Peasants’ right to seed – Briefing paper by the Working Group on peasants and other people working in rural areas
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Peasants’ right to seed – Briefing paper by the Working Group on peasants and other people working in rural areas

ByUN Working Group on UNDROP

Article originally posted on: https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/tools-and-resources/peasants-right-seed-briefing-paper-working-group-peasants-and-other (26 November 2025) The Working Group on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas has issued a briefing paper on peasants’ right to seed, in connection with the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture…

Nyeleni Newsletter n°61 – Rooted in resistance: territories for climate justice
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Nyeleni Newsletter n°61 – Rooted in resistance: territories for climate justice

ByNyeleni - International Movement for Food Sovereignty

Defending Peasants’ Rights is pleased to share the Nyeleni Newsletter No. 61, which explores how the realisation of rural peoples’ rights, as enshrined in the UNDROP, is deeply connected to the advancement of collective struggles for climate justice across the world. As social movements mobilize toward Climate COP 30 and the Second International Conference on…

Seeds at risk
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Seeds at risk

ByDefending Peasants' Rights

Global Struggles for Control over Food This publication is a joint work of Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, Association for Plant Breeding for the Benefit of Society, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment, SWISSAID. Seeds are at the hearts of peasants’ identity and struggles. With UNDROP article 19, it is now a…

How to implement the UNDROP at the European and national level to promote peasants’ rights – publication and video
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How to implement the UNDROP at the European and national level to promote peasants’ rights – publication and video

ByEuropean Coordination Via Campesina

Update – Recording available! Public event “How to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP) at the European and national level to promote sustainable and resilient food systems”, 19 February 2025. The event aimed to discuss with key representatives of the European Union how…

The United Nations Working Group on the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas
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The United Nations Working Group on the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas

ByChristophe Golay

Geneva Academy’s press release, 13 January 2025 We are pleased to announce the publication of a new Research Brief authored by Dr. Christophe Golay, which examines the role of the United Nations (UN) Working Group (WG) on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas. This Research Brief is available in English,…

Coffee and carbon in Colombia: Human rights concerns at the intersection of food systems, climate change and data-based technologies
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Coffee and carbon in Colombia: Human rights concerns at the intersection of food systems, climate change and data-based technologies

ByFian International

This report was first published on Fian International’s website in June 2024. The introduction below was written specifically for Defending Peasants’ Rights, to highlight the UNDROP’s role. You can find the original introduction here and the report below. Carbon markets vs. peasant autonomy: UNDROP’s role in safeguarding rights and data sovereignty There is an urgent…

FAO’s work on the themes of the United Nations Declarationon the Rights of Peasantsand Other People Workingin Rural Areas (UNDROP)
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FAO’s work on the themes of the United Nations Declarationon the Rights of Peasantsand Other People Workingin Rural Areas (UNDROP)

ByDefending Peasants' Rights

This publication catalogues FAO’s extensive work under six key themes central to UNDROP: family farming; youth and gender equality; the right to a decent income and livelihood; the right to land and other natural resources; the right to seeds and biodiversity; and the right to adequate food. It can be useful for policymakers, practitioners, and…

Fact sheet on the UN Working Group on UNDROP
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Fact sheet on the UN Working Group on UNDROP

ByFian International, Cetim, La Via Campesina

At the occasion of the election of the experts for the UN Working Group on UNDROP, Fian International, Cetim and La Via Campesina published a new fact sheet on the Working Group. The document explains why it was so impertive to have a Working Group installed. It also details what are the prerogatives of the…

UNDROP: a key to a just transition to agroecology
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UNDROP: a key to a just transition to agroecology

BySibylle Dirren (FIAN International)

This briefing paper was first published on Fian International website on September 19th, 2023. You can find it here. The global food crisis, rising inequalities and the triple planetary crise of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution are stark reminders that maintaining the status quo is no longer viable. We urgently need to embark on…

Universal Periodic Review of Cuba: CETIM highlights good practices on peasants’ rights
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Universal Periodic Review of Cuba: CETIM highlights good practices on peasants’ rights

ByCETIM

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a human rights protection mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council. It is a process based on the review of each UN member state’s compliance with its human rights obligations and commitments. All member States are assessed by other States, which may make recommendations on different issues and with…

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas: One Step Forward in the Promotion of Human Rights for the Most Vulnerable
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The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas: One Step Forward in the Promotion of Human Rights for the Most Vulnerable

ByMaria Natalia Pacheco Rodriguez and Luis Fernando Rosales Lozada

This article is a Research Paper from the South Center, it was first published in November 2020. In this paper the two authors, who were key actors of the adoption of UNDROP, explain how the UNDROP came to be, some of the rights enshrined in it and finally they open perspectives for the future. There…

Reasearch Brief: The Right to Seeds in Africa
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Reasearch Brief: The Right to Seeds in Africa

ByKarine Peschard, Christophe Golay, Lulbahri Araya

This research brief is a publication by the Geneva Academy, you can find it on its website here. This Researche Brief is the summary of a longer publication on The Right to Seeds in Africa, you can find it on our website here. The implementation of UNDROP represents a unique opportunity to redress the imbalance…