposals opens on 20 September 2010 and will close on 20 October 2010. Interested applicants from Sub-Sahara Africa are invited to apply.
UNIFEM (part of UN Women), with the generous contribution of the Canadian International Development Agency, today launches a Call for Proposals for the Fund for Women’s Property and Inheritance Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS. The Fund will provide small, catalytic grants totalling US$700,000 in 2010 to grassroots and community-based organizations or networks in Sub-Saharan Africa working to improve women’s access to property and inheritance rights within the context of HIV/AIDS.
Women’s property ownership and inheritance rights can play a significant role in potentially breaking the cycle of AIDS and poverty. There is growing evidence to suggest that where women’s property rights are upheld, women acting as heads and/or primary caregivers of HIV/AIDS-affected households are better able to mitigate the impact of AIDS on their families and communities and can also help prevent the further spread of HIV/AIDS. Realistic and workable strategies at the grassroots have demonstrated that increasing women’s economic security and empowerment, increases their negotiating power in the household and is a means to reduce their physical and social vulnerability to HIV/AIDS.
Interested applicants from Sub-Saharan Africa are invited to apply. The Call for Proposals opens on 20 September 2010 and will close on 20 October 2010.
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The Call for Proposals opens on 20 September 2010 and will close on 20 October 2010. Interested applicants from Sub-Sahara Africa are invited to apply.
UNIFEM (part of UN Women), with the generous contribution of the Canadian International Development Agency, today launches a Call for Proposals for the Fund for Women’s Property and Inheritance Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS. The Fund will provide small, catalytic grants totalling US$700,000 in 2010 to grassroots and community-based organizations or networks in Sub-Saharan Africa working to improve women’s access to property and inheritance rights within the context of HIV/AIDS.
Women’s property ownership and inheritance rights can play a significant role in potentially breaking the cycle of AIDS and poverty. There is growing evidence to suggest that where women’s property rights are upheld, women acting as heads and/or primary caregivers of HIV/AIDS-affected households are better able to mitigate the impact of AIDS on their families and communities and can also help prevent the further spread of HIV/AIDS. Realistic and workable strategies at the grassroots have demonstrated that increasing women’s economic security and empowerment, increases their negotiating power in the household and is a means to reduce their physical and social vulnerability to HIV/AIDS.
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International Conference about Climate Change and Food Security in Africa
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International Conference about Climate Change and Food Security in Africa
To identify scientific strategies and policy options for the future, the
Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) will organize the conference
'Impact of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Relation to Food Security
in Africa'.
Climate change is expected to have a high impact on food security. This
may specifically affect African countries, since predictions indicate that
the African climate may be subject to more extreme conditions, and food
security is already at risk in large regions of Africa.
To identify scientific strategies and policy options for the future, the
Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) will organize the conference
'Impact of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Relation to Food Security
in Africa'. From 23-25 February 2011, the conference brings together in
Nairobi, Kenya, the very best climate change scientists to exchange ideas
and experiences on climate change impacts and adaptation in relation to
food security in Africa. Together with NASAC the KNAW developed a joint
three year programme for capacity building in Africa. This conference is
one of the action points to be initiated from this collaboration work
plan.
We invite all excellent African and Dutch scientists with a strong
interest in climate change linked to food security to send in an abstract
for this conference. Besides senior researchers also young scientists
holding a PhD degree are invited to take part in the conference. The
deadline for submitting abstracts is 31 October 2010. You can send
abstracts to the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC). An
organizing committee is responsible for the selection of candidates.
Travel- and accommodation costs will be covered for all selected
participants. No conference fees will be charged.
For more information about the call and the conference, and the
guidelines, please visit the NASAC website www.nasaconline.org or contact
us via email climatechangeconf@aasciences.org
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International Conference about Climate Change and Food Security in Africa
To identify scientific strategies and policy options for the future, the
Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) will organize the conference
'Impact of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Relation to Food Security
in Africa'.
Climate change is expected to have a high impact on food security. This
may specifically affect African countries, since predictions indicate that
the African climate may be subject to more extreme conditions, and food
security is already at risk in large regions of Africa.
