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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN

Events: Public events

Urban landscape - Dhaka city port, Bangladesh
Urban landscape - Dhaka city port, Bangladesh

Canoes that operate as taxis across the river dock here at the Dhaka city port, Bangladesh
License: ODI given rights
Credit: Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
Source: IRIN

After the post-2015 HLP report: responses from around the world

Event - Public event - 6 June 2013 14:30 - 16:15 (GMT+01 (BST))

The High-Level Panel, appointed by the UN Secretary General to advise him on the post-2015 agenda, reports on 30th May. Will the report live up to the hype? Will its recommendations meet the aspirations of the many groups and individuals who have contributed to the debate around post-2015, and will it chart a politically effective way forward for governments? This event provides a global audience with a chance to discuss the report with each other and with two key panel members.

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Mongolian family uses solar energy to power home
Mongolian family uses solar energy to power home

A family in Tarialan, Uvs Province, Mongolia, uses a solar panel to generate power for their ger, a traditional Mongolian tent.
License: Creative Commons
Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Source: Flickr

Monitoring the impact and effectiveness of climate finance

Event - Public event - 6 June 2013 13:00 - 14:30 (GMT+01 (BST))

This side event at June 2013 UNFCCC Inter-sessional Meetings in Bonn will feature presentations on monitoring the impact and effectiveness of climate finance.

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Parliament in Accra
Parliament in Accra

Lawmakers meet during a session of Parliament in Accra
License: Creative Commons
Credit: Flickr/World Bank Photo Collection
Source: Flickr

Open budgets: the political economy of transparency, participation and accountability

Event - Public event - 5 June 2013 12:30 - 14:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

This event will discuss the findings from a 3-year research project supported by the International Budget Partnership on the causes and consequences of budget transparency, summarized in a recently published book, ‘Open Budgets: The Political Economy of Transparency, Participation and Accountability’.

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Hands at the tap
Hands at the tap

Several hands cup the water flowing from a tap
License: Creative Commons
Credit: Julius Mwelu/IRIN
Source: IRIN

Unblocking results: can aid get public services flowing?

Event - Public event - 3 June 2013 12:30 - 14:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

This event will explore the findings and policy implications of the latest ODI research on how aid can be best packaged to support governance and institutional development. The research draws on case studies in Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda.

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Youth activist holding a speakerphone
Youth activist holding a speakerphone

License: ODI given rights
Credit: Restless Development 2013
Source: Sent by Restless Development

Youth and the post-2015 agenda: making the voices of young people count

Event - Public event - 28 May 2013 17:30 - 19:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

Expert panelists share their reflections on how a youth-lens to the post 2015 development framework can deliver for wider society.

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Referendum results in Juba, 2011
Referendum results in Juba, 2011

A man reacts as the preliminary results of the referendum are announced in Juba on January 30, 2011
License: Creative Commons
Credit: © Siegfried Modola/IRIN
Source: IRIN

South Sudan at a crossroads: humanitarian response in a changing context

Event - Public event - 22 May 2013 11:00 - 13:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

Much has been accomplished in South Sudan in recent years, but has the humanitarian situation in the world’s newest nation improved? This event will launch edition 57 of the Humanitarian Exchange on South Sudan, which examines from different perspectives the drivers of continuing humanitarian needs in the country and how humanitarian, development and government actors interpret and respond to these.

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