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13.09.2021 | 2021, Employment and Social Policy, Trade and Development | Media Center

Spotlight Report on Sustainable Development 2021

Demanding Justice Beyond Rhetoric Eradicate poverty, end wars, stop the destruction of the planet: Nothing less was the international community's goal with the 2015 adoption of the 2030 Agenda for…

02.09.2021 | 2021, Employment and Social Policy | Media Center

World Social Protection Report 2020-22: Social Protection at the Crossroads – in Pursuit of a Better Future

This ILO flagship report provides a global overview of recent developments in social protection systems, including social protection floors, and covers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based…

28.07.2021 | Migration, 2021 | Media Center

Protecting People Forced to Flee - The Geneva Refugee Convention turns 70

Interview with Filippo Grandi (UNHCR) about the right to asylum On the Convention’s 70th anniversary, we speak with Filippo Grandi (UNHCR) about the right to asylum and Europe’s role and…

15.07.2021 | 2021, Human Rights and Development | Event

Towards the Creation of a UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change

Briefing on the June/July 2021 Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC47) To better protect the rights of communities and peoples at the frontlines of the climate crisis, civil society and…

14.07.2021 | 2021, Human Rights and Development | Event

Women’s Participation in the Renewable Energy Transition- Policy Dialogue, Sharing Knowledge and Mutual Learning Event

Organised by the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), OXFAM Mexico and with the support of the FES Geneva office, this event took place around the 47th session of the…

13.07.2021 | 2021, Employment and Social Policy | Event

Bringing Capitalism Back into Social Movement Studies. An Agenda for Research and Action

Greater analytical attention is again being paid to intersectional inequalities as a trigger of and challenge for progressive social movements. Using historical and current examples, Donatella della…

12.07.2021 | Migration, 2021, Human Rights and Development, Employment and Social Policy | Media Center

Building Back Better: Factoring in Migrant Workers

Migrant workers and the post-COVID world Migrant workers have to be factored into any plans to rebuild economies in a post COVID19 world.[1] They deserve attention in both countries of…

12.07.2021 | 2021, Employment and Social Policy | Event

Side Event at HLPF: “Decade of Action to Achieve Universal Social Protection by 2030”

Social protection is essential to achieve the 2030 Agenda. Social protection is not only a universal human right, investing in social protection also brings high social and economic returns. However,…

30.06.2021 | 2021, Human Rights and Development, Employment and Social Policy | Media Center

Human Rights Council 16th Meeting, 47th Regular Session: Suggestion of a Global Fund for Social Protection

Watch the video with SR Olivier de Schutter's statement Special Rapporteur Olivier de Schutter's suggestion of a Global Fund for social protection was supported by various statements of NGOs…

30.06.2021 | Migration, 2021 | Event

Pursuing Migration Justice through the UN Human Rights Council

Laurel Townhead from the Quaker United Nation Office in Geneva on the Council's role in protecting the human rights of migrants and refugees. Laurel Townhead is Human Rights and…