Events

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Events

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Jun

30

9:00—10:00 AM Eastern Time, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM British Summer Time

A Grand Bargain for Antimicrobial Procurement

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest global public health threats facing humanity. Over 1 and a quarter million people die every year from a drug-resistant infection as a direct result of antimicrobial resistance. That’s more deaths t...

Jun

28

12:00—1:00 PM Eastern Time/ 4:00-5:00PM GMT/ 5:00-6:00PM BST

The Time Travelling Economist

Author of the new book, The Time-Travelling Economist: Why Education, Electricity, and Fertility are Key to Escaping Poverty, Charlie Robertson joins Gyude Moore to make the case that escaping poverty requires progress on education, electricity, and ...

Jun

27

9:30—10:30 AM Eastern Time (US & Canada) / 1:30 - 2:30pm Greenwich Mean Time / 2:30 - 3:30pm British Summer Time

Global 70% COVID-19 Vaccine Target Has Just Been Missed – Time for a Rethink?

In June 2021, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) offered a challenge to the world, at a speech to the G7 summit: “To truly end the pandemic, our goal must be to vaccinate at least 70% of the world’s popula...

Jun

22

11:00—12:00 PM Central European Summer Time (CEST)

Mobilising Private Capital for a Just Transition

This is an external event hosted by the Association of European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) at the European Development Days and features CGD expert Mikaela Gavas.

Jun

21

11:00—12:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) 4:00—5:00pm BST / 5:00—6:00pm GMT

Labor Migration and Development in Central America

Almost all migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras apprehended at the US border have no accessible, lawful option to migrate. Some are fleeing danger, some are seeking economic opportunity, and for many, the two are inextricably linked. La...

Jun

9

10:00—11:00 AM Eastern Time (US & Canada), 3:00—4:00pm BST, 2:00—3:00pm GMT

A Conversation with Relief Chief Mark Lowcock

As the United Nations' Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Sir Mark Lowcock was known colloquially as the "Relief Chief" – tasked with coordinating the global response to save lives and protect the most vulnerable. Yet when he took the ...

Jun

8

12:00—1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Changing Global Challenges and "Aid, Trade, and Development"

Developing countries have made tremendous progress in reducing poverty in the last fifty years, supported by international cooperation and more open societies and economies. However, in recent years, nationalist and populist movements as well as geop...

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