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2016 has been a busy year so far. The took place in Istanbul while the British Government hosted a major . But the year’s not over yet and the next few months hold a lot in store. Here are some autumn (and early winter) highlights from the international development calendar.

September

19th: | 

20th: 

UNHCR estimates that have died or gone missing trying to cross the Mediterranean in the twelve months leading up to this September. Around have fled their home since the outbreak of the devastating conflict in their home country. No doubt mindful of these numbers, global leaders grapple with how to better handle the challenges of displacement and migration at both a convened by President Obama.

20th to 22nd: | 

The (a top sectoral body for media development organisations) will bring together media professionals and assistance groups to “imagine tomorrow’s media”. Embracing the conference’s location in Indonesia, the forum will explore the Asian media’s top players, values and business models. Other topics up for discussion include pressing issues, such as limits to free speech and responses to radical extremist narratives, which we’ve argued need to be the focus of a .

24th to 28th: | 

Evidence experts will gather in London to share their experiences using evidence to come up with better policies around health, humanitarian assistance, conflict and peacebuilding, and much else besides. One for those who get passionate about and/or grapple with the challenges of conducting .

October

17th to 20th: |

The UN only convenes conferences on urbanisation every 20 years, which makes Habitat III – taking place in Quito, Ecuador – quite the occasion. The summit’s key document is the “”, a strategy to guide how we build, manage and live in 21st century cities, which will be of interest to . In terms of key talking points thus far, the concept of the ‘right to the city’ (enabling a “”) and the future of UN Habitat have both been the subjects of .       

November

7th to 18th: |

As China, US and Brazil on climate change, this year’s COP in is seen as a platform for other states to their national climate action plans to achieve implementation of the Paris agreement. 麻豆约拍 Media Action’s provides a useful guide to public opinion on how everyday citizens are experiencing and adapting to changes in the weather across seven countries in Asia.

December

7th: | 

Transparency is only growing in importance as an issue in the international development community – we ourselves have long focused on the topic as part of our work on . The Open Government Partnership’s summit in Paris will provide a forum for sharing best practice around this hot topic, ranging in focus from to leveraging technology for democratic ends. 

31st: Leadership turnover in major international development agencies

Former UNHCR chief and Portuguese President António Guterres is the current favourite to succeed Mr Ban as UN Secretary-General. But with speculation that EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva might make a  to the contest, the ultimate result is still not a foregone conclusion.

Looking ahead to 2017, would-be successors to Margaret Chan as Director of the World Health Organization will have to declare their intention to run at . And by nominating Jim Yong Kim for a second term at the helm of the World Bank, the Obama administration has kicked off a selection process to have a decision by the time a new US president takes office.

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