During this joint EBA/Sida seminar we will discuss how global poverty reduction has slowed to a near standstill during the past five years, and that prospects are bleak. If economic growth continues to be slow and inequality remains unchanged, current poverty reduction goals will remain out of reach for many decades to come.
What do these trends imply for the global fight against poverty? How can we understand and counteract factors and processes that keep people trapped in extreme poverty? How can we accelerate progress in times of slower economic growth and increasing planetary pressures? And how can better insights on poverty strengthen development cooperation?
Join the discussion on the current state of play in poverty reduction, aid, and development with leading voices in this field. We will listen to representatives from the World Bank, Sida and EBA who give their views on the matter.