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 July 13:
Ending Female Genital Cutting
July 13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
5 Big Ideas to Finance Development: Practical Proposals, Sustainable Solutions
July 13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Relations across the Taiwan Strait: Retrospective and prospects for future development
July 13
Washington, D.C., United States
Billions to Trillions: Ideas to Action
July 13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Third International Conference on Financing for Development
July 13-16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Transforming Nutrition: Ideas, Policy and Outcomes
July 13-17
London, United Kingdom
Youth in Development Workgroup Planning Meeting
July 14
Washington, D.C., United States
Financing Sustainable Development: Food Security and Sustainable Cities
July 14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Financing ‘Leave No One Behind’
July 14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Struggle for Democracy in Myanmar/Burma
July 14
Washington, D.C., United States
Program-for-Results Innovative Financing: The Leveraging of Public Expenditures for Better Development Results
July 15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Conference on Climate Change and Food Security: Challenges for Plant Health, Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources
July 15
Milan, Italy
EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement: An Ambitious Deal to Boost Both Growth and Jobs
July 15
Brussels, Belgium
2015 Pacific Update Conference: Pacific Development in a Changing Global Economy
July 15-16
Suva, Fiji
High-level Policy Workshop on Humanitarian UAVs
July 15-17
Bellagio Center, Italy
Tackling Child Labor in the Supply Chain
July 16
Geneva, Switzerland
Agriworld Australia 2015
July 16-17
Sydney, Australia
China’s Path to Innovation
July 17
London, United Kingdom
Conference on Food Safety and Nutrition in 2050
July 17
Milan, Italy
Agriculture for Nutrition: An AgriDiet Conference
July 17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Humanitarian Innovation Conference — ‘Facilitating Innovation’
July 17-18
Oxford, United Kingdom
International celebrations
Nelson Mandela Day
July 18
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