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Illustration of a child who is imprisoned. You look at it through an imaginary hole in the picture.

Mythbusting immigration detention

This year's Human Rights Award goes to International Detention Coalition. It’s time to break down common myths around immigration detention and...


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Zingiswa Losi von COSATU beim  L20/Treffen der Arbeitsgruppe der Beschäftigten der G20

Labour in the G20 – welcomed but offered little

The South African G20 presidency is setting the right agenda—but it lacks the resources to meet the demands of the Labor 20 summit.


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Eine Aktivistin hält einen Fächer mit der Aufschrift "Debt Kills Development" (Schulden töten Entwicklung) während eines Protestes auf dem FfD4-Gipfel der UN hoch.t.

Is Seville the moment of truth for the debt crisis?

This month, a broad-based alliance of civil society organisations accompanied the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville...


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Panellists and participants in the audience at the Bharat Summit of the Progressive Alliance in Hyderabad.

The world’s biggest gathering of progressive forces

The Progressive Alliance international conference saw over 100 progressive parties and movements come together in a show of unity – committed to...


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Zwei Teilnehmer sitzen auf dem Panel bei der Gewerkschaftskonferenz. Hinter ihnen sieht man den Schriftzug "International, Solidarisch, Stark"

Transnational solidarity along supply chains

Through global solidarity and targeted social dialogue, trade unions are campaigning for better working conditions - from South African wine...


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Cover of the FES Konferenz-Zeitung: "Mont Blanc Trade News". In the background the Sillhouette of the Montblanc-Range

13th WTO Ministerial Conference: Set the Priorities right

Daniel Bertossa appeals to the WTO Ministerial Conference to prioritise the development agenda and the public interest.


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Cover der FES Konferenz-Zeitung: "Mont Blanc Trade News"

Expectations for the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi

The FES Geneva reports on the MC13 in three issues of its "Mont Blanc Trade News". At the beginning of the conference, with representatives from...


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China’s international development cooperation. History, Development Finance Apparatus, and Case Studies from Africa

Beijing is one of the world's largest donors of development aid and uses development financing as a foreign policy instrument. A new analysis of FES...


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Plakat auf einer Klimademo mit der Aufschrift: «There is no Planet B»

Why Climate Change and Human Rights are Connected

What are the obligations of states to protect the human rights of those affected by climate change?


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Veranstaltungsgrafik mit einem Portrait von der Menschenrechtsaktivistin Shaharzad Akbar. Text: FES-Menschenrechtspreis 2023. Shaharzad Akbar

FES Human Rights Award 2023

to Shaharzad Akbar, human rights activist and former Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC). Please register for...


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Social Protection Floor Index
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Social Protection Floor Index

For millions of people the Corona virus is both a threat to their health and their job. Now is the moment to push governments towards establishing basic social protection. As an instrument to exert pressure, FES offers a map that identifies gaps in social protection worldwide. more

Spotlight 2030
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Spotlight 2030

How close is the global community to reaching the Sustainability Goals? The annual Spotlight Report focuses on obstacles and contradictions regarding the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. more

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