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23.10.2017 | Trade and Development, 2017 | Event

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Reclaiming Policies for the Public

Independent monitoring and review of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its structural obstacles and challenges are key factors for the success of the SDGs. A global coalition of civil society…

19.10.2017 | 2017, Trade and Development | Event

Making the International Trading System Work for Climate Change: Assessing the Options

The adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015 created a new context for the interface between climate change and trade policy. Though much emphasis has been placed on how international trade rules …

16.10.2017 | 2017, Peace and Security Policy, Human Rights and Development | Event

Approaching New Realities: Human Rights in Conflict Situations - Expanding the Scope of the Human Rights Council

This expert seminar, jointly organized by FES Geneva, the German Institute for Human Rights, Forum Menschenrechte and the Geneva Academy examined the role of the Human Rights Council in bridging…

09.10.2017 | Migration, 2017, Peace and Security Policy, Human Rights and Development | Event

Tomorrow’s World of Migration and Mobility

The aim of this meeting was to present a summary of the outcomes of a two-year scenario building initiative the International Organization for Migration, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and Global…

27.09.2017 | 2017, Trade and Development | Event

WTO Public Forum 2017 Working Session: Africa's Continental Free Trade Area: Achieving Human Rights-Consistent Development

The continental free trade area (CFTA) is expected to generate significant gains for Africa in terms of growth, productivity, jobs and incomes. How these gains are divided will be key to determining…

27.09.2017 | 2017, Employment and Social Policy | Event

WTO Public Forum 2017 Working Session: Making Trade Benefit Workers

To ensure that the benefits of trade are more equally shared, special attention needs to be given to decent work in global supply or value chains (GVC). The asymmetric power relationship in GVCs…

18.09.2017 | 2017, Trade and Development | Event

FES-WTO Incoming for Spanish Speaking Journalists from Latin America

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 discussed at the next…

13.09.2017 | 2017, Peace and Security Policy | Event

The ATT from an African Perspective: Parliaments and Civil Society as Relevant Stakeholders for Universalization and Implementation

Despite the relatively fast pace of ratifications of the Arms Trade Treaty, universalization in certain regions and implementation is still a pending task. Parliaments still have to review and adapt…

28.08.2017 | 2017, Trade and Development | Event

Authors' Workshop on Developing Country Tax Policies and Cooperation

The outcomes of Erosion and Profit Shifting project (BEPS), launched in September 2015 by the OECD, confirm the existence of a need for a thoroughgoing reform of international tax cooperation. The…

12.07.2017 | 2017, Trade and Development | Event

The CFTA: Ensuring Inclusive Outcomes Through Boosting Intra-African Trade and Connectivity

The African Union is negotiating a Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) premised on the importance of enhanced trade integration and resulting economic benefits, with an equally important…