NEWSLETTER - JANUARY 2014 "Land for whoever works it. STOP harrassment against peasants in Bajo Aguán" Photo: Sandra Cuffe. Joint civil society statement: World Bank forced to admit failings on controversial human rights scandal After Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) condemned the World Bank's lending arm IFC's (International Finance Corporation) response to the investigation by the Bank's internal watchdog CAO, FIAN welcomed the IFC's renewed response, but addressed it still falls seriously short, due to the highly critical findings about IFC's investment in a palm oil and food company in Honduras associated with land conflicts and extensive human rights abuses in the Bajo Aguán Valley.   Read joint civil society statement from January 23, 2014: World Bank forced to admit failings on controversial human rights scandal   Read initial International CSOs' reaction from January 16, 2014: CSOs condemn response of the IFC regarding investment in Honduras We wish you all a happy reading!   FIAN launches international action: TTIP and TPP void   FIAN expresses concern on food security for communities in Mali   Monitoring Report on Land Policies and the Right to Food in Ecuador 2013   Report on the status of the Right to Food in Colombia   FIAN's statement on Child, Early and Forced Marriage FIAN launches international action: TTIP and TPP void Taking Over US Trade Representative Building. Photo: Bill Hughes December 23rd, 2013: FIAN International launched an action letter urging states and EU to withdraw from negotiations on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and Trans-Pacific Partnership, and instead to engage in a worldwide transparent political process towards a new global investment and trade regime in line with international law, human rights and public interest.   Read more... FIAN expresses concern on food security for communities in Mali FIAN representatives in Mali January 9, 2014: In an Open Letter to the president of Mali, FIAN International expressed its grave concern regarding three cases of land conflicts related to land grabbing in this country.   Read more... Monitoring Report on Land Policies and the Right to Food in Ecuador 2013 January 13, 2014: A new report on land policies and the right to food by FIAN Ecuador offers an overview of the current process of land accumulation, and delivers specific recommendations to the Ecuadorian government to comply with human rights obligations and the commitment enshrined in the FAO Guidelines on Land Tenure.   Read more... Report on the status of the Right to Food in Colombia January 14, 2014: FIAN Colombia has published the report "Colombia is hungry: indolent State and resistant communities" highlighting some of the gaps of the State to its obligation to protect, respect, and guarantee the right to food to all Colombian citizens.   Read more... FIAN's statement on Child, Early and Forced Marriage January 27, 2014: With this statement to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, FIAN International seeks to provide information about the links between child, early and forced marriage, children's rights, women's rights throughout the lifespan, and the realization of the right to adequate food and nutrition for all.   Read more...