Sent on behalf of Eun Mee Kim, Dean, Graduate School of International Studies &

Director, Institute for Development and Human Security, Ewha Womans University &

President, Korea Association of International Development and Cooperation

CONFERENCE INVITATION

Title: Development, Aid Effectiveness, and the Busan Agenda

Date: Monday March 28, 2011 (08:30-17:30)Location: Lotte Hotel, Emerald Room

At the end of this year, Korea will host a major milestone event in international cooperation, the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (“HLF4”).  Taking place in Busan from November 29 to December 1, 2011, this will be one of the largest development cooperation meetings ever held, with expected participation by over 150 countries, 40 international organizations, and more than 2000 delegates.  It will be the first time the High-Level Forum has been held in Asia, and is a fitting complement both to Korea’s recent accession to the OECD-DAC and its hosting of the Seoul G20 Summit.

To increase awareness and understanding of key issues on the Busan agenda, the Embassy of Canada is pleased to invite you to participate in a special conference in Seoul, co-sponsored by the Australian Embassy and the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, organized by Ewha University’s Institute for Development and Human Security, and supported by the Korea Association of International Development and Cooperation.

The conference will focus on some of the most important themes that will be discussed in Busan, where HLF4 will build on the important work of previous meetings in Rome (2003), Paris (2005), and Accra (2008) to generate a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the role that aid plays within a broader development agenda.  Key areas of focus will include repositioning aid as a catalyst to achieve development outcomes while strengthening accountability for results; ensuring the principles of aid effectiveness remain relevant, but that they are more responsive to different country settings, for example in fragile states; and, recognizing that no single partner can realize development results alone. 

Conference Sessions:

Conflict, Fragility, and Aid Effectiveness

Sustainable Economic Growth, Aid Effectiveness and Development Outcomes

Putting Results and Accountability at the Centre of the Aid Effectiveness Agenda

To reserve your place, please return the attached RSVP form to idhs@ewha.ac.kr by Tuesday, March 22.

A more detailed program with additional speakers will be circulated shortly.  Lunch will be served to all participants.

한국은 오는 11월 부산에서 국제개발협력분야의 최대규모의 국제회의인 제4차 원조효과성에 대한 고위급회담 (The 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, HLF-4)을 주최할 예정입니다. 이에 따라, 이번 부산 회의의 의제에 대한 이해를 높이기 위해 주한 캐나다 대사관은 주한 호주 대사관, 한국외교통상부, 이화여자대학교 국제개발협력연구원, 국제개발협력학회와 함께 “개발, 원조 효과성, 부산 의제에 관한 국제 컨퍼런스”를개최합니다.

이번 컨퍼런스에서는HLF-4에서 주요 의제로 논의될 원조 효과성 향상은 물론, 개발성과 확대를 위한 원조의 역할 재고, 책임성 강화, 취약국가에 대한 개발지원 전략 등 폭넓은 개발 의제 내에서 원조의 역할에 대하여 심층적인 논의가 이루어질 예정입니다. 이번 컨퍼런스가 개발과 원조 효과성 제고를 논의하는 진정한 토론의 장이 될 수 있도록 여러분의 관심과 참여를 부탁드리며 본 컨퍼런스에 여러분을 초대합니다.

참석을 원하시는 경우, 첨부한 서류 작성 후 3월 22일(화)까지 idhs@ewha.ac.kr 로 회신 부탁 드립니다.

감사합니다.

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