Washington Times: Daybook- Humanitarian crisis discussion

Source: The Washington Times

3 p.m. Humanitarian crises – Brookings Institute hosts discussion on “Humanitarian Response Index 2009: Clarifying Donor Priorities” to launch the Development Assistance Research Associates Humanitarian Response Index 2009. Stobe Talbott of Brookings will give the introduction, with moderator Jose Maria Figueres Olsen, president of Costa Rica. Panelists include Elizabeth Ferris of the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement. Location: Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/797-6105.