Former President John Agyekum Kufuor arrived back home Sunday night after delivering the key-note address at the triennial World Congress of the Society for International Development (SID) in Washington, DC, capital of the United States.
A statement signed Mr Frank Agyekum, his Spokesperson, said the former President spoke on: �Our Common Challenge - A World Moving toward a Sustainable Future� at the Congress which was attended by more than 1,000 of the 3,000-member SID spread over 80 countries.
Other speakers included, Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank, Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank, Kandeh K. Yumkelia, Director-General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and Gayle Smith, Special Assistant to US President and Senior Director of the National Security Council.
The Congress discussed a wide range of critical international development issues among them, economic progress, human development, health, governance and citizenship, science and technology.
Former President Kufuor was away for about two weeks.
Source: GNA
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