This week in global development

Event preview: This week in development cooperation

This week will kick off with events hosted by such top agencies as UNESCO and the World Bank, and will conclude with the deadline of the U.S. sequestration, which will decide if the country’s foreign aid will suffer big cuts.

By Devex Editor // 25 February 2013
Mobile phones. Photo by: USAID / CC BY-NC

The future of international development cooperation isn’t just hashed out in dusty field offices and ramshackle schools and hospitals, but also at a variety of events, celebrations and other gatherings. Here are some of the most noteworthy for the week starting Feb. 25: