Thursday, May 2, 2019
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
14A Washington Mews
New York, NY 10003
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Space is limited and will be on a first come basis.
Reception to follow at Africa House.
Join Africa House Director/DRI Co-Director, Professor Yaw Nyarko, as he moderates a fireside chat with Amb. Fatima Kyari Mohammed, the Permanent Observer of the African Union (AU) to the United Nations (UN).
Amb. Fatima Kyari Mohammed is the Permanent Observer of the African Union (AU) to the United Nations (UN). Her mandate is to represent the AU at the UN as well as develop and maintain constructive and productive relationship between the AU and Member States in New York. Prior to her appointment, she was Senior Special Advisor to the ECOWAS Commission. Her career spans over 2 decades with a focus on peace, security, socio-economic development, regional integration, organizational development, and project management, both in the public and private sectors.
Her academic background is in Peace, Security, Development and Conflict Transformation (University of Innsbruck), Responsible Management and Sustainable Economic Development (UN University for Peace, Costa Rica), and Business Communication (European University, Switzerland). She also has a BA in Environmental Design (ABU, Zaria, Nigeria).
She is also the Founder of the LikeMinds Project, a non-profit, Organisation working with vulnerable communities in Nigeria. She is an Eisenhower Fellow, and was further honored with the ExxonMobil Distinguished Fellow Award in 2017.
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Founded in 2006, the NYU Development Research Institute (DRI) is home to a growing team of researchers and students. Through our work, we seek to expand the number and diversity of serious commentators on the state of foreign aid and development. Our ultimate goal is to have a positive impact on the lives of the poor, who deserve the benefit of high-quality, clear-eyed, hard-headed economic research applied to the problems of world poverty.
NYU Africa House is an interdisciplinary institute devoted to the study of contemporary Africa, focusing on economic, political, and social issues on the continent and programs in the Arts. An integral part of Africa House’s core mission is the advancement of the understanding of the links between Africa and the rest of the world within social, historical, and economic contexts, among others. To this end, we have fostered relationships with African immigrant communities in New York City. NYU has a large number of professors and students doing research in the areas of economic development, macroeconomics and economic growth, microfinance, politics, political economy, law, and legal institutions. Africa House regularly convenes high level talks and seminars, and has in the past featured African heads of state. We also host policy luncheons, and research discussion presentations on focused topics. Our programs take place in New York City and in various cities in Africa.