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27.06.2017 | 2017, Trade and Development | Event

Challenges for the Multilateral Trading System: Perspectives from West Africa

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

14.06.2017 | 2017, Human Rights and Development | Event

Climate Induced Movement of People – Ensuring a Human Rights Based Approach

Children are disproportionately impacted by climate change due to their unique metabolism, physiology and developmental needs says the Analytical Study of the OHCHR on climate change and the rights…

23.05.2017 | 2017, Employment and Social Policy, Human Rights and Development | Event

Toward Guiding Principles on Worker Rights and Toxics

This seminar was a follow-up to a March 2017 workshop in Geneva where the need for a more comprehensive approach to prevent and address the severe damages of toxics became apparent, particularly for…

01.05.2017 | 2017, Human Rights and Development | Event

2017 Training Course for NHRIs on International Human Rights Mechanisms

This training was developed especially for staff of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) world-wide. It aimed to support participants in Expanding their knowledge of the functioning of UN…

28.04.2017 | 2017, Trade and Development | Event

G20 and the Evolution of the Global Trade and Investment Regime: From Crisis Management to Vision and Leadership?

As a global governance mechanism, the G20 is uniquely positioned to shape the various components of the global trade and investment regime. This event took place against the backdrop where the pro-…

03.04.2017 | 2017, Peace and Security Policy | Event

Building Capacities for Effective Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty

For the second 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…

25.03.2017 | 2017, Trade and Development, Human Rights and Development | Event

Pre-Launch of the Ex-Ante CFTA-Human Rights Impact Assessment

Since 2015 a project of an ex-ante Human Rights Impact Assessment of the CFTA takes place in close cooperation between the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Economic…

17.03.2017 | 2017, Human Rights and Development | Event

Beyond the Procedure: The UPR as a Catalyst for Public Debate on Human Rights

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is widely acknowledged as one of the major innovations of the United Nations Human Rights Council. At the outset of its third cycle, it is worth assessing whether…

06.03.2017 | 2017, Employment and Social Policy | Event

Workers' Rights, Toxic Threats: Accelerating State Action on Toxic Workplaces

One worker dies every minute due to the use of hazardous substances in the workplace. The international human rights framework including a vast number of standards set by the ILO aim to protect…

03.03.2017 | 2017, Employment and Social Policy | Event

Labour Rights in the Context of Structural Adjustment and Austerity Policy

In response to debt and financial crises States have adopted fiscal consolidation measures, such as reducing the public sector wage bill or the number of people employed in the public sector, and…