2026 Employment and Social Policy Event Universal Social Protection in a Changing World: Advancing Social Development and Decent Work How can universal social protection advance in an era of crises and tight financing? Join us at the USP2030 Conference on Universal Social Protection taking place on 4 November 2026 at the ILO, Geneva, and online. The event is open to... Image: Creator: USP2030
2026 Trade and Development Event TUTT 5: Africa’s Green Minerals Strategy – Critical Minerals, Industrialisation and Decent Work 5th edition of the Trade Union Trade Talks (TUTT)
2026 Peace and Security Policy Event The Negative Impacts of Cluster Munitions and Findings from the Third Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions Cluster munitions scatter unexploded bomblets, maim civilians and block farmland long after conflicts end. The Third Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions assessed progress and reaffirmed commitment to this life-saving... Image: Creator: FES Geneva
2026 Peace and Security Policy Event As the world rearms, Geneva keeps diplomacy alive National defense budgets are climbing amid rising geopolitical tensions, but multilateral diplomacy on arms trade control and new military and defense technology has not gone quiet in Geneva. Image: Creator: Dom Free on Pexels
2026 Human Rights and Development Event 60 Years of the ICCPR and ICESCR: Are the Covenants Still Fit for Today’s Human Rights Challenges? Side event at the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council on the continued relevance of the two Covenants. Image: Creator: FES Geneva
2026 Trade and Development Event WTO Public Forum Event: Trade in Services: The Future of Gender-Just Development? This event at the WTO Public Forum explored the gendered impacts of recent trade fragmentation and tariff policies and discussed gender-transformative responses. Image: Creator: picture alliance / Ikon Images | Stuart Kinlough
2026 Human Rights and Development Event Global Dialogue on AI Governance The inaugural session of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance took place from 6-7 July in Geneva. Image: Creator: UN Photo/Irina Popa
2026 Human Rights and Development Event 60 Years of the ICCPR: Bringing Human Rights Closer to People Inauguration of an exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Image: Creator: CCPR
2026 Trade and Development Event Building an Inclusive Future in Trade Governance From 16 to 18 June, on invitation of FES Geneva and the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Young Trade Leaders from all parts of the world gathered in Geneva to discuss the future of the multilateral trading system from a youth... Image: Creator: WTO
2026 Employment and Social Policy Event Who Defends Democracy? Trade Unions Make Their Case at the FES Reception During the ILC, FES Geneva invited global and strategic partners to debate international labour standards and the role of workers’ movements in defending democracy in an increasingly fragile multilateral world. Image: Creator: Patrick Simon Anderseck
Event Trade and Development 2026 Towards a New Deal for Global Trade: A Progressive Agenda - A Geneva Perspective Following the High-Level Dialogue with Professor Joseph Stiglitz and the WTO Director-General held on May 5, this technical workshop brought together senior diplomats and experts to discuss Geneva’s perspective on progressive trade... Image: Creator: IISD
Event Human Rights and Development 2026 Universal Periodic Review: How to Implement Human Rights Launch of a new publication on how civil society coalitions can engage in the UPR Image: Creator: IDDH
Event Trade and Development 2026 High-Level Dialogue: Toward a New Deal for Global Trade: A progressive agenda Featuring Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz and WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, moderated by Nathalie Bernasconi, this dialogue explored core principles for a progressive trade policy suited to a changing global order. The... Image: Creator: IISD
Event 2026 Global Progressive Mobilisation Summit 2026 Uniting the World's Progressive Forces Image: Creator: FES - Per Jacob Blut
Event Trade and Development 2026 4th TUTT: WTO Reform After Yaoundé: Implications for African Workers The 4th TUTT session looked at the WTO after its Ministerial Conference. Image: Creator: ITUC
Event Trade and Development 2026 A Look back at MC14 Trade ministers gathered in Yaoundé, Cameroon, for the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference. Image: Creator: FES
Event Human Rights and Development 2026 Regulating Corporate Power in the Era of Deregulation HRC Side Event and Report Launch on the UN Legally Binding Instrument on Business and Human Rights Image: Creator: FES
Event Human Rights and Development 2026 Safeguarding Civil Society Space at the United Nations Side-event and launch of new publication during the 61st session of the Human Rights Council Image: Creator: ICJ
Event Trade and Development 2026 Uncertain Trade, Unequal Burden: How Trade Tensions Widen the Gender Gap Who pays the price of trade tensions? A high-level panel explored how trade ruptures deepen gender inequalities worldwide. Image: Creator: GIZ
Event Human Rights and Development 2026 Launch Event: Spotlight Report on Global Migration 2026 The SRGM26 examines progress and emerging issues for migrants from a human rights perspective and was launched on the 4th of March. Image: Creator: MediaCompany – Agentur für Kommunikation GmbH
Event Human Rights and Development 2026 Gen South Programme – Developing ideas for the multilateralism of tomorrow GenSouth presents an opportunity for active and young professionals from think tanks based in Global South countries to experience and take part in shaping International Geneva Image: Creator: foraus
