Migration

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.

Media

Sunday, 13.10.2024 - Thursday, 17.10.2024 - WTO, Geneva, Switzerland

WTO Seminar for Journalists from Latin America

Latin-american journalists met with WTO Deputy Director-General Ms Johanna Hill, the Ambassador from Chile, senior officials from Ecuador and Guatemala as well as with many experts from the WTO secretariat, UNCTAD, OHCHR, NGOs and think tanks.

What exactly is the World Trade Organization and what is it not? How does the multilateral trading system work? What are the most current developments at the WTO? Which other international organizations based in Geneva are involved in trade policy? And how do non-governmental organizations and trade unions assess developments in and around trade policy? These and other questions were discussed during an intense week of training for journalists from Latin America reporting for local newspapers, television or radio programs on trade and economic issues.

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Tuesday, 02.07.2024 - Tuesday, 02.07.2024 - Geneva, Switzerland and Online | 2024, Migration, Human Rights and Development | Event

FES Geneva and partners organized a side event at the HRC 56th session on climate change and human mobility.


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Tuesday, 26.03.2024 - 11am BRT, Brasilia / 11am Chile / 3pm CET, Geneva, Switzerland | 2024, Migration | Event

Online Launch: UPR and the role of national and regional civil society coalitions.


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Publications

Sheill, Kate ; Townhead, Laurel

Hacia objetivos más ambiciosos

reflexiones sobre el Primer Foro de Examen de la Migración Internacional

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Sheill, Kate ; Townhead, Laurel

Towards more ambitious goals

reflections on the First International Migration Review Forum

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Bartmann, Yvonne (Hrsg.) ; Lienert, Salome

Reconstruir mejor

un llamamiento a ser valientes

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Bartmann, Yvonne (Hrsg.) ; Lienert, Salome (Hrsg.)

Reconstruire en mieux

un appel au courage

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Elena Müller

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Migration and Human Rights

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