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FES Berlin / Head office: About usThe office works to promote North-South dialogue on a more democratic and socially just globalization process. With programs on core issues of global governance such as global security or the multilateral trade system, it contributes to a better understanding of the perspectives of the South among the German and European political public. For further information on the work of the FES Dialogue on Globalization project in Berlin, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you would like to receive invitations to our public events, please register via email. |
News & Highlights from BerlinRECENT EVENTS Where do we stand on our way to Global Zero International Conference June 22nd, 2010 in Berlin Two processes dominate this year's global agenda with regard to security policy: the U.S. NPT Review Conference and the reassessment of the NATO strategy. Both crucially influence the future role of nuclear arms and are closely connected. A stabilisation of the NPT regime and a simultaneously reduced importance of nuclear weapons could spur the vision of "global zero". Against this background, these two major issues were discussed during a conference organised by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Berlin. Read Public Debate program (in German only) PREVIOUS EVENTS Kassel Summer School: Shaping World Economy International Summer School, co-organised with the University of Kassel June 21-25, 2010 in Hofgeismar/Kassel
The shaping of Globalization is one of the main challenges of our time. The objectives and instruments how to shape the ongoing globalization process in a social and democratic way is heavily debated. In our working context we are frequently confronted with the effects of globalization without having enough time to have a closer look on the problems and to analyze political options to deal with them. The Summer School provides an opportunity to learn more about economy and globalization and the ways and means of how to shape globalization. Employment in Times of Crisis International Conference May 6th, 2010 in Berlin The global recession triggered by the global financial crisis had a profound impact on labour markets. According to the ILO’s Global Employment Trends report the number of jobless persons worldwide reached nearly 212 million in 2009. This is an unprecedented increase of 34 million compared to 2007, on the eve of the crisis. Although the increase in unemployment has been staggering, the situation could have been even worse. With this one-day conference the International Labour Office (ILO) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung promoted a dialogue between social partners, policy makers and experts from industrialized and emerging economies about employment and employment policies in the current global recession. This conference was organised in cooperation with the International Labour Organization ILO - by invitation only Orderly and Fair Debt Workout Mechanisms: Networking Conference on April 12-13th, 2010 in Berlin
Audio-Interview with Amar Bhattacharya
The interview lasts 10min13 and is posted here as an mp3-file.
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Amar Bhattacharya, the director of the G-24, the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four in Washington D.C., speaks about the need for reforming the World Bank and IMF and the lessons from the financial crisis with regard to development finance.