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 1: Institutional Investors: From Myth to Reality June 1 Washington, D.C., United States Urbanization in Africa: Trends, Promises and Challenges June 1-2 Accra, Ghana First Meeting of IAEG-SDG June 1-2 New York, United States WAVES 5th Annual Partnership Meeting June 1-2 Washington, D.C., United States DIME Seminar Series: Can Community Based Forest Conservation Work? Insights From a Randomized Impact Evaluation in Aceh June 2 Washington, D.C., United States Dissemination Workshop: Handbook for Improving the Living Conditions of Roma June 2 Washington, D.C., United States Facilitating Market-Led Agricultural Growth: A Comparison of Models in Nigeria and Uganda June 2 Washington, D.C., United States Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services Symposium (MEAS 2015) June 3 Washington, D.C., United States The European Development Days June 3-4 Brussels, Belgium World Economic Forum on Africa 2015 June 3-4 Cape Town, South Africa 9th European Forum on the Rights of the Child June 3-4 Brussels, Belgium 34th International Energy Workshop June 3-5 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Launch of the 2015 Iraq Humanitarian Response Plan June 4 Brussels, Belgium Sustainable Food Summit June 4-5 Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Development June 5-6 Rome, Italy 39th Session of the FAO Conference June 6-13 Rome, Italy ASFN 6th Conference and 9th Annual Meeting June 1-5 Myanmar G-7 Summit June 7-8 Krün, Germany International celebrations: International Children's Day June 1 Global Day of Parents June 1 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression June 4 World Environment Day 2015 June 5 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.