Events

Thursday, 14.02.19 | 2030 Agenda, Multilateralism 4.0, Inclusive Economy | Event

"Multilateralism as an essential tool to reduce inequality within and among countries (SDG 10)"

International rules and global economic governance arrangements should be changed to counteract increasing inequality within and among countries.


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Sunday, 09.12.18 to Monday, 10.12.18 | 2030 Agenda, Inclusive Economy, Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

UN Member States advance the agenda for Financing Sustainable Development

In a 2-day retreat, governments prepared to chart the way forward amidst an increasingly challenging global economy.


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Tuesday, 04.12.18 | Sustaining Peace, Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

Launch Event: "Making 'Never Again' a Reality"

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


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Monday, 05.11.18 to Tuesday, 06.11.18 | 2030 Agenda, Inclusive Economy | Event

"Global Trade Union Strategy Meeting"

FES New York and PSI teamed-up to host a Global Trade Union Strategy Meeting in preparation of key UN summits in 2019.


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Wednesday, 24.10.18 | Sustaining Peace | Event

"Fostering inclusion to build resilient societies"

Women's meaningful inclusion and participation in peace processes is critical to the establishment of sustainable peace and resilient societies.


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Monday, 22.10.18 to Friday, 26.10.18 | 2030 Agenda | Event

FES New York 2018 Fall Academy

The 2030 Agenda needs young leaders from across the globe to push it forward and make it a reality.


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Monday, 15.10.18 | 2030 Agenda, Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

"UN2020 Information, Organization and Strategy Meeting Responding to Multilateralism in Crisis"

The upcoming 75th anniversary of the UN provides an opportunity to renew momentum for a more "people-centered" multilateralism, both inside and...


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Monday, 15.10.18 | Sustaining Peace, Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation in States and Territories Affected by Nuclear Weapons Testing in the Pacific

Nuclear weapons use, testing, development and production have caused multi-generational human harm and persistent environmental damage that pose a...


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Monday, 24.09.18 | 2030 Agenda, Inclusive Economy | Event

"Can 'Regulation from Below' create an enabling environment to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?"

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


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Monday, 24.09.18 | Multilateralism 4.0, Inclusive Economy, 2030 Agenda | Event

"Achieving the SDGs through Stakeholder Engagement for a More Sustainable Financial Sector"

To create real potential for the UN’s 2030 Agenda, the financial sector and its largest institutions must be brought back into service of the real,...


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| Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

"UNited for a different migration"

FEPS, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and partners team-up in support of a new, progressive vision on migration.


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Tuesday, 04.09.18 | Inclusive Economy | Event

"10 Years from the Last Crisis, We Still Need Effective Financial Regulation"

Reform of the global tax system is urgently needed to improve domestic resource mobilization and transparency.


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Wednesday, 22.08.18 | Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

Towards UN2020: The Case for Strenghtening Multilateralism

Join FES New York and partners for a strategy session to promote a proposed UN2020 summit.


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| Inclusive Economy | Event

Luncheon: Taming Global Finance by "Regulating from Below"

FESNY and partners co-hosted a luncheon discussion of how unions at banks can build a sustainable and equitable future for the global finance sector.


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Monday, 16.07.18 | Inclusive Economy | Event

"Bargaining for the Common Good in the World of Global Finance"

Ten years after the last financial crisis, large banks are still creating risky financial instruments faster than policymakers can regulate them, and...


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Wednesday, 20.06.18 | Multilateralism 4.0, Sustaining Peace | Event

“Preventing Mass Atrocity Crimes – Is there a Responsibility Not to Veto?”

Should there be a norm against the use of veto power in cases of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes?


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Thursday, 21.06.18 | Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

"Preparing the UN 2020 Summit"

The 75th anniversary of the United Nations in 2020 presents a unique opportunity to renew and strengthen the organization.


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Thursday, 17.05.18 | Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

“President or Paper Tiger? Strengthening the Role of the President of the UN General Assembly”

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...


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Tuesday, 15.05.18 | Multilateralism 4.0, Inclusive Economy | Event

"Labour Migration and the Global Compact: Ensuring Rights, Protections and a Decent Work Agenda"

Employment prospects in destination countries and the lack of decent work opportunities in origin countries are a driving force for millions of...


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Tuesday, 15.05.18 | Multilateralism 4.0, Sustaining Peace | Event

"Resilient Social Contracts and Sustaining Peace"

To better understand—and indeed strengthen—the relationship between the state and the citizen, it is important to examine what drives inclusive and...


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Tuesday, 24.04.18 | Inclusive Economy | Event

“Moving Forward on Debt and Debt Sustainability: With a special focus on the situation of Caribbean Countries”

On the sidelines of the 2018 FfD Forum, FES and partners have teamed up to present a luncheon and roundtable - with a special focus on the situation...


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Monday, 23.04.18 | Inclusive Economy | Event

"Before the next storm – Debt relief as a crisis response for Caribbean countries and how other SIDS might benefit”

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...


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Thursday, 15.03.18 | Inclusive Economy, Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

"Networking Across Boards and Borders: Strategies for Advancing Gender Equality in Rural Areas"

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


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Tuesday, 13.03.18 to Wednesday, 14.03.18 | Inclusive Economy | Event

"Gender and Trade Think-Meeting"

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


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Thursday, 15.02.18 | 2030 Agenda, Inclusive Economy | Event

"Financing the SDGs: Revealing the Links between Illicit Financial Flows and Domestic Resource Mobilization"

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...


