Events preview: This week in development cooperation

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 Know of an upcoming event that might be of interest to the international development community? Leave a comment below or email us at news@devex.com. Read more development aid news online, and subscribe to The Development Newswire to receive top international development headlines from the world’s leading donors, news sources and opinion leaders — emailed to you FREE every business day.