Previous Events
Events 2011
FES Human Rights Award 2011 for Slim Amamou and Khaled Mohamed Said (1982-2010)
Award Ceremony and panel discussion on September 19, 2011
The laudation was held by Dr. Joachim Gauck; for the late Khaled Said, his sister Zahraa accepted the award and took part in the discussion.
Read more on the Human Rights Award website
New horizons and old problems for UN Peacekeeping
Expert conference and public panel discussion on 7 July 2011
On July 7, 2011, international experts debated in three panels (one of them public) about the progress of the New Horizon initiative, launched by DPKO and DFS in 2009.
First Insights summarized by Christian Stock
The United Nations and the G20: Competition, Cooperation or Convergence?
Public panel discussion with United Nations General Assembly President Dr. Joseph Deiss on April 6th 2011 at FES Berlin
25 Years of the Right to Development
Public Panel Discussion and expert conference on 24-25 February 2011
Highlight of the public event on the 24th honouring the 25th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Right to Development was the keynote address of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Madame Navanethem Pillay.
watch YouTube film with the hightlights of both keynote and discussion
The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung at the 10th World Social Forum
Series of workshops at the WSF in Dakar during 6-11 February 2011
FES activities in Dakar provided a platform for dialogue between representatives from trade unions, NGOs, and other organizations and members of civil society taking part in the WSF.
see YouTube film and further pictures and information on our WSF activities
Labour and Human Rights as a voluntary commitment?
Potentials and limits of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Public Panel Discussion on 3 February 2011 at the TU Berlin
Bringing the garment industry into focus clearly showed potentials and limits of CSR. On the occasion of the 2nd Sukuma Millennium Award we discussed labour standards in the garment industry with experts from Asia and Germany.
Learn more about labour standards in Asian garment industry (in German)
Events 2010
The Future of German and European Peace Policy
Public Panel Discussion on 16 Dezember 2010 in Berlin
On December 16, Angelika Spelten, Dr. Hans-Georg Ehrhart and Edelgard Bulmahn MoP discussed The Future of German and European Peace Policy.together with Andreas Zumach, taz. The podcast we produced in this context summarizes the most important statements with additional information on the recent developments in German - and European - Peace Policy.
Award Ceremony & Discussion: FES Human Rights Award for Marcelina Bautista Bautista
On December 2nd, 2010, the FES honoured Marcelina Bautista Bautista from Mexico, General Secretary of the Confederation of Domestic Workers in Latin America and the Caribbean and director of the advisory centre for domestic workers in Mexico (CACEH) for her outstanding work.
Programme and further informationen here
Listen to the interview with Marcelina Bautista Bautista (in Spanish)
Trust is good, control is better: Why politics has to watch the international textile industry
Public discussion on 10 November 2010 at ver.di in Berlin
Part of a series of events throughout Germany using the example of Bangladesh to give an insight into the appalling working conditions of the global textile industry.
Feeling the pulse of our time or just outdated:
Trade unions and global social justice
Public discussion on 10 November 2010 in Berlin. The discussion was part of the series SOCIAL - GLOBAL - JUST by FES and inforadio and was recorded and broadcast within the weekly "Forum"programme of rbb inforadio.
Women Making the Global Economy: The Way Ahead to More Stability
Lectures and public discussion on 27 October 2010 in Berlin
Read an article about the conference and this topic
Look at the picture gallery from the conference
The Human Rights Council's Performance to-date:
A Civil Society Perspective on Priorities for the Review 2011
International Conference, October 14/15 , 2010 in Berlin
Social security for billions - how China and India secure their population
Public Panel Discussion, September 16, 2010 in Berlin
The discussion was part of the series SOCIAL - GLOBAL - JUST by FES and inforadio and was recorded and broadcast within the weekly "Forum"programme of rbb inforadio.
Peacebuilding Worldwide:
Millennium Development Goals as a UN key issue
Public Panel Discussion, September 15, 2010 in Bonn
Event in cooperation with FriEnt and
Church Development Service (EED)
Programme and more informations on the FriEnt-Website
Watch the YouTube-Video with ambassador Dr. Peter Wittig from New York
Broken promises - will the Millennium Goal „Basic Education for all“ fail by lack of finance?
Public Panel Discussion, September 8, 2010 in Berlin
Event in cooperation with UNICEF and
the Global Campaign for Education.
"New Development Policy?!" - Perspectives of the MDG+10 Summit
Public Panel Discussion, September 7, 2010 in Bonn
Program
The new discussion series of FES and inforadio: SOCIAL – GLOBAL – JUST:
Social justice for us, charity for the rest?
Kick-off session: Public discussion on July 7, 2010 in Berlin
Programme
The discussion was the first part of the series SOCIAL - GLOBAL - JUST by FES and inforadio and was recorded and broadcast within the weekly "Forum"programme of rbb inforadio.