To identify scientific strategies and policy options for the future, the
Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) will organize the conference
'Impact of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Relation to Food Security
in Africa'. From 23-25 February 2011, the conference brings together in
Nairobi, Kenya, the very best climate change scientists to exchange ideas
and experiences on climate change impacts and adaptation in relation to
food security in Africa. Together with NASAC the KNAW developed a joint
three year programme for capacity building in Africa. This conference is
one of the action points to be initiated from this collaboration work
plan.
We invite all excellent African and Dutch scientists with a strong
interest in climate change linked to food security to send in an abstract
for this conference. Besides senior researchers also young scientists
holding a PhD degree are invited to take part in the conference. The
deadline for submitting abstracts is 31 October 2010. You can send
abstracts to the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC). An
organizing committee is responsible for the selection of candidates.
Travel- and accommodation costs will be covered for all selected
participants. No conference fees will be charged.
For more information about the call and the conference, and the
guidelines, please visit the NASAC website www.nasaconline.org or contact
us via email climatechangeconf@aasciences.org
Download the Call for Proposals and the guidelines.
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2011-12 VLIR-UOS Master Degree Scholarships for Developing Countries, Belgium
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VLIR-UOS funded International Training Programmes and the International Master Programmes in Belgium for developing Countries Students
Job description: VLIR-UOS awards scholarships to students from developing countries so that they can follow a master programme in Belgium. These scholarships cover all related expenses. Every year, VLIR-UOS awards up to 180 scholarships to first-year master students.
VLIR-UOS funds and facilitates academic cooperation and exchange between higher education institutions in Flanders (Belgium) and those in developing countries, which aims at building capacity, knowledge and experience for a sustainable development. As part of the Flemish Interuniversity Council, VLIR-UOS is responsible for managing and dispersing the university development cooperation funds of Belgium’s Minister of Development Cooperation.
Field of Study and the the Programmes
International Training Programmes 2011
•AudioVisual Learning Materials – Management, Production and Activities (AVLM)
•Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation
•International Training Programme in Food Safety, Quality Assurance Systems and Risk Analysis
•Lib@Web – Management of Electronic Information and Digital Libraries
•Technology for Integrated Water Management
International Master Programmes 2011-2012
•Master of Development Evaluation and Management
•Master of Globalisation and Development
•Master of Governance and Development
•Master of Human Settlements
International Master Programmes 2011-2013
•Master of Aquaculture
•Master of Biology – Specialisation Human Ecology
•Master of Biostatistics
•Master of Environmental Sanitation
•Master of Food Technology
•Master of Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management (Oceans & Lakes)
•Master of Molecular Biology (IPMB)
•Master of Nematology
•Master of Nutrition and Rural Development,Main Subject: Human Nutrition
•Master of Physical Land Resources
•Master of Water Resources Engineering
Only residents and nationals of the following countries are eligible for a VLIR-UOS scholarship:
Africa
Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Asia
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Palestinian Administered Areas, Philippines, Vietnam
Latin America
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru, Surinam
Applicants applying for both academic admission and a VLIR-UOS scholarship need to consider both the admission requirements and the scholarship criteria.
Applicants applying for academic admission but not for a scholarship simply need to fulfill only the admission requirements of the host university running the programme.
The host university is in charge of the academic admission of applications. Study results will be taken into consideration during the selection, but the most important academic selection criteria are relevant professional experience and prospects for applying the acquired insights after return to the developing country. The academic admission requirements are specific to every programme. Please peruse the requirements from the relevant programme.
A joint selection committee of VLIR-UOS and the host university is responsible for selecting scholarships. The host university – not the applicant – forwards the scholarship applications to the VLIR-UOS secretariat if the academic admission requirements are met. The VLIR-UOS scholarship criteria relate to the qualifications required of all scholarship applicants and selection criteria evaluated by the selection committee. Download the VLIR-UOS scholarship criteria at the bottom of this page.
All applicants receive an acknowledgement of receipt of their applications. Applicants whose proposals are deemed academically admissible and who are awarded a scholarship for the academic year 2011-2012 will be contacted by VLIR-UOS and the host university by e-mail in May and June 2011. Applicants whose proposals are deemed academically admissible will be notified by the host university.
This is how you apply for the academic year 2011-2012
You can apply for a VLIR-UOS scholarship from the 1st of October 2010.
