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| 2019, Employment and Social Policy | Event

Income Inequality Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa: Explaining Divergence, Determinants and Consequences

The remarkable economic growth of sub-Saharan Africa in the first 15 years of the 21st century did not always go hand in hand with greater equality. While income inequality during the 2000s decreased…

| 2019, Human Rights and Development | Event

Human Rights Take-Aways from the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land: Understanding the Relevance of Land Rights, the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and Food Security for Effective Climate Action

The IPCC released on 8th August a Special Report on Climate Change and Land. The report was endorsed by all governments. It contains key findings that are highly relevant from a human rights…

| 2019, Employment and Social Policy, Human Rights and Development | Event

Towards Recognition of Safe and Healthy Work as a Fundamental Right at Work

The UN Special Rapporteur on hazardous substances and wastes, Baskut Tuncak, has presented a report containing 15 principles to end the exploitation of workers through their exposure to hazardous…

| 2019, Human Rights and Development | Event

Expert Seminar: The role of UN Human Rights Mechanisms in Monitoring the Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas

The UN Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly adopted the UN Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas (UNDROP) in 2018. The adoption of this new…

| 2019, Human Rights and Development | Event

Book Launch and Panel Discussion: Economic Complicity with the Pinochet’s Dictatorship

This event, co-organized with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, marks the launch in Geneva of the new book by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, UN Independent Expert on Debt and Human Rights, co-edited with…

| 2019, Human Rights and Development | Event

Expert Workshop on Integrating Human Rights in Nationally Determined Contributions

All governments are obligated to respect, protect and fulfill human rights. The Paris Agreement affirms that governments should respect, protect and take into consideration their human rights…

| 2019, Employment and Social Policy, Trade and Development | Event

Global Inequalities and Unsustainability - A Conversation with Lucas Chancel

Economic inequality and environmental degradation are among the greatest policy challenges of our time. Properly understanding global inequality trends and drivers, as well as their interactions with…

| 2019, Trade and Development | Event

FES-WTO Seminar for English Speaking Journalists from Africa/Asia Specialized in Trade and Economic Issues

What exactly is the World Trade Organization and what is it not? How does the multilateral trading system work? What are the most current developments at the WTO? What will be hot topics at the…

| 2019, Human Rights and Development | Event

2019 Training Course for NHRIs on International Human Rights Mechanisms

The training was organized jointly by FES, OHCHR, the Global Alliance of NHRIs and UNITAR. It was developed especially for junior staff of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs). The training…

| 2019, Peace and Security Policy | Event

Building Capacities for Effective Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty

For the fourth year in a row, FES Geneva supported the training course “Building Capacities for Effective Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty” of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. This…