Crown Prince Haakon of Norway – Kapuscinski Development Lectures – what top thinkers think about development

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has been a dedicated and knowledgeable UNDP Goodwill Ambassador since 2003 with ambitions to help close the gap between the rich and the poor worldwide. Advocating for progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is at the core of Crown Prince Haakon’s UNDP engagement. He has used his ambassador status to express that even though development is a long-term process, the international community has to live up to the promise of achieving the MDGs by 2015. Within his UNDP Goodwill Ambassador’s capacity he visited developing countries, including Tanzania, Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, Mongolia, Botswana and Nepal. Haakon is the only son of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. He has received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California in Berkley and his master’s in development studies from the London School of Economics.

Dignity and responsibility in international development

7.12.2009, Bucharest, Romania

Dignity and development

08.12.2011, Warsaw, Poland

"There is progress in implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, but still much needs to be done"