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Lansering av Human Development Report 2009

25/09/2009

One billion of the world’s population is currently on the move, and despite the many challenges migrants and countries of origin and destination are facing, the report finds that mobility also generates access to ideas, knowledge and resources that accelerate countries’ development progress. However, to maximize the positive impact of mobility governments should undertake a series of policy reforms, says the Human Development Report.


The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invites Norwegian politicians, researchers, organisations and other stakeholders to a late Monday breakfast with presentation of the report’s key findings, discussion and a sneak film preview in collaboration with Films from the South.
The report also contains the latest version of the Human Development Index, ranking countries by level of human development.

Programme
 
09.30-10.00:     Breakfast in the lobby: coffee, tea and bagles
10.00-11.15:     Launch
                        Presentation of the report followed by a discussion with:
 
·         Håkon A. Guldbrandsen, State Secretary for International Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
·         Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, Democratic Governance Practice Director, UNDP
·         Jørgen Carling, Senior Researcher, PRIO
·         Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, Member of Parliament, The Conservative Party
 
11.15-11.30:       Break


11.30-12.45:       Sneak film preview: ”French girl”, in cooperation with Films from the South.

About the film:

Sofia, born in France to Moroccan parents, spends a happy childhood in a provincial French town. However due to unemployment and cultural unease, the family moves back to their farm in Morocco. While her mother and older sister easily adapt to their new life, Sofia rebels and dreams of returning when she finishes school, something her family opposes. Will she ever get the freedom she wants?
 
Souad El-Bouhati’s French Girl deals with the problems of immigration and the return home. The film evokes the tensions, friendships and regrets inherent in living and growing up between two cultures.