Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Crucial Nairobi Summit Looking to Further the Role of the Private Sector in International Development


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Humanitarian Development Program (London)
SPONSOR WIRE10 October 2007Posted to the web 10 October 2007




All sides of the aid and development community will be meeting in Nairobi next week for the 2nd Humanitarian Development Summit, which will take place at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on 17-19 October 2007.

The summit is organised to bring together the various components within the developing world and to encourage greater cross-sector collaboration, including an increased role for the private sector in assisting the work currently being carried out by NGOs, donors and UN agencies.
The summit is organised in partnership with both the Inter-Agency Working Group on Disaster Preparedness (IAWG) and the Fleet Forum.
The prestigious opening ceremony will feature keynote addresses by the Kenyan Minister of Transport Hon. Henry Obwocha, Minister of Education Hon. George Saitoti and Minister of State for Special Programmes Hon. John Munyes.

The Fleet Forum will be hosting a special conference day, with the morning devoted to private sector collaboration, safely, clean fleets and vehicle leasing/fleet financing. This will be followed by an afternoon of private one-to-one meetings between Fleet Forum member organisations and international delegates in the transport and logistics sector. The Fleet Forum Day will be opened by the Kenyan Minister of Transport Hon. Chirau Ali Mwakwere.

The Humanitarian Development Summit will be holding a special vehicle exhibition and a series of meetings-based and social events throughout the three days, giving enormous opportunity for international companies to develop business in this important strategic market.

In addition, Day 3 of the summit will be hosted by the Inter-Agency Working Group on Disaster Preparedness (IAWG), with sessions focusing on Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Emergency Response and Peacekeeping & Security. These sessions will feature contributions from IAWG member organisations such as World Vision, Catholic Relief Services, UNHCR, OCHA, UNAIDS and CARE, as well as contributions from the International Peace Operations Association (IPOA), UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the African Command Office of the US Department of Defence (AFRICOM).

Other strong areas of focus include Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, with contributions from the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, the World Health Organisation’s Stop TB Partnership and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), while a special session on Information & Communication Technology will welcome speakers from the likes of the International Telecommunications Union, Telecoms Sans Frontieres, the UN satellite communication agency (UNOSAT) and the New Partnership for African Development’s NEPAD E-Africa Commission.
The summit will place a strong focus on the importance of face-to-face exchanges between organisations from all sectors, in order to establish how best to work together for the fulfilment of development projects and programmes.

The summit has an unrivalled line-up throughout the aid and development community and attendance is strongly recommended for all organisations working in these relevant sectors. For more information about the summit and details of how to register please visit: http://www.hdpsummit.org/

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