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    Events preview: This week in development cooperation

    Why waste water? For this year's World Water Day, the focus is on reducing, treating and reusing wastewater. Meanwhile, the International Day of Forests highlights the importance of forests in mitigating climate change, and Thursday marks World TB Day, designed to build public awareness around tuberculosis. See our content for these global days and check out our preview for more noteworthy events this week.

    By Devex Editor // 21 March 2017
    Below are some of the most noteworthy events for the week starting March 21: FEATURED EVENTS Devex Business Intelligence Demo March 23 Online Our business intelligence platform was designed specifically for business development professionals and teams operating in global development. Whether you're actively looking to build your pipeline, expand into new markets and grow your business, or simply trying to stay on top of what's happening in the business of development, Devex can help. Join us for a walkthrough of our business Intelligence platform led by Devex membership associate Taylor Laudino. Devex Global Development Career Forum March 24 Washington, D.C., United States The yearly Devex Global Development Career Forum will once again offer development professionals the opportunity to network with recruiters from over 70 of the world's leading development agencies, implementers and NGOs. EVENTS IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS 61st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women March 13-24 New York, United States Bond Conference 2017 March 20-21 London, United Kingdom Africa CEO Forum March 20-21 Geneva, Switzerland Land and Poverty Conference 2017: Responsible Land Governance—Towards an Evidence-Based ApproachMarch 20-24 Washington, D.C., United States Digital Inclusion: Towards Equal Access, Skills and Leadership for Women and Girls March 21 New York, United States Impact Summit Europe: Shaping the Future of Impact and Sustainable Development InvestingMarch 21-22 The Hague, The Netherlands Market Systems Global Learning and Evidence ExchangeMarch 21-24 Bangkok, Thailand Global Financing Facility for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health Webinar SeriesMarch 21 - May 1 Online Quarterly meeting of the Human Rights & Business Roundtable March 22 Washington, D.C. 8th ADB Business Opportunities Fair 2017 March 22-23 Manila, Philippines Impact Investing World Forum 2017 March 23 London, United Kingdom Conference: Exploring Litigation as a Business and Human Rights Remedy March 24 Galway, Ireland Cracking the Nut 2017: Reinforcing Food Systems to Meet Urban Demand March 27 Bangkok, Thailand Global IoT Conference March 27-29 Santa Clara, CA, United States Research meets Practice: Monitoring the 2030 Agenda - Is there a role for supreme audit institutions? March 29 Bonn, Germany Internet of Things North America March 29-30 Chicago, Illinois, United States RightsCon 2017 March 29-31 Brussels, Belgium INTERNATIONAL OBSERVANCES National Agriculture Day March 21 International Day of Forests March 21 World Water Day March 22 World Tuberculosis Day March 24 International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members March 25 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.

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