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 May 11:
WSSCC-SCA Event: From Shame to Pride: Unlocking Potential for Women and Girls Everywhere through Menstrual Hygiene Management
May 11
New York, United States
UNESCAP ARTNeT/RIS Workshop on Trade Policy and Analysis
May 11
Yangon, Myanmar
Counting the Billions: Registration, recognition and the power of vital statistics
May 11
London, United Kingdom
High-level Meeting on Disability
May 11-12
Riga, Latvia
Impact Evaluation in Trade & Competitiveness
May 11-14
Istanbul, Turkey
Global Land Forum 2015
May 11-17
Dakar, Senegal
SAVE FOOD Annual General Meeting
May 12
Vevey, Switzerland
Symposium: Gender violence, Poverty and Young People
May 12
London, United Kingdom
Scaling up Biofortification: Better Crops, Better Nutrition
May 12
Online
Dialogue on Climate Change and Jobs: Shaping the COP21 Agenda of Solutions
May 12
Geneva, Switzerland
Well-fare Economics of Groundwater Development
May 12
Washington, D.C., United States
mHealth at eHealth Week 2015
May 12
Riga, Latvia
Workshop on Measurement of Basic Education Outcomes
May 12-13
Washington, D.C., United States
Energy Efficiency Global Forum 2015
May 12-13
Washington, D.C., United States
Empowering Higher Education Institutions through Information Sharing and Improved Governance
May 12-14
Beirut, Lebanon
Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact
May 12-14
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Second European Climate Change Adaptation Conference
May 12-14
Copenhagen, Denmark
Pacific Climate Change Roundtable (PCCR) 2015
May 12-14
Tuamasaga, Samoa
3ie-LIDC Seminar Series: The Effects of Training, Innovation and New Technology on African Smallholder Farmers’ Wealth and Food Security: A Systematic Review
May 13
London, United Kingdom
The Secret of Good Leadership in International Organizations
May 13
Geneva, Switzerland
Connected Farmer Alliance: Helping Poor Farmers with Commercially Sustainable m-Agri Services
May 13
Online
Rapid Institutional Change in the Western Plains of Nepal
May 13
Washington, D.C., United States
Launch of Pan-African Alliance and Platform on Climate Change
May 13-15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Using phylogenetics to trace disease transmission in HIV
May 14
London, United Kingdom
Macro, Trade, and Finance Seminar
May 14
Washington, D.C., United States
Urbanization, Internal Migration & NCDs in Thailand
May 14
London, United Kingdom
Debt Reduction for Life: Impact of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative on Child Mortality
May 14
Washington, D.C., United States
How tackling climate change will help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
May 14
London, United Kingdom
2015 Development Policy Financing Retrospective: Poland - Consultation Meeting on Early Findings
May 14
Warsaw, Poland
Can remittances help promote consumption stability?
May 14
Washington, D.C., United States
Working for All? New Ideas and Innovative Strategies to Enhance Economic and Social Benefits in Trade Agreements
May 14
Washington, D.C., United States
HLPE Report on Water for Food Security and Nutrition Launch
May 15
Rome, Italy
Girls' and women's rights: progress under threat in a fragile world?
May 15
London, United Kingdom
Praxis Discussion: Fishing for a Sustainable Future
May 15
Washington, D.C., United States
World Bank Group Seminar "CGIAR’s New Strategy: Harnessing New Opportunities for Greater Impact"
May 15
Tokyo, Japan
Third Drafting Session on Outcome Document of Third Conference on FfD
May 15-19
New York, United States
Asia-Pacific Civil Society Forum on Sustainable Development
May 16-18
Bangkok, Thailand
Unmaking Peacemaking: Expert Politics and the Middle East
May 16
Geneva, Switzerland
Frontier 100 Forum
May 31-June 2
Cape Town, South Africa
International celebrations:
International Day of Families
May 15
World Information Society Day (formerly World Telecommunication Day)
May 17
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
May 18
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