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 April 27: Going Global: Expanding Your Business Overseas April 27 Evanston, Illinois, United States Teaching and Learning for Improved Forest Governance April 27 Monrovia, Liberia Public Private Partnerships in Health and Education April 27 London, United Kingdom Workshop on Automatic Exchange of Information April 27-29 Manila, Philippines Inclusive Growth in Asia: Housing Policy, Financial Inclusion and Infrastructure Investments April 27 Tokyo, Japan Addressing South Sudan’s Crisis April 27 Geneva, Switzerland Missing Girls in the South Caucasus: Exploring Policy Options April 27 Washington, D.C., United States Doing Development Differently: Philippines Workshop April 27-28 Manila, Philippines Designing the Development Agency of the Future April 27-28 London, United Kingdom Evolution of Trade and Environment Discussions Over the Past 20 Years April 28 Geneva, Switzerland ICT in Transport for Greener Growth and Smarter Development April 28 Washington, D.C., United States Kenya as a Services Hub: The Role of Services in Economic Transformation April 28 Nairobi, Kenya Protect the Earth, Dignify Humanity: The Moral Dimensions of Climate Change and Sustainable Humanity April 28 Vatican City, Vatican Asia Pacific Road Safety 2015 April 28-30 Manila, Philippines 2015 IO-MBA Annual High-Level Forum: Women in Leadership April 29 Geneva, Switzerland #FutureINGO Twitter Chat - Ahead of the Curve, INGOs of the Future April 29 Online Worker Mobility in a Global Labor Market: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates April 29 Washington, D.C., United States How did the Brazilian Unified Registry for Social Programs Become the Main Tool for Implementing Targeted Policies to Combat Poverty? April 29 Online Asia-Pacific High-Level Conference on Financing for Development April 29-30 Jakarta, Indonesia ICT Humanitarian Innovation Forum April 29-30 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Europe's Migrant Crisis: What Can Be Done? April 30 London, United Kingdom The Causal Effect of Environmental Catastrophe on Long-Run Economic Growth: Evidence From 6,700 Cyclones April 30 Washington, D.C., United States Harnessing Private Enterprise for Climate-compatible Development April 30 London, United Kingdom Cognitive, Noncognitive and Technical Skills of Poor Rural Farmers: Measurement Challenges and Implications April 30 Washington, D.C., United States Doing Ethics in an Imperfect World: Instruments and Dilemmas in the United Nations System April 30 Geneva, Switzerland EXPO Milano 2015: Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life May 1-Oct. 31 Milan, Italy Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting May 2-5 Baku, Azerbaijan International celebrations International Workers’ Day May 1 World Press Freedom Day May 3 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 international development news online, and subscribe to The Development Newswire to receive the latest from the world’s leading donors and decision-makers — emailed to you FREE every business day.