We need young leaders to achieve the SDGs! Our 2019 Fall Academy brought young international policy makers from across the globe to New York to explore the ins and outs of the UN's 2030 Agenda.
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FESNY Podcast - 'Der Draht zum Rat' - Episode 3
What has Germany achieved on the UN Security Council in 2019? What's on the agenda for 2020? Before the end of the year, we spoke to Richard Gowan (UN Director, Crisis Group) to take stock of Germany's performance on the Security Council so far and look ahead to what's next.
UNited for Climate Justice
The time for climate justice is now! But what does it look like?
3 Questions for Angela Kane (Senior Fellow, VCDNP)
Angela Kane, Senior Fellow at VCDNP and former UN High Representative on Disarmament Affairs, visited FESNY to talk about her latest policy brief entitled "“Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: Between Aspiration and Reality”.
Helen Mudora on Social Protection and Development
Helen Mudora (Program Manager, Partnerships and Networks at Africa Platform for Social Protection) stopped by FESNY to talk about civil society involvement in social protection and development.
3 Questions for Jack Mayerhofer (Chief of Staff, AIPR)
Jack Mayerhofer (Chief of Staff, Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation) discusses Germany's capacity - and unique obligation - to play an important part in atrocity prevention on the international level.
FESNY Podcast - "Der Draht zum Rat" - Episode 2
Featuring Dr. Sarah Taylor (Senior Fellow, International Peace Institute), this episode of the FESNY Podcast series "Der Draht zum Rat" looked back at the month of April, during which Germany held the presidency of the UN Security Council.
FESNY Podcast - "Der Draht zum Rat" - Episode 1
UN expert Richard Gowan (Senior Fellow, UN University Centre for Policy Research) stopped by FES NY for our very first "Der Draht zum Rat" (Eng: "The Wire to the Council") webcast providing timely analysis and reflection on the Council's most pressing issues - and Germany's role in it.
FES New York 2018 Fall Academy
The UN's 2030 Agenda needs young leaders from across the globe who critically assess it, use it for their own transformative, progressive work, and make the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a reality. That's what our FES New York 2018 Fall Academy was all about.
Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz & Damon Silvers (AFL-CIO) Talk Global Financial Regulation
World-renowned economist and Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz & AFL-CIO Policy Director Damon Silvers stopped by FESNY to discuss the role of finance workers in global financial regulation as part of a day-long strategy session on the sidelines of United Nations High-Level Political Forum 2018.
Gender and Trade Coalition: Initial Think-Meeting
Feminist activists, trade union and NGO leaders, and academics gathered for an initial think-meeting to rekindle analysis and advocacy at the intersection of gender and trade to meet contemporary challenges. After surveying the current landscape in the context of past struggles to identify critical needs and organizing strategies, participants agreed to form the Gender and Trade Coalition: A Feminist Alliance on Trade Justice.
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'People of all countries want a world without nuclear weapons'
Austrian diplomat Alexander Kmentt on the outdated dogma of nuclear deterrence and other means of achieving security.
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FES Connect Newsbrief
As the world continues to practice social distancing, many are forced into digitalization. But can social justice be upheld in the digital space?
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Inequalities continue to rise. What are the policy implications for the World Bank?
The COVID-19 pandemic will almost certainly exacerbate inequalities of all kinds. Dr. Jürgen K. Zattler explains what the World Bank should do...
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Wednesday, 19.02.20 | Sustaining Peace | Event
Examining African-led Peace Operations
Over the last two decades, African institutions have assumed increasing responsibility for peace and security on their continent.