NEWSLETTER - FEBRUARY 2014 Right to food of 6,212 farmers in Hacienda Luisita is threatened despite the issuance of land titles FIAN launched an Urgent Action on Hacienda Luisita, Philippines Despite having obtained land titles in October 2013 under the Philippines agrarian reform program, the farmworker beneficiaries are still unable to cultivate the awarded land. On February 19, 2014, FIAN launched an Urgent Action to demand the Filipino government to immediately install the farmworkers in their land and provide essential support services and social protection measures to the farm beneficiaries and their families to ensure their right to food.   Read full story and sign Urgent Action... We wish you all a happy reading!   Right to Adequate Food Framework Bill filed in Philippines   Workshop in Katmandu discusses Optional Protocol (OP)   Vacancies at FIAN Right to Adequate Food Framework Bill filed in Philippines Akbayan party-list representative Walden Bello. Photo: INQUIRER File February 4, 2014: A House Bill was filed at the House of Representatives penalizing any person blocking access to food during calamities or war and seeking to make the provision of sufficient food for all Filipinos a government priority.   Read more... Workshop in Katmandu discusses Optional Protocol (OP) Workshop on the OP-IECSR in Katmandu, Nepal. February 14, 2014: In early January, 40 human rights activists and governmental officials gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal, to discuss the ratification of the Optional Protocol and its role in advancing the protection of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) within the country.   Read more... Vacancies at FIAN FIAN International has opened two new vacancies in Heidelberg!   Job vacancy position: Coordinator for Program on Natural Resources...   Internship position: English/French native speaker to assist the Right to Food and Nutrition Watch... To unsubscribe please click   here. www.fian.org