For this, and other reasons, family planning is important, but it's not as simple as ensuring contraception is available," said Anna Feuchtwang, chief executive of international development charity EveryChild.
With Dr. Johnson's help they assembled a team of medical advisors, former government officials, public health professionals, clinicians, nonprofit executives and international development experts.
The forum will bring together, for the very first time, government officials, regulators, bankers, telecommunications executives, and international development organizations to focus collectively on how to provide the poor with safe places to save.
"It's my favorite," said Ms. Bhojwani, an executive who oversees international development for the clothing brand Theory.
"Maize lethal necrosis virus, another new example, is causing major crop losses in east Africa," says Dennis Rangi, executive director of international development at the UN-originated Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (Cabi).
The effort is the idea of David Bonbright, the director for civil society programs at the Aga Khan Foundation, the nondenominational international development agency, and Simon Zadek, the chief executive of AccountAbility, a pioneer promoter of standards for businesses to report on corporate social responsibility.
Tara Nathan, executive director for international development, MasterCard, Purchase, New York @MasterCardNews Be wary of usurping the role of government: A long time ago, structural adjustment programmes imposed changes in economic policy without approval from sitting legislatures and other bodies chosen by the population.
"Unless businesses operate ethically, sustainably and with respect for human rights these benefits will not flow to the people in society who need them most," said Archie Law, executive director of ActionAid Australia, an international development organisation.
The only black cabinet minister was Baroness Amos (a peer) who served in the decision-making body of the executive as secretary of state for international development and leader of the House of Lords between 2003 and 2007.
Savior Mwambwa, executive director of the CTPD, gave evidence on Tuesday before the UK parliamentary international development committee, which is looking at taxation in developing countries, focusing on Zambia, which committee members will visit in the next few weeks.
