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22.11.2021 | 2021, Human Rights and Development | Media Center

Portraits of a Feminist Energy Transition

Video Series Although women play a fundamental role in the management and use of energy resources in households and their communities, they face common challenges related to systematic…

11.11.2021 | 2021, Human Rights and Development | Media Center

The Persistence of Poverty

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights On October 20th the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier De Schutter, presented his report on the…

11.11.2021 | 2021, Human Rights and Development | Media Center

“Don’t Say Where You’re From”

A documentary about Discrimination Experienced by People in Poverty Everywhere in the world, people experiencing poverty continue to suffer discrimination. This contributes to the perpetuation of…

02.11.2021 | 2021, Employment and Social Policy, Trade and Development | Media Center

Short Videos on Social Democracy

Made by the Academy for Social Democracy If you already came across FES Geneva or other FES country offices at one of their activities, at one point it was certainly mentioned - in one way or the…

18.10.2021 | 2021, Human Rights and Development | Event

Virtual Briefing for Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations on the Creation of a New UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change

On 8 October 2021, the Human Rights Council, at the end of its 48th session, established a Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change! The…

14.10.2021 | 2021, Trade and Development | Media Center

Climate meets Trade – Trade needs Climate

Supporting the Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions at the WTO Upgrade, update and accelerate! The international community needs to respond to challenges at the intersection…

12.10.2021 | 2021, Human Rights and Development | Event

Thematic Session at the 2021 Annual Conference of the Geneva Human Rights Platform: “Environment and Human Rights - How do National Human Rights Actors Address this Link and How do They Engage with Geneva-Based International Mechanisms? “

The FES Geneva office, together with UNEP, CIEL, Earthjustice, Geneva Environment Network and Franciscans International co-sponsored a panel on environment and human rights of the upcoming Annual…

05.10.2021 | 2021, Human Rights and Development | Event

Expert Seminar: Building Back Better – With Human Rights and SDGS at the Centre. The Role of United Nations Special Procedures (SPs) and Treaty Bodies (TBs).

This expert seminar invited UN special procedures mandate holders, treaty body members as well as OHCHR staff and NGO representatives to discuss their role played in monitoring SDGs and Economic,…

30.09.2021

New Publication: UNCITRAL fiddles while countries burn

Five years into its review of international investment agreements, and specifically investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), Working Group III (WGIII) of the United Nations Commission on…

28.09.2021 | 2021, Trade and Development | Event

The Triple “R” Approach to Trade: Resilience, Robustness and Rights-based

Re-start or re-shape? Do we need a more resilient or a more robust multilateral trading system? A more resilient system aims at returning to its earlier equilibrium. A more robust system…