November 2012 NEWSLETTER FES side event on the Universal Periodic Review of Guatemala 25 October 2012, Geneva, Switzerland The Friedrich Ebert Foundation invited to a panel discussion with two representa ‐ tives from„Tz'ununija Indigenous Women’s Movement” from Guatemala. On the occasion of the 14th UPR session held between 22 October and 5 November, Gua ‐ temala has been reviewed by the Human Rights Council. Ms. Lilian Lopez and Ms. Juana Sales presented a report on the situation of indigenous women In Guate ‐ mala. The report has been submitted to the Council as background information to the state review. Furthermore, the discussion focused on the human rights conse ‐ quences of mining operations, taking as an example the case of the Marlin Mine in San Miguel Ixtahuacán. Invitation(English Version) Invitación(Versión Español) Third workshop of the Geneva Circle on Global Economic Governance: Exchange rate and capital account management for developing countries 17 October 2012, Geneva, Switzerland The Geneva Circle on Global Economic Governance intends to enhance the dia ‐ logue among economists of Geneva ‐ based international organizations. It provides a forum for staff members of the relevant institutions to discuss their current or fu ‐ ture work in the broader context of globalization and sustainable development. At this third meeting, the following questions have been central: What are the risks of finance ‐ led globalization for developing country trade and their develop ‐ ment objectives? What are the objectives of capital controls and how effective are they? What are the limits of currency ‐ market intervention and reserve accumula ‐ tion? How can developing countries best enlarge their macroeconomic policy space? Program Background note by Detlef Kotte CEDAW and Women’s Access to Justice: Country Examples 08 October 2012, Geneva, Switzerland The International Commission of Jurists ICJ has been conducting exploratory proc ‐ esses in a range of countries to identify the range of obstacles and impediments that persistently reduce women’s access to justice and legal protection and explore roads for change. FES Geneva and ICJ organized a briefing with discussion for the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women CEDAW to famil ‐ iarize the Committee with this initiative. To enable the Committee to hear directly from a woman working on justice issues on the national level FES Geneva invited Peggie Ramaphane of Botswana’s Women against Rape WAR. Other speakers were CEDAW’s chairperson Silvia Pimentel and ICJ’s Leah Hoctor. Also present was Wan ‐ Hea Lee, chief of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the High Com ‐ missioner for Human Rights OHCHR. The meeting was envisaged to be useful as regards initial Committee steps towards the elaboration of a General Recommen ‐ dation on Women’s Access to Justice. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung  Director: Dr Matthes Buhbe  6 bis, Chemin du Point-du-Jour  1202 Geneva, Switzerland 3 Tel.+41 22 733 3450  Fax:+41 22 733 3545  E-mail: info@fes-geneva.org  www.fes-geneva.org