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 Aug. 18:
General Assembly Informal Consultations on WCIP
Aug. 18-19
New York, United States
NPCA meeting with CePAT to discuss the Body of Knowledge in Regulatory Science
Aug. 18-19
Pretoria, South Africa
International Workshop on Financing for Biodiversity
Aug. 19
Ittingen, Switzerland
Committee on Social Development, Third Session
Aug. 18-20
Bangkok, Thailand
USAID Rules & Regulations: Grants & Cooperative Agreements
Aug. 18-20
Washington D.C., United States
USAID Rules & Regulations: Grants & Cooperative Agreements
Aug. 18-20
Nairobi, Kenya
Regional Workshop: Sustainable Energy Project Development: Experience, Strategies and Implementation
Aug. 19
Rodney Bay, Sta. Lucia
Aid in danger: Violence against aid workers and the future of humanitarianism
Aug. 19
London, United Kingdom
PPP National Workshop in Bhutan
Aug. 19-20
Thimphu, Bhutan
National Stakeholders Consultations on the development of SE4ALL Action Agenda and Investment Prospectus
Aug. 19-21
Banjul, Gambia
Assessing Community Capacity and Vulnerability to Strengthen Resilience: Lessons from Myanmar's Dry Zone
Aug. 20
Online
VI Latin American and the Caribbean Energy Efficiency Seminar
Aug. 20-21
Managua, Nicaragua
Increasing Feed the Future Impacts through Targeted Gender Integration
Aug. 20
Online
Asia-Pacific Youth Training on Media and Civic Participation
Aug. 21
Jakarta, Indonesia
USAID Proposal Development: From RFA/RFP to Proposal
Aug. 21-22
Nairobi, Kenya
Procurement Planning & Execution: USAID Grants & Cooperative Agreements
Aug. 21-22
Nairobi, Kenya
IDRC Davos 2014: 5th International disaster and risk conference
Aug. 24-28
Davos, Switzerland
International celebrations
World Humanitarian Day
Aug. 19
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