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    Events preview: This week in development cooperation

    This week commemorates the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, including the U.N.'s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, which aims to raise public awareness and mobilize people everywhere to bring about change. Check out other events happening in the next few days.

    By Devex Editor // 21 November 2017
    A view of the Official Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in 2016 at the United Nations headquarters. Photo by: Eskinder Debebe / U.N.

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

    EVENTS IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS

    Agreeing a global response to migration
    Nov. 21
    London, United Kingdom

    Digital revolutions in public finance
    Nov. 21
    London, United Kingdom

    Women on the Move: Migration, care work and health
    Nov. 21
    Geneva, Switzerland

    First session of the Working Party on Public-Private Partnerships
    Nov. 21-22
    Geneva, Switzerland

    Workshop: Climate-Smart Agriculture in Asia: Beyond pilot evaluations and models
    Nov. 21-22
    Hanoi, Vietnam

    Big Data & Analytics Innovation Summit
    Nov. 22-23
    Beijing, China

    Global Action against NCDs: Bootcamp for Young Leaders
    Nov. 24-25
    Geneva, Switzerland

    6th EU-Africa Business Forum
    Nov. 27-28
    Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

    3rd Biennial Scientific Conference on Medical Products Regulation in Africa
    Nov. 27-28
    Accra, Ghana

    RCI Week 2017: Accelerating Regional Cooperation and Integration in Asia and the Pacific for Economic Growth, Shared Prosperity, and Sustainability
    Nov. 27-29
    Manila, Philippines

    6th OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy
    Nov. 27-29
    Incheon, South Korea

    Global Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Partnerships for Sustainable Tourism
    Nov. 27-30
    Montego Bay, Jamaica

    World Forum on Natural Capital 2017
    Nov. 27-30
    Scotland, United Kingdom

    ESCAP SDG Week
    Nov. 27 - Dec. 1
    Bangkok, Thailand

    Engineering a Solution for Disasters: The Promise of Resilient Infrastructure
    Nov. 28
    Sendai, Japan

    5th EU-Africa Summit
    Nov. 28-29
    Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

    4th Global Science Conference On Climate Smart Agriculture
    Nov. 28-30
    Johannesburg, South Africa

    Global Science, Technology and Innovation Conference (G-STIC) 2018
    Nov. 28-30
    Brussels, Belgium

    INTERNATIONAL OBSERVANCES AND EVENTS

    World Television Day
    Nov. 21

    International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
    Nov. 25

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