Migration is a fundamental part of human behaviour. Climate change, environmental pollution, natural disasters, violent conflicts, economic insecurity are some of the reasons why people migrate. While inequalities and power structures exacerbate the reasons to leave one’s home, the lines between forced and chosen migration are rarely clear.
Our social democratic vision for the future is a world in which migration is a free choice and mobility is based on the values of human rights and global solidarity. Based on the Global Compacts on Migration and on Refugees, and the Sustainable Development Goals and through close collaboration with the UN Network on Migration, OHCHR, the Treaty Body System, Special Rapporteurs, and civil society we work to strengthen the promotion and protection of human rights of all migrants.
All developed countries have one thing in common. They have a large services sector. Developed countries have a high GDP, a high Human Development Index and provide for a high standard of living for their citizens; in general. Developing countries therefore aim at boosting their services sector to climb-up the ladder of development. However, the way isn’t straightforward. Services are intangible in two ways. First, they can neither be touched nor felt. And second, services in developing countries take place in the informal sector to a large extent. This has huge implications for those working in the shadows.
This session aimed at turning the spotlight on these invisibles and try to clarify how the WTO agreement on services - written for the formal economy - could be improved to help those who might need it most. Speakers were Jan Bohanes (ACWL), Rashid Kaukab (IISD), Janhavi Dave (HomeNet International) and Sofia Scasserra (TNI).
This side-event explored how to bridge global & European efforts to push for more humane, transparent & rights-compliant border management policies.
FES Geneva and partners organized a side event at the HRC 56th session on climate change and human mobility.
Online Launch: UPR and the role of national and regional civil society coalitions.
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Sheill, Kate; Townhead, Laurel
Reflexiones sobre el Primer Foro de la Migración Internacional / Kate Sheill, Laurel Townhead ; Departamento emisor: Division de Cooperación Internacional - Política Global y Europea. - Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., Enero de 2024. - 32 Seiten = 450 KB, PDF-File. - (Análisis). - (Democracia y derechos humanos)Einheitssacht.: Towards more ambitious goals . - Electronic ed.: Bonn : FES, 2024ISBN 978-3-98628-549-4
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Reflections on the First International Migrationv Review Forum / Kate Sheill, Laurel Townhead ; Issuing department: Division for International Cooperation - Global and European Policy. - Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., January 2024. - 30 Seiten = 460 KB, PDF-File. - (Analysis). - (Democracy and human rights)Electronic ed.: Bonn : FES, 2024ISBN 978-3-98628-531-9
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Un llamamiento a ser valientes / Yvonne Bartmann y Salome Lienert [Hrsg.]. - Berlin ; Geneva : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Politica Global y Desarrollo ; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Geneva Office, 2020. - 65 Seiten = 630 KB, PDF-File. - (Análisis). - (Orden global y regional)Einheitssacht.: Building back better . - Electronic ed.: Berlin : FES, 2021ISBN 978-3-96250-765-7
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Un appel au courage / Yvonne Bartmann et Salome Lienert [Hrsg.]. - Berlin ; Geneva : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Politique Globale et Développement ; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Geneva Office, 2020. - 65 Seiten = 650 KB, PDF-File. - (Analyse). - (Ordre mondial et régional)Einheitssacht.: Building back better . - Electronic ed.: Berlin : FES, 2020ISBN 978-3-96250-711-4
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