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Yiagadeesen (Teddy) Samy

Director, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA), Carleton University

Yiagadeesen (Teddy) Samy is a Full Professor of international affairs and currently the Director of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University.  He joined NPSIA in 2003 after completing his PhD in Economics and has recently been teaching courses on quantitative methods, development economics and development assistance. His current research interests include domestic resource mobilization, fragile states, foreign aid and income inequality, and with a  particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa. His most recent book (co-authored) with David Carment is on Exiting the Fragility Trap: Rethinking Our Approach to the World’s Most Fragile States (Ohio University Press, 2019).

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Canada’s Global Leadership on the 2030 Agenda

Room 106 C

REGISTER FOR THIS SESSION LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE   In June 2019, the Government of Canada launched its’ interim strategy to implement the 2030 Agenda. The strategy includes 30 concrete actions and will serve as the basis for the development of Canada’s National 2030 Agenda Strategy. Following opening remarks with government representation that will explore Canada’s […]

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