In its final response at the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva 15 June to 7 July 2026 Nepal confirmed the acceptance of 224 out of 284 recommendations received under its fourth Universal Periodic Review.
A new Policy Brief published by FIAN International and FIAN Honduras highlights the essential role that fisher communities play as guardians of marine and coastal commons and puts forward concrete recommendations for governance systems that are based on the extensive knowledge and experience held by the very communities who for generations have lived with and from the ocean, and who have developed practices of care and non-extractive use of this vital common good.
Ahead of its presentation to the UN Human Rights Council this June, a new report by the UN Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises has confirmed many of the concerns that residents of Bor, Krivelj and surrounding villages in eastern Serbia have raised for years about the impacts of mining. While documenting serious human rights and environmental concerns in the Bor district, the report warns that economic development objectives are not being adequately balanced with the protection of human rights, environmental safeguards, and the sustainable use of natural resources.
As farms are wiped out, so are livelihoods, local knowledge, and the foundations needed for future generations to cultivate their land in sovereignty, steward ecosystems, and feed their communities.
When governments steer these funds toward nutritious, locally sourced foods from small farmers and food vendors, these programmes can provide a powerful way to tackle malnutrition, poverty, climate change, and biodiversity loss all at once.
This case study FIAN International critically examines the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) data governance framework, assessing its alignment with human rights principles and its implications for marginalized groups, including Indigenous Peoples, peasants, women, and workers.
As climate disruption, biodiversity loss, pollution, and toxic exposure continue to worsen and intensify globally, the international debate on the ecological and human rights obligations of business enterprises, especially of transnational corporations, is gaining renewed urgency.
The International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty releases its position paper ahead of the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development – ICARRD+20, calling for transformative agrarian reform grounded in food sovereignty.
As geopolitical conflicts intensify and corporate control over land, territory and natural commons deepens, social movements, and Indigenous Peoples from across the world are rallying behind the Second International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20) – being hosted by the Government of the Republic of Colombia and to be held in Cartagena, Colombia, from 24 to 28 February 2026.
Responding to the financial crisis, the UN Secretary General proposes a UN reform that would severely weaken the work of the Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteurs and Human Rights Treaty Bodies, crumbling the capacities of a system that is already failing the most marginalized and underrepresented. We demand a real institutional transformation that guarantees stronger accountability for perpetrators of human rights abuses and violations and effective protection for affected communities.
Rural women are leading the struggle against agrochemicals that threaten their health, food systems, and communities. In Ecuador and Honduras, peasant and fisher women are transforming care into resistance, building alternatives that prioritize community wellbeing, social equity, and environmental and gender justice. As we mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, it is crucial to recognize that agrotoxics are a form of violence against women that disproportionately affects those who sustain life in our communities and food systems.