You must fill in the pre-screening form at the bottom of the page of the programme you want to follow. You may only choose one programme. If you apply to more than one programme your details will be entered more than once in our central database and all your applications will be inadmissible.
So you must follow the correct and complete procedure below.
1.Apply on the VLIR-UOS website via the pre-screening form: fill in name, birth date, country, etc…;
2.Receive a VLIR-UOS application/file number by return e-mail from VLIR-UOS;
3.Apply on the website from the host university through the link mentioned in the return e-mail from VLIR-UOS;
4.Write the received VLIR-UOS application/file number on the application file from the host university;
5.Send a printout of your application file along with all required documents (diploma transcripts, motivation, etc…) to the International Office of the host university, not to VLIR-UOS.
Applications that are incomplete, illegible or that reach the host university’s International Office after the deadline will be automatically rejected.
The deadline to apply for a scholarship from VLIR-UOS for a master programme is the 1st of February 2011.
Further scholarship details and application:
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VLIR-UOS funded International Training Programmes and the International Master Programmes in Belgium for developing Countries Students
Job description: VLIR-UOS awards scholarships to students from developing countries so that they can follow a master programme in Belgium. These scholarships cover all related expenses. Every year, VLIR-UOS awards up to 180 scholarships to first-year master students.
VLIR-UOS funds and facilitates academic cooperation and exchange between higher education institutions in Flanders (Belgium) and those in developing countries, which aims at building capacity, knowledge and experience for a sustainable development. As part of the Flemish Interuniversity Council, VLIR-UOS is responsible for managing and dispersing the university development cooperation funds of Belgium’s Minister of Development Cooperation.
Field of Study and the the Programmes
International Training Programmes 2011
•AudioVisual Learning Materials – Management, Production and Activities (AVLM)
•Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation
•International Training Programme in Food Safety, Quality Assurance Systems and Risk Analysis
•Lib@Web – Management of Electronic Information and Digital Libraries
•Technology for Integrated Water Management
International Master Programmes 2011-2012
•Master of Development Evaluation and Management
•Master of Globalisation and Development
•Master of Governance and Development
•Master of Human Settlements
International Master Programmes 2011-2013
•Master of Aquaculture
•Master of Biology – Specialisation Human Ecology
•Master of Biostatistics
•Master of Environmental Sanitation
•Master of Food Technology
•Master of Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management (Oceans & Lakes)
•Master of Molecular Biology (IPMB)
•Master of Nematology
•Master of Nutrition and Rural Development,Main Subject: Human Nutrition
•Master of Physical Land Resources
•Master of Water Resources Engineering
Only residents and nationals of the following countries are eligible for a VLIR-UOS scholarship:
Africa
Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Asia
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Palestinian Administered Areas, Philippines, Vietnam
Latin America
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru, Surinam
Applicants applying for both academic admission and a VLIR-UOS scholarship need to consider both the admission requirements and the scholarship criteria.
Applicants applying for academic admission but not for a scholarship simply need to fulfill only the admission requirements of the host university running the programme.
The host university is in charge of the academic admission of applications. Study results will be taken into consideration during the selection, but the most important academic selection criteria are relevant professional experience and prospects for applying the acquired insights after return to the developing country. The academic admission requirements are specific to every programme. Please peruse the requirements from the relevant programme.
A joint selection committee of VLIR-UOS and the host university is responsible for selecting scholarships. The host university – not the applicant – forwards the scholarship applications to the VLIR-UOS secretariat if the academic admission requirements are met. The VLIR-UOS scholarship criteria relate to the qualifications required of all scholarship applicants and selection criteria evaluated by the selection committee. Download the VLIR-UOS scholarship criteria at the bottom of this page.
All applicants receive an acknowledgement of receipt of their applications. Applicants whose proposals are deemed academically admissible and who are awarded a scholarship for the academic year 2011-2012 will be contacted by VLIR-UOS and the host university by e-mail in May and June 2011. Applicants whose proposals are deemed academically admissible will be notified by the host university.
This is how you apply for the academic year 2011-2012
You can apply for a VLIR-UOS scholarship from the 1st of October 2010.
