NEWSLETTER - JULY/AUGUST 2014 Civil society consultations at FAO in Rome Civil society assesses progress on the Right to Food Social movements and civil society organizations from all regions in the world participated in a   consultation meeting on 7-8 July 2014 in Rome. Facilitated by FIAN International and the FAO Right to Food Team, the meeting was part of the Civil Society Organization (CSO) activities around the 10th anniversary of the   Right to Food Guidelines.  Read more about our activities below...   Women in India to realize their right to food   Synergies created at food systems conference   Conflicts of interest might jeopardize proposed 'Decade on Nutrition'   Right to food in Zambia awaits for national recognition   World Bank Turns Its Back on Rights Protections for the Poor Women in India to realize their right to food For the 58th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in early July 2014, FIAN has submitted a report addressing the need to guarantee the right to adequate food of women in India.   Read press release ... Synergies created at food systems conference FIAN International, together with other members of the Global Network for the Right to Food and Nutrition, held a three-day workshop in Geneva to discuss how social struggles can be unified in the path towards holistic, human rights-compliant and sustainable food systems.   Read more... Conflicts of interest might jeopardize proposed 'Decade on Nutrition' Public Interest CSOs, Indigenous Peoples and Social Movements in a   common CSO statement reiterate their demand for full civil society participation in the process towards the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), as well as express their growing concern over corporate sector participation.   Read more... Right to food in Zambia awaits for national recognition FIAN International, in an open letter, urges the Zambian government to recognize the fundamental right to food in the draft constitution, other national legislation and policies towards the overarching goal of achieving food security for all.   Read more... World Bank Turns Its Back on Rights Protections for the Poor Civil society organisations around the world have issued a   joint statement decrying a leaked draft of the World Bank's proposed new policies that will impair people's human rights.   Read more...