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Monday, 05.02.18 | Inclusive Economy, 2030 Agenda | Event

'Rights-Based Social Protection: From Rhetoric to Action'

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...


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Friday, 02.02.18 | Inclusive Economy | Event

Civil Society Forum 2018

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...


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Tuesday, 23.01.18 | Inclusive Economy | Event

"Working Lunch on Graduation Issues – Exchange with Member States in preparation for the 2018 report of the Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development"

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


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Thursday, 18.01.18 | Sustaining Peace | Event

“Providing Security in Times of Uncertainty: "Mosaic Security Systems and the UN’s Quest for Coherence While Sustaining Peace”

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


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Wednesday, 20.12.17 | Sustaining Peace, Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

"UN Security Council and Climate Change: Bully Pulpit or Bull in a China Shop?"

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


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Monday, 20.11.17 to Tuesday, 21.11.17 | Inclusive Economy, 2030 Agenda | Event

"Knowledge and Politics in Setting and Measuring SDGs"

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


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Thursday, 12.10.17 | Inclusive Economy | Event

"Can the IFIs Support Sustainable Growth, Reduce Inequality and Protect Labor Rights at the Same Time?"

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


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Thursday, 12.10.17 | Inclusive Economy | Event

"Reclaiming policy space for the public: presenting Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2017"

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


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Thursday, 12.10.17 | Sustaining Peace | Event

"Assisting Victims and Remediating the Environment – Putting the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons into Action"

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...


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Tuesday, 10.10.17 | Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

"Willy Brandt – Life of a Statesman" by Hélène Miard-Delacroix

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


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Monday, 18.09.17 | Inclusive Economy | Event

"From Tax Competition to Tax Cooperation: An Alternative to the Race to the Bottom"

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


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Thursday, 07.09.17 | Sustaining Peace | Event

"UN-Civil Society Cooperation: Strengthening Accountability and Prevention under the Responsibility to Protect"

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


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Tuesday, 05.09.17 to Wednesday, 06.09.17 | Inclusive Economy | Event

"G24 Special Workshop on Growth and Reducing Inequality"

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


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Wednesday, 19.07.17 to Sunday, 23.07.17 | 2030 Agenda | Event

FES New York 2017 Summer Academy

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...


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Monday, 17.07.17 | Inclusive Economy | Event

Are UN Member States Ready to Eradicate Poverty and Promote Gender Equality by Tackling Inequality?

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


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Wednesday, 21.06.17 | Sustaining Peace | Event

"Protecting Rights, Remediating the Environment: Addressing the Harm from Nuclear Weapons"

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


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Wednesday, 24.05.17 | Inclusive Economy | Event

"Learning from HIPC: The potential for regional and group-wise debt relief schemes"

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...


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Monday, 22.05.17 | Inclusive Economy | Event

"Can Long - Term Investment in Infrastructure Reduce Inequality"

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...


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Friday, 21.04.17 | Inclusive Economy | Event

"Are Governments & the Bretton Woods Institutions Fighting Inequality?"

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...


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Tuesday, 11.04.17 | Sustaining Peace | Event

"African Directions: Towards an Equitable Partnership in Peace Operations"

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...


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Thursday, 16.03.17 | Sustaining Peace | Event

"Global and Regional Nuclear Orders in a Moment of Geopolitical Uncertainty"

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


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Tuesday, 14.03.17 | Inclusive Economy | Event

"Women's Economic Empowerment: Strategizing and Networking across Boards and Borders"

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...


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Publications

  • | Multilateralism 4.0, Inclusive Economy | Publication

    "Fair Play in World Trade"

    Trade policy must not be an end in itself, but has to serve broader, fair and democratic objectives.

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  • 06.02.2019 | 2030 Agenda, Multilateralism 4.0, Inclusive Economy | Publication

    "Knowledge and Politics in Setting and Measuring the SDGs"

    The papers in this special issue investigate the politics that shaped the SDGs, the setting of the goals, the selection of the measurement methods.

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  • 14.12.2018 | Sustaining Peace, Multilateralism 4.0 | Publication

    MACROSCOPE: "Should Germany Push for UN Blue Helmets in Eastern Ukraine?"

    Can Germany use its upcoming term on the Security Council to refocus international attention on the unresolved crisis in Eastern Ukraine?

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  • 07.12.2018 | Sustaining Peace, Multilateralism 4.0 | Publication

    MACROSCOPE: "The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70"

    Early December, the world was commemorating the 70th anniversaries of two landmark agreements: the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of...

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  • | Sustaining Peace, Multilateralism 4.0 | Publication

    "Making 'Never Again' a Reality"

    Germany is uniquely positioned - and obligated - to prioritize atrocity prevention on the international stage.

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  • | 2030 Agenda, Multilateralism 4.0, Inclusive Economy | Publication

    "The 2030 Agenda: An Unprecedented Statistical Challenge"

    The 2030 measurement framework presents challenges and possible unintended consequences for countries, their statistical systems and the broader...

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  • | 2030 Agenda, Inclusive Economy | Publication

    2018 Financial Impact Report: "Are the Multilateral Organizations Fighting Inequality?"

    2018 policies of the IMF and World Bank show some improvements in reducing inequalities, but more work remains to be done.

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  • | Multilateralism 4.0 | Publication

    Make the United Nations patriotic again? Donald Trump at the General Assembly

    In a reshaped multilateral order, democracy on the national and global levels are mutually reinforcing and a reformed, well-resourced and more...

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