Location: UNICEF UK Office, 30A Great Sutton Street, London, England

The global economic crisis – Including children in the policy response

ODI and UNICEF conference: The global economic crisis – Including children in the policy response

Dates: November 9-10, 2009 Location: UNICEF UK office, 30a Great Sutton Street, London, England

UNICEF and ODI are jointly hosting a conference in London November 9-10, 2009 entitled: The global economic crisis – Including children in the policy responses, and we are writing to extend an invitation to you.

Evidence already shows that children and women are being severely affected by the global economic crisis and the food and fuel price instability that went before it. While there are indications of emerging recovery in some areas, many impacts of the crisis in developing countries like slowing growth, reduced demand and employment and declining budgets may only be beginning to unfold. The full impacts of the global slowdown on the poorest and most vulnerable may yet be fully felt.

This conference will bring together development practitioners, policy experts and academic researchers from around the world to develop a deeper understanding of the ways in which the food and fuel price volatility, financial market volatility and global economic slowdown are affecting children, women and other vulnerable groups, and how policy responses to the crisis can put these most vulnerable groups first. At the conference, ODI will present a report on past crises based on research it has undertaken for UNICEF as part of this broader partnership.

UNICEF and ODI are inviting speakers as well as panelists who will represent a broad range of disciplines and sectors to encourage discussion of these issues of vital importance to children. Attendees will include academics, representatives from both developing and developed country governments, members of the private sector, partner agencies and IFIs and donors.

We very much hope you will be able to join for this important endeavor, and look forward to hearing from you. Please RSVP to [email protected]. Due to very limited space for the event, please let us know if you would like to designate another colleague to attend in your place. HOTELS

Hotels close to UNICEF UK, 30a Great Sutton Street, London EC1V 0DU NB UNICEF UK has not yet visited any of these hotels and cannot recommend any of them but online reviews are a good indication of quality, price, location etc

The following website has a list of hotels which are within 1-2 miles of UNICEF UK’s offices. http://www.milesfaster.co.uk/postcodes/ec1-london-hotels.htm You can book through this site (prices tend to include taxes and breakfast but double- check) or contact the hotels direct (full hotel details below)

. Thistle City Barbican – 10 mins from UNICEF UK Central Street, Clerkenwell, EC1V 8DS Tel: UK 0871 376 9004 / Int +44 870 333 9101 / Fax: UK 0871 376 9104 / Int +44 870 333 9201 [email protected] http://www.thistle.com/hotels/barbican/ To get the best rates, call the hotel and ask for their government rate* Reasonable prices (eg single rooms from £122 incl VAT and breakfast at their ‘government’ rate*) . Citadines Barbican Apartments (3 star) – 8 mins from UNICEF UK 7-21 Goswell Road, London EC1M 7AH Apartment/hotel with double sofa beds. http://www.citadines.com/en/uk/london/barbican.html Single occupancy rates from £69 + VAT per room. . Holiday Inn Express London City (3 star) – 20 mins from UUK http://www.hiexpress.co.uk/h/d/ex/925/en/hd/lonct? crUrl=/h/d/ex/925/en/hotelsearchresults&rpb=hotel&_requestid=4520770 Single rooms from £108 + VAT . The Rookery (4 star) – 8 mins from UNICEF UK / 1 min from Farringdon tube 12 Peters Lane, London, EC1M 6DS tel: 020 73360931/ 0871 223 5000 / www.hazlittshotel.com Single rooms from £175 + VAT . The Zetter (4 star) – 3 mins from UNICEF UK 86-88 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1M 5RJ www.thezetter.com Single rooms from £170 + VAT . Malmaison (3 star) – 10-15 mins from UNICEF UK Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6AH www.malmaison-london.com Expensive but offers ‘Saver Rates’ online from £89 + VAT and service (full fee to be paid up- front) . Crowne Plaza (4 star) – 30-35 mins from UNICEF UK 100 Shoreditch High Street E1 6QJ http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/LONSD Single rooms from £117 + VAT . Travel Lodge London City (4 star) – 20-25 mins from UUK 7-12 City Road, London EC1Y 1AE http://www.travelodge.co.uk/search_and_book/hotel_overview.php?hotel_id=340 Single rooms from £87 + VAT

Other hotel/apartments – a little further afield:

Club Quarters, St Paul's (4 star) - 1.4 miles from UUK's office http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/stayinfo/stay-details.php?show=220088 UNICEF HQ has a special rate with Club Quarters hotels worldwide and the password is UNICEF

MINC Apartments, Eagle Court (4 star) http://www.laterooms.com/en/p1301/pv2051557/hotel-reservations/100912_minc-apartments- eagle-court-london.aspx

MINC Apartments, Cock Lane (4 star) http://www.laterooms.com/en/p1301/pv2051557/hotel-reservations/100836_minc-apartments- cock-lane-london.aspx NB apartment/hotel - sofa bed, probably no dining room but kitchen in apartment (ie would have to go out for breakfast or buy in!) Other hotels which are 30-40 mins away from UNICEF UK’s office (no special rate):

