The future of international development cooperation is not just hashed out in dusty field offices and ramshackle schools and hospitals, but also at a variety of events, celebrations and other gatherings. Below are some of the most noteworthy events for the week starting October 27:
Canadian Conference on Global Health Oct. 27-29 Ontario, Canada
5th AESOP Sustainable Food Planning ConferenceOct. 28-29Montpellier, France
The World Islamic Economic ForumOct. 28–31 London, United Kingdom
Are EU-Africa Relations Still Fit for Purpose? Oct. 28 Brussels, Belgium
Structural transformation, growth and development in low income countries Oct. 28 London, United Kingdom
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Oct. 28-30 Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Global South-South Cooperation Development Expo Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 Nairobi, Kenya
National Conference on the Preliminary Findings of the Assessment of Media Development in South Sudan Oct. 29Juba, South Sudan
Scaling Up in Development: Lessons from Pratham Oct. 29 Washington, DC, United States
Oslo REDD Exchange 2013Oct. 29-30Oslo, Norway
Ninth Meeting of the Latin-American Financial Network (LFN) Oct. 30 México D. F , Mexico
UNFPA: Launch of State of the World Population report 2013 Oct. 30
Africa regional consultative meeting on sustainable development goals Oct. 31 to Nov. 5 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Rio+20 to Post-2015: A New Architecture for a New World Nov. 1-2 Connecticut, United States
World Economic Forum Strategic Dialogue on the Future of Ukraine Nov. 5-6 Kyiv, Ukraine
International celebrations:
World Day for Audiovisual HeritageOctober 27
8th UNESCO Youth ForumOctober 29 - 31
Hearing:Hearing: Next Steps on Egypt Policy Oct. 29
Subcommittee Hearing: After the Withdrawal: The Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Part II) Oct. 29
Subcommittee Hearing: Establishing a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal? Oct. 30
Full Committee Hearing on Syria Oct. 31
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