NEWSLETTER – APRIL 2009 – The Geneva Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung(FES Geneva) presents its newsletter, designed to inform you, of recent and upcoming events and developments at the Geneva-based international organizations and new publications. If you do not want to receive this newsletter please Unsubscribe. Das Genfer Büro der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung(FES) freut sich, Ihnen unseren jüngsten Newsletter vorzustellen. Dieser enthält Informationen über unsere Veranstaltungen und Neuerscheinungen und bringt Sie auf den neuesten Stand von Entwicklungen in Genfer internationalen Organisationen. Sollten Sie diesen Newsletter nicht erhalten wollen, dann können Sie Ihn hier abbestellen. INDEX |Upcoming Events| Recent Events| Publications| Subscribe| ******************************************************************************* UPCOMING EVENTS Please note that participation in all events is by invitation only. 20 – 24 APRIL 2009| DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE Following the activities of the UN human rights system, FES Geneva will soon provide a summary of the upcoming Durban Review Conference, which is taking place in Geneva from 20-24 April. http://www.un.org/durbanreview2009/ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION The new US Administration has brought a new dynamic to disarmament efforts. With the promise of a renewal of START, and the expressed intent of world leaders to earnestly discuss a nuclear-free world, the Geneva Centre for Security Policy and FES Geneva, in collaboration with UNIDIR, organize two high-level public discussions(see below) on the most topical of these issues, related to the International Conference on Disarmament, whose second session will take place from 18 May to 3 July. http://www.unog.ch/80256EE600585943/(httpPages)/2D415EE45C5FAE07C12571800055232B?OpenDocument PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION 26 May 2009| FES Geneva| Geneva Centre for Security Policy| UNIDIR| Public Discussion on “New strategic content for disarmement” 25 June 2009| FES Geneva| Geneva Centre for Security Policy| UNIDIR| Public discussion on “The vision of a nuclear weapons-free world: Zero option as a realistic approach” 18 – 19 MAY 2009, GENEVA| UNCTAD-UN-NGLS SYMPOSIUM| THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS AND DEVELOPMENT – THE WAY FORWARD| PALAIS DES NATIONS UNCTAD, in collaboration with the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service(UN-NGLS) and other partner organizations, will hold its first public symposium, titled"The global economic crisis and development- the way forward", on 18 and 19 May 2009 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. FES Geneva will support the symposium and will host a side event during the event. For further information see www.unctad.org/publicsymposium 2 – 18 JUNE 2009, GENEVA| 11TH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL The 11th Session of the Human Rights Council will again be in the focus of our human rights work from 2-18 June, featuring among many regular agenda items and topics the adoption of the UPR report on Germany. On