18th Biennial ICSD Symposium

International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) 2013 conference will examine new and emerging issues in social development. Leading international scholars from various professions, experiences, and expertise, will address long standing concerns that include, Millennium Development Goals; policies and priorities; institutional autonomy; poverty and hunger; global climate change; continuous marginalization and social exclusion; social justice and human rights issues; and mobilization of governmental, non-governmental, and civil society institutions that address the widening gap between wealth and poverty. Theme: Opening New Frontiers in Social Development: Facing Opportunities andChallenges Keynote speakers. Mr. Livingstone Sewanyana, Executive Director, Foundation for Human Rights Initiative Professor Gary Bailey, Simmons College Ambassador Scott Delisi, US Ambassador to Uganda Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, Speaker of Parliament, Uganda Dr. David Basangwa, Deputy Chief of Psychiatry, Butabika Hospital Dr. Sheila Ndyanabangi, Principal Medical Officer, Ministry of Health Dr. Tassé Abye, University of Nouakchott, Mauritania David Mugawe, Executive Director of the African Child Policy Forum See attachments for program

Date: 
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 08:30 to Friday, July 19, 2013 - 17:30
Event Venue: 
Speke Resort Munyonyo
College/School: 
Contact Information: 
icsd2013@simmons.edu