Events preview: This week in development cooperation

Below are some of the most noteworthy events for the week starting Oct. 4: FEATURED EVENT Making Markets Work Twitter chat Oct. 4 Online We're exploring how to create stronger health markets in the #MakingMarketsWork Twitter chat. Tweet questions to @Devex and follow the hashtag to join the discussion. EVENTS IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2016: Taking on Inequality Oct. 4 Washington, D.C., United States International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group 2016 Annual Meetings Oct. 4-5 Washington, D.C., United States Brussels Conference on Afghanistan Oct. 4-5 Brussels, Belgium Managing Global Financial Risks in Uncertain Times Oct. 5 Washington, D.C., United States 2nd Pan African Agri-Business Incubators Conference and Expo Oct. 4-6 Accra, Ghana Civil Society Policy Forum Oct. 4-7 Washington, D.C., United States Enriching the Policy Ecosystem: Broadening the Talent Base Oct. 5 Washington, D.C., United States Designing the Framework for Bottom-up Climate Action Oct. 5 Brussels, Belgium Live Webcast: Economic and Social Inclusion to Prevent Violent Extremism Oct. 5 Washington, D.C., United States; Online Good Jobs for Inclusive Growth in Central and West Asia Oct. 5-6 Tokyo, Japan Small States Forum 2016 - Towards a Resilient and Equitable Future: Opportunities for Financing and Partnerships Oct. 6 Washington, D.C., United States; Online $50 Billion in One Room: How Can Development Finance Institutions Unleash the Private Sector? Oct. 6 Washington, D.C., United States The Future of Global Health Financing Oct. 6 Washington, D.C., United States Webinar — Looking Ahead to COP22 Oct. 6 Online Seeking New Solutions for Family Planning through Breastfeeding Oct. 6-9 Baltimore, Maryland, United States Climate Benefits, Tenure Costs Oct. 7 Washington, D.C., United States Financial Inclusion not Exclusion: Managing De-Risking Oct. 7 Washington, D.C., United States Multilateral Development Banking for This Century's Development Challenges Oct. 7 Washington, D.C., United States International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group 2016 Annual Meetings Oct. 7-9 Washington, D.C. Ensuring an Enabling Environment for Digital Development Oct. 8 Washington, D.C., United States 8th World Health Summit Oct. 9-11 Berlin, Germany The Fifth International Conference on Global Health Challenges Oct. 9-13 Venice, Italy The transformative potential of girls' education Oct. 10 London, United Kingdom; Online Evaluating humanitarian action: Ask the experts Oct. 10 London, United Kingdom; Online Design for Europe: Powering innovation Oct. 10 Tallinn, Estonia Workshop on nature conservation and EU financing Oct. 10 Bratislava, Slovakia European Week of Regions and Cities 2016 Oct. 10-13 Brussels, Belgium Agriculture and Fisheries Council Oct. 10-11 Luxembourg Smart Aid: Evidence-Based Policy Reform Oct. 13 Washington, D.C., United States International celebrations World Mental Health Day Oct. 10 International Day of the Girl Child Oct. 11 International Day for Disaster Reduction Oct. 13 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.