Events

Wednesday, 19.02.20 | Sustaining Peace | Event

Over the last two decades, African institutions have assumed increasing responsibility for peace and security on their continent.

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Friday, 14.02.20 | 2030 Agenda, Inclusive Economy | Event

We need global, multisectoral and comprehensive action to end homelessness.

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Wednesday, 05.02.20 | Inclusive Economy | Event

FES enables innovations and the participation of additional developing countries for meetings to jump start the Decade of Action on the SDGs.

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| Inclusive Economy, 2030 Agenda | Event

The year 2020 offers several opportunities for consolidating political will to enhance action for financing sustainable development.

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Wednesday, 20.11.19 to Thursday, 21.11.19 | Inclusive Economy | Event

New Trade Union Expert Group discussed better practices for designing labor market institutions with the IMF research department

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Tuesday, 19.11.19 | Inclusive Economy, Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

FES and partners brought together a distinguished group of international decision-makers and experts to discuss much-needed reforms to global economic...

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Monday, 04.11.19 to Friday, 08.11.19 | 2030 Agenda, Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

We need young leaders to achieve the SDGs!

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Tuesday, 12.11.19 | Multilateralism 4.0, 2030 Agenda | Event

What is the UN we need and how do we get there?

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| Sustaining Peace | Event

Young women often have less access to prevention spaces at national, regional and institutional levels.

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Thursday, 17.10.19 | Inclusive Economy | Event

Efforts to address global corporate tax issues have previously stalled. Is a consensus for reform emerging?

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Thursday, 17.10.19 | Inclusive Economy | Event

It's time to discuss whether the IFIs effectively contribute to inequality reduction, decent work and economic growth.

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Thursday, 17.10.19 | Inclusive Economy | Event

The IMF claims that its policies are helping countries to address inequalities. However, country-level evidence suggests that IMF advice and loan...

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| Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

This event considered novel approaches to improve global governance in the run-up to the UN@75 Summit.

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Thursday, 19.09.19 to Saturday, 21.09.19 | 2030 Agenda, Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

The climate emergency is becoming clearer than ever, but progressive policies can help us meet the challenge ahead.

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Tuesday, 16.07.19 | 2030 Agenda, Sustaining Peace | Event

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

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Thursday, 11.07.19 | 2030 Agenda | Event

Four years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda the world is off-track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Wednesday, 10.07.19 | 2030 Agenda, Inclusive Economy | Event

Income and wealth inequality run rampant across the globe. How can we move towards a new fiscal compact for sustainable development?

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Monday, 17.06.19 | Sustaining Peace | Event

What do the Malians think about the multidimensional crisis facing the country?

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Wednesday, 12.06.19 | Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

Improving today's global security, justice, and economic architecture requires fresh ideas and perspectives.

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Wednesday, 12.06.19 | Inclusive Economy | Event

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

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Wednesday, 08.05.19 | Sustaining Peace | Event

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

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Tuesday, 07.05.19 | Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

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

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Friday, 03.05.19 | Sustaining Peace | Event

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,...

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| Sustaining Peace | Event

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...

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Thursday, 18.04.19 | Sustaining Peace | Event

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

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Wednesday, 17.04.19 | Inclusive Economy | Event

Innovative mechanisms are needed to meet increasing debt challenges.

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Tuesday, 16.04.19 | Inclusive Economy | Event

It has been estimated that, over the coming decades, a large portion of all current jobs will either change significantly or disappear entirely.

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Saturday, 13.04.19 | Inclusive Economy | Event

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

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Thursday, 11.04.19 | Event

This discussion presented a spectrum of views from networks of elites to "regulation from below".

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Tuesday, 12.03.19 to Wednesday, 13.03.19 | Inclusive Economy | Event

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

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Tuesday, 12.03.19 | Sustaining Peace | Event

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

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Monday, 11.03.19 | Multilateralism 4.0, Inclusive Economy | Event

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

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Monday, 11.03.19 to Wednesday, 13.03.19 | Inclusive Economy | Event

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

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Friday, 08.03.19 | 2030 Agenda, Multilateralism 4.0, Inclusive Economy | Event

The SDGs ushered in a new era of ‘governance by indicators’ in global development.

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Wednesday, 06.03.19 | Sustaining Peace | Event

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

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Friday, 15.02.19 | 2030 Agenda, Inclusive Economy | Event

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

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

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

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Thursday, 07.02.19 | Multilateralism 4.0 | Event

What does innovation in and by the UN look like?

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| Sustaining Peace | Event

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Tuesday, 04.09.18 | Inclusive Economy | Event

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

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

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| Inclusive Economy | Event

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Examining African-led Peace Operations

Civil Society Forum 2020

Partnership with ECOSOC President Helps Strengthen Annual Talks with IMF and World Bank Directors

Enhancing Financing for Sustainable Development (FSD)

Trade union talks with IMF yield some progress on wages and inequality

Global Policy Dialogue on Economic Institutions

Fall Academy 2019

UN2020 Information, Organization, and Strategy Meeting

Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Side Event

Corporate Taxation in the Global Economy

Are the IFIs contributing to SDGs 8 and 10?

The IMF and Inequalities

One Year to Go to the UN 75 Summit

UNited for Climate Justice

Breaking Silos: SDG 16, Gender and Land-Related SDGs

Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2019

Inequality & the 1%

Challenges for Peace in Mali

Dialogue on Global Security, Justice, and Economic Institutions

Towards a Barrier-Free Inclusive Society

Towards a WMD-free Zone in the Middle East

Addressing Multilateralism in Crisis

Bridge Building in the Nuclear Disarmament Discourse

Webcast: "Der Draht zum Rat" #2 - Germany's Presidency on the Security Council w/ Dr. Sarah Taylor

Investing in Governance

How Far Have We Moved Forward on Debt Sustainability?

The Future of Work and Job Creation

International Tax Policy at a Critical Juncture

Can Finance Be Effectively Governed?

Gender and Trade Coalition Strategy Meeting

Sustainable Infrastructure for Gender Equality

Networking Across Boards and Borders

Global Unions High Level Meetings with IMF and World Bank Lead Toward New Strategies

Knowledge and Politics in Setting and Measuring SDGs

How to Make Peace Work in South Sudan?

Civil Society Forum 2019

Multilateralism as an Essential Tool to Reduce Inequality

Carlo Schmid Salon 2019

Webcast: "Der Draht zum Rat" #1 - Germany on the Security Council w/ Richard Gowan

UN Member States Advance the Agenda for Financing Sustainable Development

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

"Global Trade Union Strategy Meeting"

"Fostering inclusion to build resilient societies"

FES New York 2018 Fall Academy

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

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

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

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

"UNited for a different migration"

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

Towards UN2020: The Case for Strenghtening Multilateralism

Luncheon: Taming Global Finance by "Regulating from Below"

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

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

"Preparing the UN 2020 Summit"

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

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

"Resilient Social Contracts and Sustaining Peace"

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

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

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

"Gender and Trade Think-Meeting"

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

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

Civil Society Forum 2018

"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"

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

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

"Knowledge and Politics in Setting and Measuring SDGs"

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

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

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

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

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

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

"G24 Special Workshop on Growth and Reducing Inequality"

FES New York 2017 Summer Academy

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

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

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
New York Office