The All Party Parliamentary Group on Debt, Aid and Trade
Forthcoming Events
EPAs: The Latest Update
A meeting with Under Secretary of State for International Development, The Rt. Hon Gareth Thomas, MP, on the latest developments on EPA negotiations post the 31st December deadline
Monday 12th May 16.30 - 17.30, Committee Room 7, Palace of Westminster
Unfinished Business: 10-Years of Dropping the Debt
A joint meeting with Jubilee Debt Campaign to mark the launch of their new report Unfinished Business, which will highlight the achievements of the debt campaign over the past ten years, and explore the key debt issues that must be addressed as we look ahead to the next ten years.
The report will be presented by Sarah Williams from Jubilee Debt Campaign while Latoya Richards from Jamaica, Muyatwa Sitali from Jubilee Zambia and Given Lubinda MP from Zambia will describe the impact of indebtedness, the role of debt cancellation, and the current debt challenges faced by their countries.
The meeting will take place on Tuesday 20th May at 18.00 in the Grand Committee Room. To reserve a place please RSVP to birchj@parliament.uk
Because I am a Girl - In the Shadow of War
A joint meeting with Plan International to mark the launch of their newest report. The report features the violations, struggles and triumphs of young girls living in the shadow of war and includes recommendations on the need for governments to focus on girls’ rights in post conflict reconstruction. This report is the second of a series of annual reports to be published every year until 2015 tracking the ‘State of the Worlds Girls’ in relation to the Millennium Development Goals
Proceedings will be chaired by Ann McKechin, MP - Chair of the APPG on Debt, Aid and Trade. The panel of speakers includes, Marie Staunton, CEO Plan UK; Kemi Williams, Senior Gender Advisor for DFID; Dr Erica Hall, Assistant Head of International Policy and Programmes at the Children's Legal Centre in the University of Essex and; Grace Harman, Child Rights Advisor for Plan Sierra Leone.
The meeting will take place on Wednesday 21st May at 18.00 in the Macmillan Room. To reserve a place please RSVP to Bindu.Issac@plan-international.org
The Potential Impact of the New EU-India Free Trade Agreement
The APPG Debt, Aid and Trade is co-hosting this meeting with the Indo-British APPG and in conjunction with Action Aid.
As one of the most significant and high profile new-generation EU trade deals, this event will provide a forum for a range of Indian speakers to discuss the potential impacts of any final deal as the UK leg of part of a wider European lobby tour on behalf of the Trade Justice Movement's EU Global Europe Campaign
The meeting will take place on Tuesday 20th May at 18.00 in the Grand Committee Room. To reserve a place please RSVP to birchj@parliament.uk