Date Thursday January 27th 12:00 to 2:00 pm Location Asia Society Washington The Cinnabar Room Whittemore House, 2nd Flr. 1526 New Hampshire Ave, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 Directions Metro access: Dupont Circle (Red Line) Google Map Tickets & RSVP Free Admission but RSVP's are required by 12 pm on January 26th. Click on "buy tickets now" to RSVP. Speakers Ajay Chhibber Assistant Secretary-General and Director, Regional Bureau for Asia & the Pacific, United Nations Development Programme Jeni Klugman Director, Human Development Report Office, United Nations Development Programme Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven Executive Director for Germany, World Bank Moderator Fred Tipson Director, UNDP Washington Office More Information Web: www.asiasociety.org Email: AsiaDC@asiasociety.org Phone: 202-833-ASIA (2742) Fax: 202-833-0189 Follow Asia Society on:  As a non-profit organization, funding for Asia Society Washington comes from membership fees and sponsorship of events. We are grateful for the support of our current members, who recognize the need to develop links between policy makers and the Asia-related leadership community. Join Asia Society Washington to get member tickets to more than 200 programs annually in Washington, DC and New York, and get discounts at participating restaurants in our Asia a la Carte Program and at the Asia Store: Asia Society Washington Whittemore House 1526 New Hampshire Ave, NW Washington, DC 20036 Web: www.asiasociety.org Email: AsiaDC@asiasociety.org Phone: 202-833-ASIA (2742) Fax: 202-833-0189 | Women and Development in Asia Series Building Better: Gender & Human Development in Asia A Luncheon Discussion Young Girls Prepare for Exams in Afghanistan (UN Photo, 14 November 2007, Bamyan, Afghanistan) On its 20th anniversary, United Nations Development Programme’s annual Human Development Report (HDR) finds that Asia has progressed fastest in terms of human well-being since 1970, with China, Indonesia, South Korea, Laos, and Nepal surging ahead. But its new Gender Inequality Index shows South Asia in particular trailing behind on the critical measure of gender equality. An Asia-specific HDR also highlights women’s economic, legal, and political rights and how they impact human development in the region. HDR lead author Jeni Klugman, UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Director for Asia & the Pacific Ajay Chhibber, and World Bank Executive Director for Germany Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven will discuss how Asia is both leading and lagging in the work of building better lives for its people. Ajay Chhibber was named in April 2008 to the post of Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and Director of UNDP's Regional Bureau for Asia & the Pacific. The Bureau is responsible for managing UNDP’s programs in the Asia-Pacific region. He is also ex-officio Chair of the United Nations Development Group for Asia-Pacific, which coordinates the work of all UN agencies. Mr. Chhibber previously served at the World Bank for more than 25 years covering operations, research, and policy issues, and has worked across Asia and as Director in Turkey and Vietnam. He was the lead author of the seminal work on Governance at the World Bank and the 1997 World Development Report on the Role of the State. He has published widely including five books on economic development. He has a PhD from Stanford University and a MA from the Delhi School of Economics. He has also taught economics at Georgetown University and the University of Delhi. Jeni Klugman currently serves as Director of the UNDP Human Development Report Office. Ms. Klugman previously had a diverse career at the World Bank where she has worked from 1992 as an economist, focusing in particular on Africa, Europe, and Asia. She served there notably as Lead Economist for Ethiopia & Sudan and for the Poverty Group, where she was closely involved in the conceptualization and launch of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Programme approach. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Australian National University. She holds an M.Sc. in Development Economics, as well as a graduate law degree, from Oxford University. Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven was appointed World Bank Executive Director for Germany in 2010. She previously served as Director General in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), responsible for bilateral development policy and cooperation, United Nations development programmes, crisis prevention, peace-building, human rights, good governance, and bilateral cooperation with Asia and Latin America. She previously directed BMZ’s Environment Division. This is the launch event for Asia Society's "Women and Development in Asia Series" sponsored by LEO A DALY. This event is also supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).  |