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| 2016, Human Rights and Development | Event

Breaking the Silos – Bringing a Human Rights Perspective Into the IIA Reform Debate

Today, there is no question whether a reform of international investment agreements (IIA) is needed but rather what kind of reform. The current system of investment treaties is broken. A system that…

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

Preparatory Meeting - Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA)

The African Union is negotiating a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA). In April 2015, based on research work undertaken and a multi-stakeholder meeting held in Addis Ababa a Human Rights Impact…

| 2016, Human Rights and Development | Event

Side Event to the Human Rights Council. Prevention and Early Warning of Conflict - The Role of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

This Side Event aimed to explore the links between economic, social and cultural rights and the prevention of destructive conflict and violence as well as sustaining peace. During the meeting, OHCHR …

| Human Rights and Development, 2016 | Event

NGO Meeting with CESCR and Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

On occasion of the Joint Committee Meeting between the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Human Right Committee in the afternoon of 23 June, FES Geneva, the Centre for Civil…

| 2016, Trade and Development | Event

Russia in the WTO: Challenges, Risks and Potentials for Economic Development

After long years of negotiations for accession, Russia became member of the WTO in August 2012. Around ten journalists from Russia were invited to get first-hand information about the multilateral…

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

Expert Seminar on Human Rights and Sustainable Development Goals

This expert seminar, jointly organized by FES Geneva, the International Bar Association and the Geneva Academy, aimed to inform the work of the UN human rights mechanisms in addressing the links…

| 2016, Employment and Social Policy | Event

Networked Production in Global Value Chains – Implications for Trade Unions

This event focused on how new forms of “networked production”, intertwining manufacturing and services, shape value creation and appropriation in today’s economy. How does it affect the ways work is…

| 2016, Employment and Social Policy | Event

Core Labour Standards – Plus: FES-South East Asia Project Visits International Geneva

There seems to be a window of opportunity to revive the old idea of a binding social clause in international trade and in global supply chains. The FES-South East Asia “CLS Plus” project aimed at…

| Migration, 2016, Human Rights and Development | Event

Global Migration Scenarios: Scoping Workshop

This scoping workshop was the first step in a one-year scenario building initiative jointly organized by FES Geneva, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Global Future. The workshop…

| Trade and Development | Publication

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