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 Jan. 12:
USAID Town Hall on Partnering to End Extreme Global Poverty
Jan. 11
Pomona, United States
Arab Water Week 2015
Jan. 11-15
Dead Sea, Jordan
EU Workshop: Needs of Persons with Disabilities Throughout Disaster Management Cycle
Jan. 12-13
Riga, Latvia
Second UNNExT Masterclass: Single Window in the Context of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
Jan. 12-21
Cheon-An, Korea
Disaster Risk Management Public Seminar Series No. 5: The Role of the Private Sector in Building Resilience to Disasters
Jan. 13
Tokyo, Japan
Liberia After Ebola
Jan. 13
Washington D.C., United States
Workshop on Building Resilient Communities Through Urban Planning and the Integration of Natural Sciences
Jan. 13
Geneva, Switzerland
Advanced Regional Government Procurement Workshop for Asian Economies
Jan. 13-15
Bangkok, Thailand
Funding for Social Impact: Advice from the Experts
Jan. 14
Online
Tokyo Conference on International Study for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience
Jan. 14-16
Tokyo, Japan
Future Tense Event: How Will Human Ingenuity Handle a Warming Planet?
Jan. 15
Washington D.C., United States
Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for Africa in 2015
Jan. 15
Washington D.C., United States
Towards a Common Understanding? Employment and Decent Work in Fragile Settings
Jan. 15
Geneva, Switzerland
Young Children’s Well-Being in Comparative Perspective: A Multicountry Case Study of Breast-Feeding and Leave Policies
Jan. 15
London, United Kingdom
Transforming Transportation 2015: Smart Cities for Shared Prosperity
Jan. 15-16
New York, United States
Humanitarian Innovation Jam 2015: Innovation Management
Jan. 15-16
Washington, D.C., United States
Informal Interactive Hearings with Civil Society for Third Conference on Financing for Development
Jan. 15-16
New York, United States
Global Conference on a Transformative Agenda for Official Statistics
Jan. 15-16
New York, United States
2015 UN-Water Annual International Conference
Jan. 15-17
Zaragoza, Spain
International Recovery Forum 2015
Jan. 16
Kobe, Japan
Stakeholder Preparatory Forum on Post-2015 Development Agenda
Jan. 16
New York, United States
Symposium on Sustainable Development Goals and the Post-2015 Development Agenda — Current International Discussions and Challenges for Implementation
Jan. 16
Tokyo, Japan
80th International Green Week
Jan. 16-25
Berlin, Germany
Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2015
Jan. 17
Berlin, Germany
Commission on Genetic Research on Food and Agriculture’s 15th Regular Session: Towards the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
Jan. 17
Rome, Italy
International celebrations
Anniversary of 2010 Haiti earthquake
Jan. 12
India National Youth Day
Jan. 12
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