UNU-WIDER UNU Lecture Series 'Emerging Thinking on Global Issues'

 
The United Nations University Office in New York (UNU-ONY) lecture series 'Emerging Thinking on Global Issues' aims to promote debate on topics of international concern through lectures given by world class experts and scholars who have been working with UNU.

As part of the series, we are pleased to announce a lecture entitled 'Explaining the Financial Crisis and What It Means for the Future of Global Development' by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Professor at Columbia University and Nobel Laureate in Economics in 2001. Professor Stiglitz has contributed to the work of the UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) in the field of global development.

Professor Stiglitz will examine the current financial crisis and analyze its impact on the future of global development. The lecture is supported by the Office of the President of the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly.

WHEN: Tuesday, February 24th | 3:00pm - 4:30pm

WHERE: Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium, UN Headquarters, New York