Event Announcement

Inaugural United Nations Distinguished Lecture: UN Ideas that Changed the World

Time: 15:00-16:30 on Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Venue: International Conference Center, Hotel Kunlun, 2 Xin Yuan Nan Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100004
Speaker: Sir Richard Jolly
Language: English (Chinese simultaneous interpretation provided)

UN ideas have more influence and impact than is generally realized, on economic and social development and environment as well as on human rights and peacekeeping. The United Nations System in China and the United Nations Association of China will jointly organize the inaugural United Nations Distinguished Lecture: UN Ideas that Changed the World. In this well-illustrated lecture, Sir Richard Jolly one of the co-directors of the UN Intellectual History Project will present the findings of a ten-year project and launch the summary volume, UN Ideas that Changed the World. Sir Richard Jolly is an Honorary Professor of the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex. From 1982-2000 he was an Assistant Secretary General of the UN, as UNICEF's Deputy Executive Director and subsequently principal coordinator of UNDP's Human Development Report. From 1972-81, he was Director of the IDS.
The event is free and open to all and entry is on a first come, first served basis. You are cordially invited. If you are planning to attend this event and would like to reserve a seat, please send your confirm slip below unlecture.china@undp.org (email) or 85320900 (fax). Welcome coffee will be provided starting 30 minutes before the lecture.

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