CSIS and Knight Center for International Media Launch Yearlong Event Series

October 21, 2009 — Washington, D.C. — The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and the University of Miami Knight Center for International Media are pleased to announce the launch of a yearlong series of monthly dialogues focusing on today's most pressing strategic global challenges. "OUR GLOBAL CHALLENGES: A Series of Dialogues on the Most Pressing Global Issues of Our Time," will be a monthly series of panel discussions to be held at CSIS in Washington. The Global Challenges Series will focus on discussions surrounding the 8 UN Millennium Development Goals: Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education; Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women; Goal 4: Reduce child mortality; Goal 5: Improve maternal health; Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases; Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability; and Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development. The series will feature political leaders, innovators, international experts, thought leaders and public figures from around the world. While the panels will be attended by the Washington-based policy community, academia and the private sector, what will make the program unique is the partnership with the University of Miami's Knight Center for International Media. This nexus between policy and media will include dissemination of the information presented during the Global Challenges Series not just to participants, but to audiences globally via the World Wide Web.