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 June 2:
Toward universal health care: Lessons from Latin America on health benefits plans
June 2
Washington, D.C., United States
Climate Finance and Investment Forum in West Africa
June 2-3
Togo, Africa
Youth Forum
June 2-3
New York, United States
WEF Japan Meeting 2014
June 2-3
Tokyo, Japan
ABCDE 2014
June 2-3
Washington, D.C., United States
Legal Leaks training for journalists: Access to information and accountability
June 2-3
Pristina, Serbia
2014 Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management
June 2-4
Suva, Fiji
Micronutrient Forum Global Conference
June 2-6
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Financing a transformative post-2015 agenda: How does infrastructure finance fit in?
June 3
Athens, Greece
Enter the Dragon: Assessing risks from China’s financial sector for Latin America
June 3
Washington, D.C., United States
Transition in Yemen: What role for humanitarian action?
June 3
London, United Kingdom
Stronger SMEs for shared prosperity: Developing sustainable financial reporting frameworks in Europe and Central Asia
June 3
Vienna, Austria
MRV GHG emissions under existing and developing carbon pricing mechanisms
June 3
Bonn, Germany
New Environmentalism Summit
June 3
Brussels, Belgium
4th Annual LCIRAH Research Conference: Agri-food policy and governance for nutrition and health
June 3-4
London, United Kingdom
Green Week 2014: Circular economy, resource efficiency, and waste
June 3-5
Brussels, Belgium
UNGA dialogue 3 on technology transfer mechanism
June 4
New York, United States
Nansen Initiative consultation: Regional dynamics of human mobility in West Africa
June 4
Bonn, Germany
18th Annual Humanitarian HR Europe Conference
June 4-5
Budapest, Hungary
G-7 Summit
June 4-5
Brussels, Belgium
ASEM Manila Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
June 4-6
Manila, Philippines
First Annual Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Forum
June 4-6
New York, United States
2014 Tech4Dev International Conference
June 4-6
Lausanne, Switzerland
Bonn Climate Change Conference
June 4-15
Bonn, Germany
What is the future of ICT in Myanmar
June 5
Washington, D.C., United States
The impact of educational technology on teaching and learning
June 5
Washington, D.C., United States
Pathways to progress in health: Lessons from leading performers
June 5
London, United Kingdom
Gender equality and inequality in rural India
June 5
Washington, D.C., United States
Feed the Future and innovATE: Innovation for agricultural training and education
June 5
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Launch of the Networks of Mediterranean Youth: NET-MED Youth ProjectJune 5
Paris, France
Help yourself! Food rights and responsibilities: Year two findings from ‘Life in a time of food price volatility’
June 5
Dublin, Ireland
Civil society forum on ILO Domestic Workers’ Convention
June 5-6
Bangkok, Thailand
Second Annual Conference on Legislative Drafting and Law Reform
June 5-6
Washington, D.C., United States
2nd World Summit of Legislators
June 6-8
Mexico, Mexico
The ecosystem architect: Growing economies through entrepreneurship and innovation
June 7
Washington D.C., United States
Second Integrated Research on Disaster Risk Conference
June 7-9
Beijing, China
International celebrations
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 4
World Environment Day
June 5
Elections
Syria presidential election
June 3
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