Events

Access to land, water and extractives is among the key risk areas for violent conflict.

How can we ensure that persons with disabilities have the same socio-economic opportunities as everyone else?

Since 2015 the discussions among regional experts on a WMD-free Zone in the Middle East with their extra-regional counterparts have been unproductive.

Topics covered at this side event include prospects for a successful NPT Review Conference, the Secretary-General’s 2018 report on disarmament, the...

While there is a growing consensus among civil society and States of the need for bridge building within the NPT on the issue of nuclear disarmament,...

This edition of the FES NY conference series "Der Draht zum Rat" looked back at the month of April, during which Germany held the presidency of the UN...

In many countries, weak governance fuels violence and insecurity. And improved governance can play an essential role in sustaining peace and...

The way forward for international tax policy requires consensus. Negotiators should seek sustainable solutions based on clear and appropriate...

Since 160 women’s rights and allied organizations signed a unity statement, the Gender and Trade Coalition has grown to over 200 members.

Research and women's lived experiences show that gender equality is linked to inclusive human security.

Feminist activists and experts from across the globe gathered for an evening of informal discussion and exchange.

Mutual concerns: global financial stability, effective regulation, and the role of trade unions in the multilateral system

What is needed for an inclusive and sustainable ending of the conflict in South Sudan?

Across the globe, in diverse cultural and national contexts, signs abound of a fraying of the social fabric.

What does innovation in and by the UN look like?

UN expert Richard Gowan (Senior Fellow, UN University Centre for Policy Research) stopped by FESNY for our very first "Der Draht zum Rat" (Eng: "The...

Germany's term on the Security Council brings both an opportunity and an obligation to honor its history by advancing atrocity prevention.

Bank and finance workers can play a role to support meaningful regulation of the global financial sector to create an enabling economic environment to...

It is time to review and to strengthen the functioning of the Presidency of the General Assembly so that the office as an institution can deliver more...

The 2017 hurricane season was one of the worst in the history of the Caribbean. This side event, co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Antigua and...

FES and partners co-hosted this international reception on the sidelines of CSW62 bringing together feminist activists, academics and policy-makers...

FES and partners co-convened this think meeting to underscore the renewed need for critical analysis and advocacy on gender, trade, and interlinking...

On the occasion of the First Global Conference of the Platform for Collaboration on Tax, FES and partners co-organized this side event on the links...

FES New York was pleased to support colleagues from the FES Zambia office and partners in organizing this side event to the 56th Commission on Social...

FES New York co-hosted this year’s Civil Society Forum to bring together UN officials, CSOs and activists from across the globe to discuss how we can...

FES New York and partners organized this working lunch at the UN Delegates Dining Room to address issues related to graduation from concessional...

In cooperation with ACUNS and OEF Research, FES New York organized this roundtable discussion on the report of the FES Global Reflection Group...

FES New York co-hosted this publication launch and discussion on climate change and the UN Security Council together with the Permanent Missions of...

FES New York and partners co-hosted this workshop to analyze the political economy of the formulation of the Sustainable Development Goals, with...

FES New York, ITUC, and New Rules for Global Finance co-hosted this panel discussion on global financial rule-making institutions and the nexus...

FES New York and partners co-hosted this side event to present findings and recommendations from the global civil society report 'Spotlight on...

FES New York and partners co-hosted this side event on the recently adopted Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and its positive...

FES New York and Goethe-Institut New York co-hosted this presentation and discussion on the recently translated biography “Willy Brandt – Life of a...

FES New York and partners co-hosted a high-level panel discussion on global, regional and sub-regional tax cooperation.

FES New York and partners co-hosted this civil society discussion on RtoP and the prevention of atrocity crimes, which allowed participants to...

FES New York partnered with G24 and ILO in this forum to address different perspectives, successes, and challenges related to boosting growth while...

At FES New York’s 2017 Summer Academy, young leaders from across the globe explored the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a tool to...

This high-level panel discussed two reports that highlight issues of poverty, gender equality and income inequality. "Are the Multilateral...

FES New York and partners co-hosted this side event during the First United Nations conference to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit...

FES New York and partners co-hosted this breakfast roundtable to look at one innovative proposal based on lessons from the HIPC/MDRI initiatives of...

Together with the office of the ECOSOC President and the Permanent Mission of Zimbabwe, FES New York co-hosted this annual luncheon for the Special...

FES New York and partners co-hosted this high-level panel to identify the the key measures global institutions and governments need to pursue in order...

FES New York and partners co-hosted this event on the final report of the “The New Geopolitics of Peace Operations II” initiative with focus on future...

This FES New York event offered expert speakers the possibility to exchange insights and ideas on the negotiation of a nuclear weapons ban treaty.

FES New York together with the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung New York co-hosted an international reception on the occasion of the sixty-first session of the...