You must fill in the pre-screening form at the bottom of the page of the programme you want to follow. You may only choose one programme. If you apply to more than one programme your details will be entered more than once in our central database and all your applications will be inadmissible.
So you must follow the correct and complete procedure below.
1.Apply on the VLIR-UOS website via the pre-screening form: fill in name, birth date, country, etc…;
2.Receive a VLIR-UOS application/file number by return e-mail from VLIR-UOS;
3.Apply on the website from the host university through the link mentioned in the return e-mail from VLIR-UOS;
4.Write the received VLIR-UOS application/file number on the application file from the host university;
5.Send a printout of your application file along with all required documents (diploma transcripts, motivation, etc…) to the International Office of the host university, not to VLIR-UOS.
Applications that are incomplete, illegible or that reach the host university’s International Office after the deadline will be automatically rejected.
The deadline to apply for a scholarship from VLIR-UOS for a master programme is the 1st of February 2011.
Further scholarship details and application:
Tags: Belgium, countries, DEGREE, developing, Master, scholarships, VLIR-UOS
Sponsored Links
Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/2011-12-vlir-uos-master-degree-scholarships-for-developing-countries-belgium/2010/09/21/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScholarshipPositions+%28International+Scholarships+and+Financial+Aid+Positions%29#ixzz109BzrKE3
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.Job description: VLIR-UOS awards scholarships to students from developing countries so that they can follow a master programme in Belgium. These scholarships cover all related expenses. Every year, VLIR-UOS awards up to 180 scholarships to first-year master students.
VLIR-UOS funds and facilitates academic cooperation and exchange between higher education institutions in Flanders (Belgium) and those in developing countries, which aims at building capacity, knowledge and experience for a sustainable development. As part of the Flemish Interuniversity Council, VLIR-UOS is responsible for managing and dispersing the university development cooperation funds of Belgium’s Minister of Development Cooperation.
Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/2011-12-vlir-uos-master-degree-scholarships-for-developing-countries-belgium/2010/09/21/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScholarshipPositions+%28International+Scholarships+and+Financial+Aid+Positions%29#ixzz108ut02sk
View Kitogo's blog
.Job description: VLIR-UOS awards scholarships to students from developing countries so that they can follow a master programme in Belgium. These scholarships cover all related expenses. Every year, VLIR-UOS awards up to 180 scholarships to first-year master students.
VLIR-UOS funds and facilitates academic cooperation and exchange between higher education institutions in Flanders (Belgium) and those in developing countries, which aims at building capacity, knowledge and experience for a sustainable development. As part of the Flemish Interuniversity Council, VLIR-UOS is responsible for managing and dispersing the university development cooperation funds of Belgium’s Minister of Development Cooperation.
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scholarship for PhD
Dear all,
This is further to the information I sent you on 27 August 2010 about AgTraIn (Agricultural Transformation by Innovation), the PhD programme supported by the European Commission, in which Montpellier SupAgro (including Bernard Triomphe) is a full partner and Prolinnova is an associate partner.
For this first year (academic year starting early 2011), there will be 10 scholarships available from the EU, and at least 10 during each of the 5 years of the project. Each doctoral candidate will need a minimum of two EU supervisors and one non-EU supervisor (called a “supervisor triangle”). Only partners within the consortium can be supervisors or host the doctorates. For your information, I attach once again the information sent earlier about AgTraIn, which shows who the partners are.
The next steps are now starting up:
· Identifying research topics within 5 topic clusters (Primary production; Community organisation; Processing, value addition and post harvest losses; Market linkages; and Livelihood impacts of commercialisation) by 8 October 2010
· Posting call on website by 15 October 2010
· Deadline for 1st round of applications: 22 November 2010
· Shortlisted candidates (20) announced and invited for detailed application: 13 December 2010
· Deadline for 2nd round of applications: 10 January 2011
· Interviews with applicants by 31 January 2011
· Selection of 10 applicants for scholarships by 28 February 2011.
The first task is to identify research topics. Proposed topics with "supervisor triangles" will be posted with the call on 15 Oct and will be open enough to allow flexibility for applicants to develop the theme. We have been asked to propose topics for the call by 8 Oct 2010. To help us identify suitable topics, we are contacting those of you who are interested in either a) hosting doctoral candidates or 2) carrying out doctoral studies yourself. Our questions to you are:
What are research topics that would be of interest to Prolinnova and/or JOLISAA, could be handled by doctoral students and would complement your Prolinnova / JOLISAA work?
