June 2012 NEWSLETTER The Geneva Office of the Friedrich ‐ Ebert ‐ Stiftung(FES Geneva) presents its newsletter, de ‐ signed to inform you of our activities and publications as well as of recent and upcoming events and developments at the Geneva ‐ based international organizations. If you do not want to receive this newsletter, please Unsubscribe. Das Genfer Büro der Friedrich ‐ Ebert ‐ Stiftung(FES Genf) 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 //International Agenda //Publications //Subscribe //Upcoming Events vents WTO Public Forum 2012 Trade and Africa's agricultural policy in 2025: possible ways out of a debacle (WTO, S3) 24 September 2012, 12:00 ‐ 14:00, Geneva What are the current major challenges in the African agricultural sector related to its trade policy? Where lies Africa’s potential in the agricultural sector and how can trade policies encourage them? How should an agricultural trade policy be deline ‐ ated in which food security is central? This and further questions will be discussed at this year’s WTO Public Forum session jointly organized by FES and ACP Geneva Offices. Experts from Geneva and Sub ‐ Sarah Africa will form the panel. Registration to the WTO Public Forum: https://meetings.wto.org/Forums/ Registrant/blank.htm General website of the Public Forum: http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/ public_forum12_e/public_forum12_e.htm Political Economy of a Transitional China(CCV, Room A) 27 September 2012, Geneva After its thirty years reform, opening up and more than ten years membership of the WTO, China is now entering a new period of political, economic and social transformation. This year’s annual Bridges China Dialogue will focus on key topics, such as business& labour, climate change & clean energy, global governance and challenges of transitional China. The Event is jointly organized by ICTSD; FES Ge ‐ neva Office and the Research Centre of Chinese Politics and Business at Indiana University. Registration General information on Bridges China Dialogue: http://ictsd.org/events/bc/ Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung  Director: Dr Matthes Buhbe  6 bis, Chemin du Point-du-Jour  1202 Geneva, Switzerland Tel.+41 22 733 3450  Fax:+41 22 733 3545  E-mail: info@fes-geneva.org  www.fes-geneva.org