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19 September, 2008

UNU-Cornell Africa Series Press Conference

On the occasion of the High Level Meeting on Africa's Development Needs, to be held on 22 September 2008 at UN Headquarters, the United Nations University and Cornell University, will host a press conference.

This press conference at United Nations Headquarters, 19 September 2008, from 2 - 2:30pm will review the the preliminary findings, based on the previous UNU-Cornell Africa Series symposia.

The press conference can be viewed live at http://www.un.org/webcast

Here is the UNU-Cornell Africa Series Overview and Preliminary Findings

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