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| 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…

| 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…

| 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…

| 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…

| 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…

| 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…

| 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…

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

Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2018: Changing Course for Sustainable Development – Bold Alternatives to Business as Usual

“The world is off-track in terms of achieving sustainable development, and fundamental policy changes are necessary to unleash the transformative potential of the SDGs.” This is the main message of…

| 2018, Human Rights and Development, Employment and Social Policy | Event

Exploitation by Exposure: Workers’ Rights and Toxic Exposures

In his 2018 annual report to the Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and…

| 2018, Human Rights and Development, Trade and Development | Event

Human Rights Impact Assessments of Economic Reform Policies

In 2017, the Human Rights Council in its resolution 34/3 requested the Independent Expert on foreign debt, finance and human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, to develop guiding principles for human…