Below are some of the most noteworthy events for the week starting May 10:
Middle East in Crisis: How the World should Respond
May 10
London, United Kingdom
The Economic Impact of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
May 10
Geneva, Switzerland
United Nations General Assembly High-level Thematic Debate: Strengthening the UN’s Role in Peace and Security
May 10-11
New York, United States
Shared Value Leadership Summit
May 10-11
New York, United States
International Conference 2016: Sustainable Development: It's Time!
May 10-11
Paris, France
Lessons from the PEPFAR Gender-based Violence Initiative in Three Countries
May 10-11
Washington, D.C., United States
Ocean Economy and Trade: Sustainable Fisheries, Transport and Tourism
May 10-12
Geneva, Switzerland
Adaptation Futures 2016
May 10-13
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The Effect of Livelihood Diversity on Recovery and Shock Impact in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
May 11
Washington, D.C., United States
Fostering Sustainable Health Procurement
May 11
UN City, Copenhagen
Discussion On Civilian Survival Strategies In Conflict
May 11
Washington, D.C., United States
Stumbling at the First Step: A Triple Crisis at the Foundations of Education Systems
May 11
Washington, D.C., United States
15th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples
May 11
New York, United States
First African Ministerial Forum on Housing and Urban DevelopmentMay 11-12
Rabat, Morocco
Inclusive Growth for Shared Prosperity: Ideas to Facilitate Policymaking
May 11-12
Washington, D.C., United States
Western Balkans Climate Resilience Workshop
May 11-12
Vienna, Austria
World Economic Forum on Africa 2016
May 11-13
Kigali, Rwanda
Enabling the Business of Agriculture
May 12
Online
Measuring our Progress: Health Data in the SDG Era
May 12
Washington, D.C., United States
Agenda2030 and Rural transformation telco
May 12
Online
Identifying the Role of Violence Prevention in the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals
May 12-13
Washington, D.C., United States
Save the Children Launches New Global Campaign: Every Last Child
May 13
Washington, D.C., United States
Accelerating Action Against Malnutrition: Reaching Every Last Child
May 13
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Financial Regulations for Improving Financial Inclusion
May 13
New Delhi, India
Stories from Women on the Frontline: Health Workers Returning Value
May 15
Copenhagen, Denmark
72nd Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
May 15-19
Bangkok, Thailand
Women Deliver 2016
May 16-19
Copenhagen, Denmark
Bonn Climate Change Conference
May 16-26
Bonn, Germany
2016 Understanding Risk Forum
May 16-20
Venice, Italy
International celebrations
International Day Of Families
May 15
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