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4 June 2013 Distinguished Lecture

Title of Event:
Peace-Building and State-Building: from Fragility to Resilience

Speaker:
H.E. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and Security, Timor-Leste

Date: Tuesday, 04 June 2013
Time: 5:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Auditorium, Level 3, Block B, Faculty of Law, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469G Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259776

Synopsis:
The people of Timor-Leste have had a difficult struggle for self-determination and freedom. Today, as the youngest nation in the Asia-Pacific, Timor-Leste is approaching state-building, peace-building and development by taking into account local circumstances, history and culture.

While the world has made remarkable progress - particularly in Asia - in improving the lives of millions, there are still some 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty.

As the international community comes together to search for a replacement for the Millennium Development Goals framework, it is important to note that many of the world's poorest people live in countries that suffer from cycles of conflict. In these countries, it is a major challenge to eradicate poverty and secure human progress without successful peace-building and state-building.

While there is no one successful formula for progress, Timor-Leste shares similar challenges with many of the world's Least Developed Countries. This lecture by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão will focus on Timor-Leste's experience and offer some guidance on securing peace and embracing development.