The One World Trust and the All Party Parliamentary Group on World Governance invite you to Parliamentary discussion on
Poverty and Human Rights as a Global Governance Challenge
Monday, 9 June 2008
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Grand Committee Room
House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Speakers: Pierre Sané
Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
Jean-Michel Severino
Director-General, Agence Française de Développement
Poverty is increasingly being understood as intrinsically linked to issues of discrimination, a human rights abuse recognisable under international law. Is there an international responsibility to protect citizens from poverty? Is this just a moral responsibility or a responsibility that can be made justiciable or enforced in court? What practical steps can a development agency take to advance access of people to their rights, within the existing understanding of state sovereignty? This discussion will explore issues of international responsibility in relation to human rights and poverty.
You are encouraged to share this invitation with your colleagues.
Please confirm your attendance by 2 June 2008
by email to info@oneworldtrust.org