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    Events preview: This week in development cooperation

    The U.S. Agency for International Development's procurement and supply management summit kicks off in Dubai, while World Bank caps this week with a women economic empowerment hackathon. Check our preview for more events.

    By Devex Editor // 21 February 2017
    Below are some of the most noteworthy events for the week starting Feb. 21: Webinar: Creating an Economy that Works for Women Feb. 21 Online SANBio Annual Event 2017 Feb. 21-22 Boksburg, South Africa USAID Global Health Supply Chain Supplier Summit Feb. 21-23 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Symposium on Community Health Workers and their Contribution towards the Sustainable Development Goals Feb. 21-23 Kampala, Uganda 10th International Conference on Health Informatics Feb. 21-23 Porto, Portugal Caribbean Future of Work Forum 2017Feb. 22 Kingston, Jamaica Global Food Security and the WTO: The Role of Mercosur countries Feb. 22 Washington, D.C., United States The Wellbeing Symposium Feb. 22 Canterbury, United Kingdom Ask Ag About ... Positive Youth Development Feb. 22 Online Africa Knowledge Fest 2017 Feb. 22 Washington, D.C., United States Sankalp Africa Summit 2017 Feb. 23-24 Nairobi, Kenya Inequalities and the World of Work: What Role for Industrial Relations and Social Dialogue? Feb. 23-24 Brussels, Belgium 10th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labor: Realizing Decent Work under the 2030 AgendaFeb. 23-24 Kingston, Jamaica Women Economic Empowerment Hackathon Feb. 24 Rabat, Morocco 2017 ONE Power Summit Feb. 25-28 Washington, D.C., United States Rethinking Capitalism for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Feb. 27 London, United Kingdom Midwives' Voices, Midwives' Realities: The Largest Global Survey of Midwives and What It Means for Maternal and Newborn HealthFeb. 27 Washington, D.C., United States Debate on the Future of Development Cooperation and the Role of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and HIV/AIDS Feb. 27 The Hague, Netherlands Mobile World Congress Feb. 27 - March 2 Barcelona, Spain 2017 European Social Innovation Competition Launch Feb. 28 Athens, Greece The Role of Robotics in Global Development Feb. 28 Online Not All Seed Is Declared Equal: Improving Access Feb. 28 Washington, D.C., United States Protecting Environmental Defenders: Panel on Emerging State Practices in Latin America and the Caribbean Feb. 28 Washington, D.C., United States 2nd Annual Aid & Development Africa Summit Feb. 28 to March 1 Nairobi, Kenya The Future of Global Health 2017 March 1 Washington, D.C., United States Inclusive and Sustainable Agribusiness Development: Are we Fit for Purpose?March 1 Geneva, Switzerland What Institutions do Countries Really Need? March 1 London, United Kingdom; Online Microwork and Impact Sourcing Report Launch March 1 Washington, D.C., United States Big Data & Analytics Innovation SummitMarch 1-2 Singapore The Global Festival of Ideas for Sustainable Development March 1-3 Bonn, Germany Climate Leadership Conference Workshop on Science-Based Targets March 1-3 Chicago, United States INTERNATIONAL OBSERVANCES International Mother Language Day Feb. 21 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 international development news online, and subscribe to The Development Newswire to receive the latest from the world’s leading donors and decision-makers — emailed to you free every business day.

    Below are some of the most noteworthy events for the week starting Feb. 21:

    Webinar: Creating an Economy that Works for Women
    Feb. 21
    Online

    SANBio Annual Event 2017
    Feb. 21-22
    Boksburg, South Africa

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