If you are thinking of doing a doctorate and applying for a scholarship yourself, on what topic are you interested in conducting your research?
Within Prolinnova, we think that there could be some very interesting topics related to the FAIR (Farmer Access to Innovation Resources) work in piloting Local Innovation Support Funds, perhaps in the cluster on “Community organisation”; or something on multi-stakeholder partnerships to promote local innovation and farmer-led participatory research and development, which could be in any of the clusters mentioned. What specific questions related to those or other topics would you like to have explored or to explore yourselves?
After we hear from you, we will take up contact with other consortium partners to explore the possibilities of setting up a "supervisor triangle" on the topics you propose.
Should you wish to obtain more information directly, the email address is agtrain@life.ku.dk and the website www.agtrain.eu will soon be set up.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Cheers,
Ann
Dr Ann Waters-Bayer
ETC EcoCulture Netherlands
Home office: Rohnsweg 56, 37085 Göttingen, Germany
T: +49 551 485751 F: +49 551 47948
E: waters-bayer@web.de ; ann.waters-bayer@etcnl.nl
www.etc-ecoculture.org / www.prolinnova.net
This is further to the information I sent you on 27 August 2010 about AgTraIn (Agricultural Transformation by Innovation), the PhD programme supported by the European Commission, in which Montpellier SupAgro (including Bernard Triomphe) is a full partner and Prolinnova is an associate partner.
For this first year (academic year starting early 2011), there will be 10 scholarships available from the EU, and at least 10 during each of the 5 years of the project. Each doctoral candidate will need a minimum of two EU supervisors and one non-EU supervisor (called a “supervisor triangle”). Only partners within the consortium can be supervisors or host the doctorates. For your information, I attach once again the information sent earlier about AgTraIn, which shows who the partners are.
The next steps are now starting up:
· Identifying research topics within 5 topic clusters (Primary production; Community organisation; Processing, value addition and post harvest losses; Market linkages; and Livelihood impacts of commercialisation) by 8 October 2010
· Posting call on website by 15 October 2010
· Deadline for 1st round of applications: 22 November 2010
· Shortlisted candidates (20) announced and invited for detailed application: 13 December 2010
· Deadline for 2nd round of applications: 10 January 2011
· Interviews with applicants by 31 January 2011
· Selection of 10 applicants for scholarships by 28 February 2011.
The first task is to identify research topics. Proposed topics with "supervisor triangles" will be posted with the call on 15 Oct and will be open enough to allow flexibility for applicants to develop the theme. We have been asked to propose topics for the call by 8 Oct 2010. To help us identify suitable topics, we are contacting those of you who are interested in either a) hosting doctoral candidates or 2) carrying out doctoral studies yourself. Our questions to you are:
What are research topics that would be of interest to Prolinnova and/or JOLISAA, could be handled by doctoral students and would complement your Prolinnova / JOLISAA work?
If you are thinking of doing a doctorate and applying for a scholarship yourself, on what topic are you interested in conducting your research?
Within Prolinnova, we think that there could be some very interesting topics related to the FAIR (Farmer Access to Innovation Resources) work in piloting Local Innovation Support Funds, perhaps in the cluster on “Community organisation”; or something on multi-stakeholder partnerships to promote local innovation and farmer-led participatory research and development, which could be in any of the clusters mentioned. What specific questions related to those or other topics would you like to have explored or to explore yourselves?
After we hear from you, we will take up contact with other consortium partners to explore the possibilities of setting up a "supervisor triangle" on the topics you propose.
Should you wish to obtain more information directly, the email address is agtrain@life.ku.dk and the website www.agtrain.eu will soon be set up.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Cheers,
Ann
Dr Ann Waters-Bayer
ETC EcoCulture Netherlands
Home office: Rohnsweg 56, 37085 Göttingen, Germany
T: +49 551 485751 F: +49 551 47948
E: waters-bayer@web.de ; ann.waters-bayer@etcnl.nl
www.etc-ecoculture.org / www.prolinnova.net
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