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    Events preview: This week in development cooperation

    On Tuesday, the United Nations and the governments of Sweden and Switzerland convened a high-level pledging event in Geneva for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Meanwhile, the OECD will host its annual Global Forum on Development in Paris, France, on Thursday. Check out our preview for other noteworthy events.

    By Devex Editor // 03 April 2018
    United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock (center) at the High Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen held in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo by: Violaine Martin / UN Geneva / CC BY-NC-ND

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    EVENTS IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS

    Islamic Development Bank Annual Meeting
    April 1-5
    Tunis, Tunisia

    2018 Yemen High-Level Pledging Event
    April 3
    Geneva, Switzerland

    APHA International Health Section and Global Health Council Unite: An Evening to Strengthen our Global Health Advocates
    April 3
    Washington, D.C., United States

    Rollout of the World Bank’s New Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) in Nigeria
    April 3-6
    Abuja, Nigeria

    The SDG Meetup: Countering violent extremism in Africa - Insights
    April 5
    Barcelona, Spain

    Global Forum on Development: Empowering Youth and Gender
    April 5
    Paris, France

    World Bank - Singapore Infrastructure Finance Summit: Finding New Ways to Mobilize Private Capital in Southeast Asia
    April 5
    Singapore

    Health Heroes +SocialGood: Empowering Health Workers Worldwide
    April 5
    Washington, D.C., United States

    Practicing Safe Data: A Roundtable Discussion
    April 5
    Washington, D.C., United States

    CSI's 5th Anniversary featuring HE Dr. Jakaya M. Kikwete
    April 6
    Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Shelter & Settlements
    April 6
    Arlington, Virginia, United States

    Distinguished Speaker Series: Asia's Green Finance Challenge
    April 9
    Tokyo, Japan

    11th OECD Rural Development Conference
    April 9-12
    Scotland, United Kingdom

    Africa Climate Week
    April 9-13
    Nairobi, Kenya

    Gender and Organizational Change Workshop
    April 9-13
    Turin, Italy

    C40 Financing Sustainable Cities Forum 2018
    April 10
    New York, United States

    Unprecedented Global Protectionist Threats and Increasing Financial Volatility: Latin America at a Crossroads
    April 10
    Washington, D.C., United States

    7th Geneva Health Forum
    April 10-12
    Geneva, Switzerland

    Skoll World Forum
    April 10-13
    Oxford, United Kingdom

    Asian Development Outlook 2018 - Press Conference
    April 11
    Hong Kong, China

    Open Data in a Closing World
    April 11
    Washington, D.C., United States

    INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATIONS

    International Mine Awareness Day
    April 4

    International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
    April 6

    World Health Day
    April 7

    International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda
    April 7

    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.

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