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While CGD and CGDE in-person events are postponed at this time following guidance from public health officials on dealing with the spread of the coronavirus, we will continue to host some events and meetings online and will place updated announcements on this page as they are organized and confirmed. Thank you for your continued interest in CGD’s work.

Note: CGD is committed to gender diversity. Read our gender diversity commitments for public events here.

Upcoming

January 27, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

From Displacement to Development: Challenges and Opportunities to the Economic Inclusion of Venezuelans in Colombia

In the past years, the economic, political, and social collapse of Venezuela has pushed over 5 million Venezuelans to seek protection abroad. With around 1.8 million Venezuelans, Colombia is hosting more displaced Venezuelans than any other country in the world. Colombia has implemented a robust...

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August 6, 2020

Peru and COVID-19: Epidemiological and Economic Perspectives

Despite early and aggressive lockdown measures, COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the country’s population, health system, and economy. Peru has one of...
July 30, 2020

Supporting African Health Systems in the Time of COVID-19: A View from Japan

COVID-19 has had an enormous impact on the health systems of developing countries. During this event we will discuss how various developing countries...
July 28, 2020

What Way Forward for the IDB?

This event is hosted by the Candian Council for the Americas and features CGD senior fellow and president emeritus, Nancy Birdsall.
July 24, 2020

Getting Our Priorities Straight: The Relationship between Cost-Effectiveness Evidence and Burden of Disease

Join the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health for an important webinar focused on understanding how well available information on...
July 23, 2020

The Strugglers: Insecurity in the 21st Century

Dr. Nancy Birdsall will discuss the plight of the “strugglers”; the billions of economically insecure people who live above the poverty line but far...
July 23, 2020

Fiscal Institution Building During a Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact on economic output and public finances of countries in sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, fiscal...
July 22, 2020

The COVID-19 Attack on Latin America: Proposals for an Effective Response

According to IMF and World Bank forecasts, Latin America will be the most affected region by the COVID-19 crisis in terms of economic growth. Varying...
July 22, 2020

Innovations in Phone-Based Assessments to Support Learning

Given the spread of COVID-19 around the world, school closures have affected nearly 90% of the world’s learners. Countries have turned to delivering...

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