Every year, from 25 November to 10 December, marks the 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence. On this edition of Supermarket Watch, FIAN, GRAIN & StreetNet International want to highlight the vulnerability that women street vendors and market traders endure economically, physically and psychologically, while joining hands for global actions to end violence against women.
Most governments are failing to address the root causes of hunger and malnutrition which affected almost 700 million in 2024. Despite increasingly repressive government responses, civil society movements are growing in strength and demanding change at the global level write Ana María Suárez Franco, Ayushi Kalyan and Philip Seufert.
At the People’s Summit Towards COP30 this week, fisher peoples from around the world will raise their voices against false climate solutions that displace communities, destroy ecosystems, and violate human rights.
States, civil society, human rights defenders, social movements, and affected communities will gather next week at the UN Human Rights Council for the eleventh round of annual negotiations on a legally binding instrument on transnational corporations and human rights. FIAN International calls on all state delegations to adopt bold, human-rights-centered positions that close accountability gaps and guarantee effective remedy for affected people and communities.
Ahead of the UN Special Rapporteur’s presentation on Corporate Power and Human Rights in Food Systems at the UN General Assembly tomorrow, FIAN calls on governments to curb corporate control over food systems and prioritize human rights, food sovereignty, and ecological sustainability.
Environmental destruction caused by corporations is accelerating the triple crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. States must seize the coming round of negotiations on a UN legally binding instrument on business and human rights as an opportunity to anchor the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment in the text and ensure businesses can no longer act with impunity.
UN Special Rapporteurs are seeking answers from Serbian authorities and Serbia Zijin Copper on allegations of high pollution levels from a mining operation in the Bor region of eastern Serbia.
World leaders meet today at the UN General Assembly to discuss their response to non-communicable diseases and mental health challenges. FIAN International joins national and global civil society groups in calling for close attention to the central role of ultra-processed products in driving an epidemic of food-related ill health.
Indigenous fishing leaders from Panama’s Ngäbe Buglé people are at the UN Human Rights Council this week to highlight the repression of indigenous fishers and widespread fishing bans which threaten their livelihoods.
In the latest edition of Supermarket Watch, FIAN, GRAIN & StreetNet International look at the impact of supermarkets and ultra-processed "junk" foods on local markets and public health.
The 2022 Fisheries and Aquaculture Act marked a turning point towards better regulation of fishing activities in Uganda, after a long period of army brutality targeting so-called illegal fishing. Further regulations are being prepared by the government to ensure good implementation of the new rules.