Towards an international recognition of the environmental component of peasantry – Pathways from the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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Towards an international recognition of the environmental component of peasantry – Pathways from the Convention on Biological Diversity.

ByCarlos Olaya, Carlos Duarte, Rodrigo Uprimny and Carlos Quesada

Notes from the authors Introduction In this article we propose three approaches to recognize the “environmental component of the peasantry” in international environmental law. This concept, introduced by the Colombian Constitution through Legislative Act 01 of 2023, mandates that decision-making processes affecting peasants take into account their special relationship with the ecosystems they rely on….

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

ByEuropean Coordination Via Campesina

On September 16, the European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC) published a report on the implementation of UNDROP in Europe. You can find the launch press release here. This new publication presents the Declaration: its origin, purpose, content and how it should be implemented. It lists policy recommendations for international and regional organizations, European decision-makers and…

Introducing the members of the UN Working Group on UNDROP
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Introducing the members of the UN Working Group on UNDROP

ByDefending Peasants' Rights

At its 54th session in October 2023, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution establishing a Working Group on the Declaration of the Rights of Peasants and Other Rural Workers. The five experts making up this group were appointed at the following session, on April 5th, 2024. And on September 19th 2024, these experts…

Civil society organizations’ written statement to the first report of the UN Working Group on UNDROP
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Civil society organizations’ written statement to the first report of the UN Working Group on UNDROP

ByDefending Peasants' Rights

On the occasion of the presentation of the first report of the UN Working Group to the Human Rights Council, Cetim and Fian International made a written statement to the Council. The statement was written and sent prior to the publication of the Working Group’s report. The statement puts into context the adoption of the…

First report of the UN Working Group on UNDROP
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First report of the UN Working Group on UNDROP

ByDefending Peasants' Rights

On September 19th, The UN Working Group on UNDROP has submitted its first report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. If the first two parts of the report are dedicated to the context of their mandate and the history of the recognition of the UNDROP, the last parts of the report are a first…

The UN Working Group on the UNDROP – Video presentation by Geneviève Savigny
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The UN Working Group on the UNDROP – Video presentation by Geneviève Savigny

ByDefending Peasants' Rights

Belgium, July 2024. Geneviève Savigny, Chair of the UN Working Group on UNDROP, introduces us to the group, its mandate, prerogatives and initial projects.She also explains how to contact the Group’s experts. She emphasizes the importance of being able to interact with peasants and rural workers.She concludes her presentation with a message of support and…

Video from the training: The UN Working Group on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas
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Video from the training: The UN Working Group on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas

ByChristophe Golay

The video of the complete training is online! The United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted the UN Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas (UNDROP) on 17 December 2018. Four years later, on 12 October 2023, the Human Rights Council created the UN Working Group on the rights of…

The UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants: using the law to fight for just and sustainable food systems
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The UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants: using the law to fight for just and sustainable food systems

ByRaffaele Morgantini - Lendemains Solidaires

This article was published in the CETIM magazine “Lendemains Solidaires”, in its first issue dedicated to agriculture (January 2022). You can find the article here. There’s nothing more paradoxical than the fact that those who contribute most to food security – namely rural communities – are the ones most affected by poverty and malnutrition. Erected…

Fisheries and the right to food in the context of climate change
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Fisheries and the right to food in the context of climate change

ByAngélique Chauvin et Natacha Manen (CETIM)

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri At the 55th session of the Human Rights Council in March 2024, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, presented his annual report. This year, he highlights the challenges facing small-scale fishermen in the context of the climate crisis. He…

Common Struggles, Different Roots: Indigenous and Landless People’s Food Sovereignties in Southern Brazil
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Common Struggles, Different Roots: Indigenous and Landless People’s Food Sovereignties in Southern Brazil

ByMatteo Consiglio

Thesis to obtain the Master in International and Development Studies of the Graduate Institute in International and Development Studies in Geneva AbstractFocusing on the Guarani Mbyá and the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) in Santa Catarina, this thesis explores the similarities and differences between indigenous and landless food sovereignty. It shows how their narratives are intertwined…