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09.05.2016 | 2016, Human Rights and Development | Event

Public Side Event on the Universal Periodic Review of Tanzania

Tanzania was reviewed during the 25th Working Group session of the Universal Periodic Review, on May 09, 2016. Civil society representatives from Tanzania invited to a panel discussion, to present…

02.05.2016 | 2016, Human Rights and Development | Event

2016 Training Course for NHRIs on International Human Rights Mechanisms

This week-long human rights training course in Geneva was developed especially for staff of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) world-wide. The training aimed to support participants…

19.04.2016 | 2016, Human Rights and Development | Event

The UPR: A Human Rights Awareness-raising Process

The mechanism of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is widely acknowledged as mobilizing the attention of the media and the public of a country. The UPR thus offers a unique opportunity for…

18.04.2016 | Peace and Security Policy, 2016 | Event

Framework Forum: Issues and Proposals for Taking Forward Nuclear Disarmament

Prospects for progress on nuclear disarmament in 2016 seem difficult, despite the establishment in 2015 of an Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) with a mandate to recommend measures to take forward…

11.04.2016 | 2016, Trade and Development | Event

FES-WTO Incoming for English Speaking Journalists from African and Asian Countries

This week-long information seminar was jointly organized the WTO and FES Geneva for English-speaking journalists specialized in economy and trade. What exactly is the World Trade Organization and…

09.03.2016 | 2016, Human Rights and Development | Event

Human Rights Council Side Event: Economic Inequality, Financial Crises and Human Rights

This side event brought together experts to discuss the impacts of inequality in the current economic climate. Topics included economic inequality from a human rights perspective, the role that…

08.03.2016 | 2016, Employment and Social Policy | Event

The Social Protection Floors: Achieving Social Security for All - Implementing an International Concept on the National Level

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung has decided to put the concept of SPF at the centre of its activities in the area of social justice. Therefore, FES colleagues and representatives of partner…

07.03.2016 | 2016, Employment and Social Policy | Event

The Social Protection Floor: Information and Strategy Meetings

The Core Team of the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors had its regular strategy meeting from 7th to 8th March 2016. The Coalition has been effective in its collective international …

03.03.2016 | Human Rights and Development, 2016 | Event

Human Rights Council Side Event: After Paris - Continuing the Conversation on Climate Change and the Right to Health

This side event followed the High Level Panel Discussion on climate change and the right to health and the presentation of the reports by the Special Rapporteur on the environment to the Council in…

01.03.2016 | 2016, Human Rights and Development | Event

50th Anniversary of the Human Rights Covenants: A Civil Society Perspective on Impact and Contemporary Challenges

50 years ago the General Assembly adopted the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) as well as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). But…