wider.unu.edu WIDER Annual Lecture 17 © UN Photo/Allison Kwesell INVITATION MARTTI AHTISAARI’s activities post- presidency have included facilitating the peace process between the Government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement, chairing an independent panel on the security and safety of UN personnel in Iraq, appointments as the UN Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa and Personal Envoy of the OSCE CiO for Central Asia, and Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the future status process for Kosovo. President Ahtisaari is active in numerous non-governmental and non-profit organisations. In December 2008, Mr Ahtisaari was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 15.00–17.oo 19 September 2013 Europaea Hall, Marina Congress Centre Katajanokanlaituri 6A, Helsinki, Finland Register online: wider.unu.edu/AL17 Chair Finn Tarp Director, UNU-WIDER Ravi Kanbur T.H. Lee Professor of World Affairs, International Professor of Applied Economics, and Professor of Economics, Cornell University Elsie Kanza Director, Head of Africa, World Economic Forum Martin Ravallion Edmond D. Villani Chair of Economics, Georgetown University PROGRAMME 15.00–15.30 Coffee 15.30–16.00 Address by Martti Ahtisaari 16.00–17.00 Panel discussion and questions from the floor In partnership with You are cordially invited to the 17th WIDER Annual Lecture which will explore how conflict resolution, development progress and egalitarian principles can be brought into closer harmony for the benefit of all. Each year, the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) hosts the WIDER Annual Lecture, which is delivered by an eminent scholar or policy maker who has made a significant contribution in the field of economics of development and transition. This year the lecture will be delivered by Nobel Laureate President Martti Ahtisaari. The lecture will be followed by further discussion of the topic by Mr Ahtisaari, a panel of three leading development experts, and the audience. The programme will also include the screening of an exclusive interview with Economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen. Join us to discover new insights into development. PANEL Egalitarian Principles - the Foundation for Sustainable Peace MARTTI AHTISAARI:

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MARTTI AHTISAARI’s activities post-presidency have included facilitating the peace process between the Government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement, chairing an independent panel on the security and safety of UN personnel in Iraq, appointments as the UN Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa and Personal Envoy of the OSCE CiO for Central Asia, and Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the future status process for Kosovo.

President Ahtisaari is active in numerous non-governmental and non-profi t organisations. In December 2008, Mr Ahtisaari was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

15.00–17.oo19 September 2013Europaea Hall, Marina Congress CentreKatajanokanlaituri 6A, Helsinki, Finland

wider.unu.edu/AL17

ChairFinn TarpDirector, UNU-WIDER

Ravi KanburT.H. Lee Professor of World Affairs, International Professor of Applied Economics, and Professor of Economics, Cornell University

Elsie KanzaDirector, Head of Africa, World Economic Forum

Martin RavallionEdmond D. Villani Chair of Economics,

Georgetown University

PROGRAMME

15.00–15.30 Coffee15.30–16.00 Address by Martti Ahtisaari16.00–17.00 Panel discussion and questions from the fl oor

In partnership with

You are cordially invited to the 17th WIDER Annual Lecture which will explore how confl ict resolution, development progress and egalitarian principles can be brought into closer harmony for the benefi t of all.

Each year, the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) hosts the WIDER Annual Lecture, which is delivered by an eminent scholar or policy maker who has made a signifi cant contribution in the fi eld of economics of development and transition.

This year the lecture will be delivered by Nobel Laureate President Martti Ahtisaari.

The lecture will be followed by further discussion of the topic by Mr Ahtisaari, a panel of three leading development experts, and the audience.

The programme will also include the screening of an exclusive interview with Economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen.

Join us to discover new insights into development.

PANEL

Egalitarian Principles -the Foundation for Sustainable Peace

MARTTI AHTISAARI:

http://www1.wider.unu.edu/AL17/