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 March 3:
Bringing climate change aid into the real world?Mar. 3Online
25th session of UN Human Rights CouncilMar. 3New York, United States
ADB Celebrates Gender Month 2014Mar. 3Manila, Philippines
2nd International Symposium on Fishery-Dependent InformationMar. 3Rome, Italy
#HungerProject: The end of hunger?Mar. 3Manila, Philippines
Launch of UNIDO’s Industrial Development ReportMar. 3
Healthy Oceans – Productive Ecosystems: A European conference for the marine environmentMar. 3–4Brussels, Belgium
Spotlight on the innovation performance of EU Member States and regionsMar. 3–4Brussels, Belgium
9th session - Open Working Group on Sustainable Development GoalsMar. 3–5New York, United States
Third Session of Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development FinancingMar. 3–7New York, United States
Information meeting on new framework for cooperation between Dutch government and CSOsMar. 4The Hague, the Netherlands
11th annual Match Against PovertyMar. 4Bern, Switzerland
Workshop on Technologies for AdaptationMar. 4Bonn, Germany
Community Resilience for Development: Conceptual Framework and MeasurementMar. 4Online
USAID/Federal Rules & Regulations: Grants & Cooperative Agreements Mar. 4Washington D.C., United States
Poverty Maps and Shared ProsperityMar. 4Bucharest, Romania
The Sixth Standing Committee on Finance MeetingMar. 4–5Bonn, Germany
First Global Conference on UN Partnership for Action on Green EconomyMar. 4–5Dubai, United Arab Emirates
5th Meeting of the Adaptation CommitteeMar. 4–6Bonn, Germany
Thirty-First Board Meeting of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaMar. 4–7Jakarta, Indonesia
Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid Public MeetingMar. 5Washington D.C., United States
Resilience Measurement for Development Webinar 2Mar. 5Online
PDAC 2014 - Recent Developments in Mining and Sustainable Development in Latin AmericaMar. 5Toronto, Canada
Violence against women across the EU: Abuse at home, work, in public and onlineMar. 5Brussels, Belgium
Nexus 2014: Water, Food, Climate and Energy ConferenceMar. 5–8North Carolina, United States
Electronic Transfers: Experiences and Tools for Use in Humanitarian ResponseMar. 6Washington D.C., United States
HOST Final ConferenceMar. 6Brussels, Belgium
The Role of Women, the Young and Civil Society to the Post-2015 Development AgendaMar. 6–7New York, United States
Development Impact Lab 2014 Conference: Revealing the Demand for Pro-poor InnovationMar. 7Washington D.C., United States
OECD Forum Speakers Series: Getting the measure of economic progressMar. 7Paris, France
Africa on the Rise: How the Forgotten Continent Is More Important Than Ever to the United StatesMar. 7South Carolina, United States
International celebrations:
International Women’s Day and United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International PeaceMar. 8
World Wildlife DayMar. 3
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