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| 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…

| 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-…

| 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…

| 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…

| 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…

| 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…

| 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…

| Migration, 2017, Human Rights and Development | Event

Global Migration Scenarios: Second Scenario Workshop

This workshop, jointly organized by FES Geneva, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Global Future, a Geneva based NGO, constituted the second meeting of invited experts who take…

| Human Rights and Development, Trade and Development, 2016 | Event

Validation Meeting on the Human Rights Impact Assessment of the CFTA

Since 2015 the Economic Commission of Africa, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the FES Geneva office are undertaking a joint project to realize a Human Right Impact Assessment…

| Trade and Development, Human Rights and Development, 2016 | Event

Parallel Session at the Africa Trade Week: Human Rights Impact Assessment of the CFTA

Although the CFTA is expected to boost intra-African trade and create aggregate gains for the continent, the distribution of these gains will be key. This session presented a Human Rights Impact…