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 30:
OECD Development Week 2014
June 30-July 3
The 2014 substantive session of the UN Economic and Social Council
June 30
New York, United States
DEADLINE: European Solar Prize 2014
June 30
Bonn, Germany
ARTNeT Seminar on Testing the Heckscher-Ohlin-Vanek Paradigm in a World with Cheap Foreign Labor
June 30
Bangkok, Thailand
Roundtable on Access to Information: A necessary Plank in Enhancing Transparency and Civic Participation in Kenya
June 30
Kenya, Nairobi
Policies against Hunger XI: Towards responsible agriculture investments
June 30-July 1
Berlin, Germany
Devco Training on Justice, Democracy and the Rule of Law
June 30-July 4
Brussels, Belgium
Second Session of High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)
June 30-July 9
New York, United States
The 2014 substantive session of the UN Economic and Social Council
June 30 -July 11
New York, United States
Green growth in practice: Lessons from country experiences
July 1
London, United Kingdom
USAID Rules & Regulations: Grants & Cooperative Agreements
July 1
Washington D.C., United States
Towards a Circular Economy: A zero waste programme for Europe
July 1
Brussels, Belgium
Two-day Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Global Event
July 1-2
Rome, Italy
Civil Society Forum on ILO Domestic Workers' Convention
July 1-2
Manila, Philippines
Women's Leadership, Peace and Sustainable Livelihoods in the DRC and Region
July 1-2
Galway, Ireland
Sub-regional workshop on reporting obligations under the Basel and Stockholm Convention
July 1-3
Dakar, Senegal
First NIE Readiness Workshop in Africa
July 1-4
Nairobi, Kenya
Training on Electronic Traceability for Agricultural Trade Facilitation and Smallholder Integration in Myanmar
July 2
Yangon, Myanmar
2014 Global Forum on Development: Innovating for Development
July 2
Paris, France
Virtual briefing: Aflatoxins, animal health and safety of animal source foods
July 2
Online
USAID Rules & Regulations: Grants & Cooperative Agreements
July 1-3
Washington D.C., United States
Elections in post-conflict states: the best way to legitimacy?
July 2
London, United Kingdom
Strategic Dialogue on the Economic Reform Agenda for Ukraine 2014
July 3
Kyiv, Ukraine
France Region and the Global Fund for Cities Development: Financing Urban Development
July 3-4
Paris, France
ASEAN Labour Inspection Conference 2014
July 3-4
Manila, Philippines
The political economy of climate compatible development
July 4
London, United Kingdom
OECD-ADBI Economic Seminar — OECD Economic Survey of Korea 2014
July 4
Tokyo, Japan
Global Food Prices and Business Cycle Dynamics in an Emerging Market Economy
July 8
Tokyo, Japan
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