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SUMMARY:UN: necessary\, or UNnecessary?   -Beyond scarcity: power\, povert
 y and the global water crisis - Professor Sir Richard Jolly (former Assist
 ant Secretary General of UN)
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DESCRIPTION:CUUNA cordially invites you to join us at our Inaugural Speake
 r Event hosting Prof Sir Richard Jolly\, former Assistant Secretary Genera
 l of the UN and former UNA-UK Chair. With his vast experience and expertis
 e\, he will share his insights on the UN and the impact it has made\, with
  further discussion on the global water crisis.\n\nAccess to water is a ba
 sic human need and a fundamental human right without which everything else
  fades into insignificance. The roots of the crisis in water can be traced
  to poverty\, inequality and unequal power relationships\, as well as flaw
 ed water management policies that exacerbate scarcity. From the effects of
  climate change to the economics of water pricing and the politics of wate
 r management\, the global water crisis is a pressing concern relevant to e
 very individual.\n\nThe talk will be follwed by a Q&A session relating to 
 the talk\, the UN\, and career paths in the UN\n\nBrief Biography (Prof Si
 r Richard Jolly):\n\n    * Co-Director of the UN Intellectual History Proj
 ect\n    * Former Assistant Secretary-General of the UN\n    * Former Chai
 r of UNA-UK\n    * Architect of the Human Development Project\n    * Forme
 r Special Adviser to the Administrator of the UNDP\n    * Former Deputy Ex
 ecutive Director in UNICEF\n    * Developmental Economist with First class
  honours in Economics from the University of Cambridge and a doctorate fro
 m Yale University\n    * Honorary Professor and Research Associate of the 
 Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex\n    * Former
  Chairman of the system-wide UN Sub-Committee on Nutrition (SCN)\n    * Fo
 rmer Chairman of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WS
 SCC)\n    * Contributor to many books and publications on economic develop
 ment and the UN\n\nwww.cuuna.org 
LOCATION:Winstanley Lecture Theatre\, Trinity College
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