Newsletter - December 2015 / January 2016


	NEWSLETTER - DEC 15 / JAN 16


Caravan for Land, Water and Seeds to mobilize West Africa A caravan by the Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles – West Africa will go across the region to get the voices of communities heard and engage national authorities in the realization of the right to food and all related rights. Departing from Burkina Faso on 3 March, the Caravan will mobilize 15 countries in the region and carry out advocacy activities. With the finishing line in Dakar, it will culminate its journey at an international conference by the Global network for the Right to Food and Nutrition. Read more...

FIAN takes roots in Indonesia Civil society urges to safeguard WHO integrity Violation of the human right to food and nutrition in India tea gardens Keeping up the fight against the corporate snowball effect COP21: Social movements and allies call for transformation of food systems Natural resources, a matter of human rights, not business Human rights of fishing communities in Western Cape under threat

FIAN takes roots in Indonesia

After almost a decade of exchanges with the local population, FIAN International officially sets up in Indonesia, paving the way for a zero-hunger country. The human rights organization took roots in Indonesia last January, becoming the fourth office in Asia.

Civil society urges to safeguard WHO integrity

In an open letter, civil society groups and social movements have addressed the 138th Executive Board of the World Health Assembly on the critical issue of the integrity, independence, and credibility of the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as its ability to fulfill its constitutional mandate.

Violation of the human right to food and nutrition in India tea gardens

An International Fact Finding Mission (FFM) headed by the Global Network for the Right to Food and Nutrition (GNRtFN) visited tea plantations in Assam and West Bengal from 27th November 2015 to 4th December 2015. The objective of the Mission was to investigate the status of the human right to food and nutrition and related rights of tea plantation workers and the role played by the management of tea estates, companies and the government bodies.

Keeping up the fight against the corporate snowball effect

On the occasion of Human Rights Day, FIAN International released its annual publication, ‘Right to Food Journal’. The publication puts under the spotlight the increasing influence of transnational corporations over policy-making, as well as its detrimental impact on the realization of the human right to food and nutrition.

COP21: Social movements and allies call for transformation of food systems

Parallel to the climate conference in Paris, social movements and allies within the ‘Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles’ stood up for climate justice and real solutions to the climate crisis. The Convergence and its members underlined that this is not about alternatives; but real solutions. These real solutions to the climate crisis will not come from the current industrial model, but are anchored in local community practices – and are being developed and lived by communities every day the world over.

Natural resources, a matter of human rights, not business