Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

United Nations and Global Dialogue, Office Geneva

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Trade and Development

Trade is a powerful engine. But who is driving the engine? And what else needs to be done to let all parts of society benefit from trade policy? We try to empower those who are not yet the main beneficiaries of the current trade policy regime. more

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Employment and Social Policy

Decent work for all is not a slogan for us. It is our mission. We work together with a vast variety of stakeholders to achieve decent work for all; for the informal and formal sector, for women and men, for more and less advantaged. more

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Human Rights and Development

The list of challenges to human rights in the 21st century is long. Climate change threatens fundamental human rights, such as the right to food, water or adequate housing. Austerity measures sacrifice the public’s right to social security, health and work in an attempt to balance state budgets. more

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Migration

Migration is a fundamental part of human behaviour. Climate change, environmental pollution, violent conflicts, economic insecurity are some of the reasons why people migrate. While inequalities and power structures exacerbate the reasons to leave one's home, the lines between forced and chosen migration are rarely clear. more

Media Center

18.11.2025 | 2025, Peace and Security Policy, Human Rights and Development | Media Center

Growing Use of Externalisation in Migration Governance

Alarmed by the growing use of externalisation in migration governance, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants calls for collective...


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30.05.2025 | 2025, Trade and Development | Media Center

How should a just and sustainable agreement for international agriculture trade look like?

Read now: First working paper of the “Agreement on Agriculture Re-Imagined” project


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Events

Thursday, 27.11.2025 - Online, 3pm CET | 2025, Trade and Development | Event
Trade Union Talks TUTT 3 - English

Join us for our 3rd edition of the Trade Union Tarde Talks (TUTT)


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Monday, 29.09.2025 - 13:00 (GMT) , Online | 2025, Trade and Development | Event

A knowledge exchange to shape the conversation on trade policies that affect African workers, particularly in the context of the AfCFTA.


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Thursday, 20.11.2025 - 13:15-14:45 PM, Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID), Ivan Pictet Auditorium, Chem. Eugène-Rigot 2, 1202 Geneva | 2025, Trade and Development | Event

Join us for the study launch & panel discussion


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Publications

Koch, Cédric M. ; Korn, Franziska ; Rohde, Nora ; Horn, Miriam-Lena

Competitive international partnerships

instruments, partner demands, and reforms for the socio-ecological transformation

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Sheill, Kate ; Townhead, Laurel

Hacia objetivos más ambiciosos

reflexiones sobre el Primer Foro de Examen de la Migración Internacional

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Sheill, Kate ; Townhead, Laurel

Towards more ambitious goals

reflections on the First International Migration Review Forum

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