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26.11.2018 | 2018, Human Rights and Development, Peace and Security Policy | Event

How can Climate Actions Respect Rights and Contribute to Peacebuilding in the Transition to a Green Economy?

Shifting to renewable energy is a fundamental part of the transition towards green economy. The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement and the SDGs both underline the necessity of a transition toward a…

08.11.2018 | 2018, Trade and Development, Employment and Social Policy | Event

Overcoming Inequalities in a Fractured World: Between Elite Power and Social Mobilization

Inequalities are one of today’s greatest challenges. As the power of elites grows and societal gaps widen, institutions representing the public good and universal values are increasingly disempowered…

07.11.2018 | 2018, Trade and Development | Event

Engines of Inequality? Elites, Power and Politics

How did we arrive at this moment in which the richest 1% of the population holds half of the world’s wealth? What kinds of fractures has this extreme concentration of wealth wrought, be they…

05.11.2018 | 2018, Human Rights and Development | Event

Arabic Speaking Training Course on International Human Rights Mechanisms

In cooperation with the Geneva Institute for Human Rights, FES Geneva organizes an advanced training course on human rights and the UN human rights system to participants of previous regional…

31.10.2018 | 2018, Human Rights and Development | Event

Expert Seminar on the UN Declaration on Rights of Peasants

After 5 years of negotiation by the Intergovernmental Working Group on the rights of peasants the Human Rights Council in September adopted the UN Declaration on the rights of peasants and other…

25.10.2018 | 2018, Trade and Development | Event

The Future of Investment-related Dispute Settlement: Options and Models

Organized jointly by International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), this session’s goal is to…

24.10.2018 | 2018, Trade and Development | Event

Investment for Sustainable Development; Incorporating Investor Obligations in Trade and Investment Agreements

International investment governance is in the process of renewal. Moving away from traditional post-colonial investment treaty models of the late 1950s, newer approaches are emerging that take a more…

18.10.2018 | 2018, Trade and Development | Event

Challenges for the Multilateral Trading System: Perspectives from East Africa

The dialogue for civil society and media representatives aims at developing a better understanding of the WTO and its role in the international trading system. Besides first-hand information on the…

16.10.2018 | 2018, Human Rights and Development | Event

70 years Universal Declaration of Human Rights – A Time for Concern or Celebration?

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with a variety of legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions…

03.10.2018 | 2018, Trade and Development | Event

Africa Goes Digital: Leaving no one Behind

Digital trade is growing rapidly in Africa. It can provide many opportunities that promote or realise human rights. This includes pushing overall demand for closing digital divides, creating…