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About the Lecture:
The role of the United Nations in the fight against poverty takes various forms, from advocacy to direct assistance to developing countries. Both its strengths and weakenesses derive from the highly political nature of the organization. As can be expected, reform is extremely difficult to achieve but it is not impossible.
About the Speaker:
Louise Fréchette joined CIGI as a Distinguished Fellow in May 2006. Mme. Fréchette is leading a three-year research project on "Nuclear energy futures: implications and options for global governance". Madame Louise Fréchette is a member of the Boards of Directors the Trudeau Foundation, the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, the Conseil des relations internationales de Montréal, CARE Canada as well as a member of the Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo. She also serves on the Board of Visitors of the Dickey Center at Darthmouth College in Hanover, NH and the International Advisory Board of Security Council Report in New York. From 1998 to 2006, Madame Fréchette was Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. The first incumbent of the post, she assisted Secretary- General Kofi Annan in the full range of his responsibilities. Prior to this, Madame Fréchette pursued a career in the Public Service of Canada, serving notably as Ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay (1985-1988), Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1992-1994), Associate Deputy Minister of Finance (1995) and Deputy Minister of National Defense (1995-1998). Madame Fréchette is an Officer of the Order of Canada.