Go to "Forum" website of rbb inforadio.
The Future of Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century
Public Lecture and Panel Discussion, June 22, 2010 in Berlin
Employment in times of crisis
International Conference, May 6, 2010 in Berlin in cooperation with International Labour Organization (ILO)
Networking Conference on Orderly and Fair Debt Workout Mechanisms
Conference, April 12/13, 2010 in Berlin
(in Cooperation with erlassjahr)
The United Nations and sustainable development -
from the concept to today's policies
Panel Discussion, March 16, 2010 in Berlin
in Cooperation with the United Nations Assiciation of Germany (DGVN)
Programme
Events 2009
Treatment Action Campaign receives FES Human Rights Award 2009
Panel Discussion and Ceremonial Act, December 10, 2009 in Berlin
Listen to the interviews with Nonkosi Khumalo and Herta Däubler-Gmelin
The Reckoning - The Battle for the International Criminal Court
Film and discussion at the One World Filmfestival, November 28, 2009 in Berlin
A Global Green New Deal
International dialogue, November 24/25, 2009 in Berlin
Concept Note
The social consequences of the global financial crisis
International Conference, November 19, 2009 in Berlin
Programme
Go to the Social Watch Report 2009 Social Watch Deutschland Report
Risking Elections - Milestone or Stumbling Block for Democratization
International Symposium, November 2, 2009 in Berlin with scientists and practitioners from Afghanistan, Iraq, Kenya, Ivory Coast and Bangladesh
Programme
The global crisis from a gender perspective
International Conference, October 20, 2009 in Berlin
Programme
Right to Social Security in Development
Conference & Public Panel Discussion, October 19/20, 2009 in Berlin
Programme
Global Economic Governance in the year 2020:
What future for the global economic system?
Scenario Presentation and Discussion, September 14, 2009 at FES Berlin
Programme
FES SWP North-South Dialogue 2009:
Global Governance for Global Markets - Moving beyond G8?
International Conference, June 17, 2009 in Berlin
Programme
Monitoring Economic, Social and Cultural Rights -
Utilizing Indicators as a Tool for State Reporting Strategies
Expert discussion June 11, 2009 in Berlin
Programme
Listen to interviews with the panellists
The United Nations between G20 summits
Expert discussion May 13, 2009 in Bonn
Programme
Event in cooperation with the Global Policy Forum Europe and Terre des Hommes Germany.
International Political Dialogue: FES Forum for Security Policy - "New Momentum for Nuclear Disarmament?"
Conference, April 22, 2009 in Berlin
Programme
The Global Financial Crisis:
A Window of Opportunity for Reforming Global Economic Governance?
Luncheon with Prof. Griffith-Jones, March 26, 2009
Programme
Global Governance in transition - Challenges of governance in a changed world society
Workshop on February 2, 2009 in Bonn
Programme
Bretton Woods II? How to shape the international financial system?
Workshop, January 31, 2009 at the World Social Forum in Belém, Brasil
Programme
It's Sink or Adapt: Financing for Climate Change Adaptation
Workshop, January 31, 2009 at the World Social Forum in Belém, Brasil
Programme
Events 2008
60 Years Universal Declaration of Human Rights: We protect them - they protect us
Ceremonial Act and Public Panel Discussion, December 10, 2008 in Berlin
Conference Programme
Programm of the public panel discussion
Look at the picture gallery
Social and Human Rights Budgeting
Workshop, December 9, 2008 in Berlin
Programme
The Global Financial Crisis:
Implications for Financial Regulation, Trade and Development
Luncheon with Manuel Montes, UN FfD Office, December 4, 2008 in Berlin
Programme
Global Economic Imbalances:
Challenges for the International Financial System in Times of Crisis
Conference with Prof. Peter Bofinger, November 28/29, 2008 in Beijing, China
Programme
The rise of China and India:
Opportunity or threat for the German economy?
Panel Discussion with former Federal Minister Walter Riester and Professor Bibek Debroy, September 23, 2008 in Berlin
Programme
Decent Work and Fair Globalization:
A dialogue between industrialized and emerging economies
Conference with Michael Sommer and Federal Minister of Labour Olaf Scholz, May 5, 2008 in Berlin
Programme
War and Peace in the year 2020 -
Scenarios for a German policy of peace
Scenario presentation and discussion with Ricardo Berzoini and Jacob Zuma, April 21, 2008 in Berlin
Programme
7th FES SWP North South Dialogue:
Global Governance in the 21st century - the Heiligendamm process as a way out of the crisis?
Panel Discussion with Ricardo Berzoini and Jacob Zuma, April 21, 2008 in Berlin
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