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Arab and North Africa region of La Via Campesina issues Solidarity to Sudanese People
At the recently concluded regional meeting of the ArNA members of La Via Campesina, the peasant unions issued solidarity to the suffering people of Sudan that includes workers, farmers, and agricultural workers, who are trapped in a senseless war that broke out in April 2023,…
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Small farmers have the answer to feeding the world. Why isn’t the UN listening?
(This article co-authored by Elizabeth Mpofu and Henk Hobbelink first appeared…
Special call for solidarity
La Via Campesina calls on the governments of the world, and in particular progressive governments and those of the South, to do everything in their power to end apartheid and Israel’s colonization. The Governments have a responsibility to coordinate their efforts to secure a future for Palestine and the entire Palestinian people, and to ensure that justice is done in the face of Israel’s crimes against humanity.
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International Day of Peasant Struggles
On April 17th La Via Campesina reaffirmed its solidarity and its firm opposition to all violations of human and peasant rights. We continue our struggle against neo-colonialism, patriarchy and capitalism. We are unwaveringly committed to a just transition to peasant agroecology as a fundamental part of achieving climate justice. These are the fundamental principles we promote in our global struggle for Food Sovereignty.
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