IMPERIAL HOTELS NB no special UNICEF rates  3 star hotels but  Comfortable Bedford Hotel prices are very reasonable but not deluxe Southampton Row, London WC1B 4HD  Prices include Reservations: + 44 (0) 20 7636 7822 Single room from: breakfast and VAT [email protected] £72.00  5 minutes’ http://www.imperialhotels.co.uk/bedford1_hotel.aspx Double/twin from: walk from UUK £95.00 Imperial Hotel Russell Square, London WC1B 5BB Reservations: +44 (0)20 7837 3655 [email protected] www.imperialhotels.co.uk/imper.htm Single room from: £74.00 Double/twin room from: £98.00

UNICEF UK has a special rate with Grange Hotels (rate expires end Feb 09) – these hotels are nearer Russell Square/Covent Garden area (30-30 minutes’ walk from Clerkenwell)

Company: UNICEF Rate Access ID UNICEF / 18072 Address: 64-78 Kingsway, London Main Contact: Jill Shutt PERIOD VALID WC2B6NB 01/03/2008- 28/02/2009 Published Rates ex UNICEF rate ex GRANGE HOTELS (quote UNICEF) ROOM TYPE VAT VAT

GRANGE HOLBORN HOTEL 5* Sgl/Dbl/Twin – £229.00 £135.00 50-60 Southampton Row Tel: 020 Superior 7242 1800 London WC1B 4AR Fax: 020 Sgl/Dbl/Twin – £259.00 £155.00 7404 1641 Executive Email: [email protected]

THE BEAUCHAMP HOTEL 4* Deluxe Sgl/Dbl/Twin – £199.00 £125.00 24-27 Bedford Place Superior London, WC1B 5JH Coming in February Sgl/Dbl/Twin – £229.00 £145.00 Executive

GRANGE WHITE HALL HOTEL 4* Sgl/Dbl/Twin – £169.00 £99.00 Superior 2-5 Montague Street Tel: 020 7580 2224 Sgl/Dbl/Twin – £194.00 £119.00 London, WC1B 5BU Fax: 020 Executive 7580 5554 Email: [email protected]

BLOOMS TOWNHOUSE 4* Sgl/Dbl/Twin – £169.00 £99.00 Superior 7 Montague Street Tel: 020 7323 1717 Sgl/Dbl/Twin – £194.00 £119.00 London, WC1B 5BP Fax: 020 Executive 7636 6498 Email: [email protected] BLOOMSBURY TOWNHOUSE COLLECTION

THE BUCKINGHAM 4* Single Studio £169.00 £98.00

39-40 Bedford Place Tel: 020 Double Studio £194.00 £108.00 7636 2474 London, WC1B 5JT Fax: 020 7580 Deluxe Studio £219.00 £118.00 4527 Email: [email protected]

THE PORTLAND 4* Single Studio £169.00 £98.00

31-32 Bedford Place Tel: 020 Double Studio £194.00 £108.00 7580 7088 London, WC1B 5JH Fax: 020 Deluxe Studio £219.00 £118.00 7436 5282 Email: [email protected]

THE CLARENDON 4* Sgl/Dbl/Twin – £169.00 £98.00 Superior 34-37 Bedford Place Tel: 020 7307 1575 Sgl/Dbl/Twin – £194.00 £118.00 London, WC1B 5JR Fax: 020 Executive 7307 1576 Email: [email protected] DIRECTIONS UNICEF UK, 30a Great Sutton Street, LONDON EC1V 0DU

Closest train station is Farringdon. Come out of the exit for Turnmill Street, turn left and walk up to the main road, Clerkenwell Road. Turn right onto this road and cross over. St Johns Street will be on your left, turn into this road and Great Sutton Street will be to your right. UNICEF House is on the left hand side. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to call the UNICEF reception on: 0207 490 2388 and someone will help to direct you.

Underground Stations Barbican (Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City, Circle lines) – 6min walk Farringdon (as above) -7min Old Street (Northern line) - 15min

Railway Stations Farringdon Rail – 7min Trains to: Brighton, Bedford, Portsmouth, Wimbledon, St Albans, Luton etc http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/Main.php?iCmsPageId=343 City Thameslink - 15min Trains to: Brighton, Gatwick, Wimbledon, St Albans, Bedford etc Old Street – 15min Trains to: Welwyn Garden City, Letchworth Garden City, Stevenage & Hertford North etc Cannon St - 25 min

Buses Clerkenwell Rd - No 55 (Oxford Circus to Leyton via Hackney) - No 243 (Waterloo to Wood Green via Stoke Newington) - No 153 (Liverpool St to Finsbury Pk via Islington) Goswell Rd - No 4 (Waterloo to Archway via Finsbury Pk) - No 56 (St Bart’s Hospital to Whipps Cross via Islington) Holborn Circus - No 521 (Waterloo)

Heathrow Airport:

You can take the Heathrow Express to London Paddington and then the Hammersmith and City underground line towards Barking which stops at Farringdon (our nearest station).

London underground map available here: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/standard- tube-map.pdf

London Gatwick:

You can take the First Capital Connect train from Gatwick airport to Farringdon, it will take about an hour.

You can find out train times here: http://www.thetrainline.com/