Event 2030 Agenda 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 further progressive, transformative politics in their respective home countries.
Event Inclusive Economy 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 Organizations Fighting Inequality?", prepared by New Rules for Global Finance and...
Event Peace and Security "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 nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination.
Event Inclusive Economy "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 the 1990s and 2000s: overcoming political deadlocks by designing debt relief exclusively...
Event Inclusive Economy "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 high-level meeting of the Council with the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade...
Event Inclusive Economy "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 to more effectively tackle economic inequality.
Event Peace and Security "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 cooperation between Africa and the UN.
Event Peace and Security "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.
