Events preview: This week in development cooperation

Below are some of the most noteworthy events for the week starting Dec. 13: FEATURED EVENT How to get job search ready for 2017 Dec. 16 | 11 a.m. EST Online The holiday season provides an opportunity to step back and reflect on your career goals and reassess whether or not you are on the right path. With refreshed budgets, new strategic plans and everyone back from vacation, employers tend to ramp up their hiring in the first months of the year as well. If you are considering a job change in 2017, the holidays are a great time to get your career house in order. During this special career webinar, Devex's career and recruiting guru in-residence, Kate Warren, will share what you need to do now to be job search ready in 2017. EVENTS IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS EIB Standards on Climate Action: Update on Climate Finance Tracking and Carbon Footprinting Dec. 13 Brussels, Belgium Accelerating the Implementation of Corporate Zero Deforestation Commitments Dec. 13 Online Webinar: Business Opportunity and Imperative to Bring Down Legal Barriers for Women's Economic Empowerment Dec. 13 Online Global Digital Health Forum Dec. 13-14 National Harbor, Maryland, United States Workshop on Building Communication Capacity to Counter Infectious Disease Threats Dec. 13-14 Washington, D.C., United States U.S.-Japan Relations: Priorities for the New Administration Dec. 14 Washington, D.C., United States Strengthening Early Generation Seed Systems in Africa and Beyond Dec. 14 Washington, D.C., United States How Technology is Changing Women's Working Lives Dec. 14 London, United Kingdom Cities Research Seminar Series: New Chinese City Clusters: Capability of Urban Transport Technology Dec. 14 Washington, D.C., United States An Introduction to the Newly Launched UK Public Health Rapid Support Team Dec. 15 London, United Kingdom Look Back on Advocacy: 2016, the Year the Rule-book Broke Dec. 15 Geneva, Switzerland The Challenges of Population Aging in Developing Asia Dec. 15 Tokyo, Japan New Development Realities in a Changing Global Order Dec. 15 Washington, D.C., United States Webinar on FATF and the New Recommendation 8 Dec. 15 Online Ethical Insights: Transparency — Pros and Cons, Impacts and Issues Dec. 15 London, United Kingdom Access to Contraception in Emerging Health Markets Dec. 15 London, United Kingdom Step It Up Together with Rural Women to End Hunger and Poverty Dec. 16 Rome, Italy Financing Quality and Green Infrastructure in Asia Dec. 19-20 Hanoi, Vietnam ICT for Sustainable Development Dec. 19-23 Malo Island, Vanuatu Ensuring the Success of the Post-Paris Climate Agenda: U.S.-Japan Relations on the Global Stage Dec. 20 Washington, D.C., United States USAID Private Sector Engagement Training for Implementing Partners Jan. 12 Washington, D.C., United States INTERNATIONAL OBSERVANCES International Migrants Day Dec. 18 International Human Solidarity Day Dec. 20 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.