Health, Development, and Conflict: Lessons Learned

October 28, 2004

Professor Amartya Sen at the 2004 Humanitarian Symposium

At the 2004 Humanitarian Symposium, Professor Amartya Sen delivered the opening remarks, the Hilton New York hotel.

The sixth international humanitarian assembly sponsored by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation brought together leaders from governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), foundations, corporations, and multilateral institutions to reflect on the experiences of the past few decades of humanitarian crises and interventions and identify the lessons learned in order to better prepare for future challenges. In addition to the distinguished panelists, Professor Amartya Sen, 1998 Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics and Lamont University Professor at Harvard University, delivered the keynote conference address. As in previous years, the conference was broadcast on the Internet.

The assembly was held in conjunction with the ninth annual presentation of the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize. Lee Jong-wook, M.D., M.P.H., Director-General of the World Health Organization, was the keynote speaker for the Hilton Humanitarian Prize luncheon honoring the 2004 recipient, Heifer International.

Speakers and presentations

Jaime N. Bayona, M.D., M.P.H.

Director, Socios En Salud (Partners In Health) Lima, Peru

Facing MDR-TB: An Opportunity to Get Involved (pdf)

Sam Daley-Harris

Founder of RESULTS, Inc. and Executive Director, Microcredit Summit Campaign

Reaching the Poorest through Microcredit: A Breakthrough for All of Development (pdf)

Francis M. Deng, LL.B., LL.M., J.S.D.

Former Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons; Brookings-Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Project on Internal Displacement

Divided Nations: The Role of the International Community in Protecting Vulnerable Populations (pdf)