UK Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander in NYC Monday

Apr 26th, 2009 1:38 PM UTC
By Aaron Banks

Douglas Alexander, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for International Development will be in New York City on Monday, April 27 at 12:00p.m. to give a major address hosted by the think tank and advocacy organization NDN.

Alexander speech will explore the relationship between conflict, fragility and development. He will argue that we must learn from our experience in Afghanistan, and apply those lessons to our approach to development in other conflict-affected states. If development efforts are to be successful, the link between development, politics and security must be better understood, and building peaceful states must be at the heart of this work.

You can RSVP for the speech here.

Or watch the webcast, beginning at 12:15p.m. on Monday.

Event Details:

Speech by Douglas Alexander, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for International Development

Monday, April 27 at 12:00p.m.

Harvard Club – Biddle Room
27 West 44th Street
New York, NY

Douglas Alexander is one of Britain’s youngest and most dynamic Cabinet ministers, and as Secretary of State, he is the head of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). He played a prominent role at the recent G-20 Summit in London, announcing British aid to help businesses in developing countries survive the global recession. A recent speech by Alexander on Afghanistan can be read here.

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