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La Via Campesina Delegation Witnesses Harrowing Impact of Israeli Occupation in the West Bank
23 December 2024
From 8-18 December 2024, a delegation from La Via Campesina (LVC) traveled to Palestine at the invitation of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), a member organization of LVC. This visit aimed to bring solidarity to the Palestinian people amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza and systematic displacement in the West Bank, while also documenting firsthand the intensifying Israeli occupation and apartheid policies.
Geneva: UN Negotiations for Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations Make Historic Progress Amid Challenges
22 December 2024
This session marked a departure from obstructionism, with the new Chair showing genuine commitment to facilitating negotiations.
Haiti: Devastating floods leave a tragic toll on lives and livelihoods
20 December 2024
The floods in Haiti are an urgent call to action, not only to provide immediate aid to victims but also to strengthen infrastructure and disaster prevention systems.
“Current climate agenda is nothing short of disastrous as false solutions are promoted as climate mitigation tools” – warns Via Campesina
22 November 2024
As COP29 unfolds in Azerbaijan, the world faces a defining moment in the climate struggle, with global temperatures shattering records, increasingly severe and frequent extreme weather events with profound economic and social repercussions. The current climate agenda is nothing short of disastrous. False solutions are promoted as climate mitigation tools but fail to address the root causes of the crisis. La Via Campesina and other social movements continue to affirm, food sovereignty, agroecology, and peasant rights as true solutions.
Nyéléni 2025 : Join us for the launch of the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum!
15 October 2024
Tune in live on our social media channels to follow the launch of the 3rd Nyéléni Global forum. It is the time to strengthen our alliances and join forces with other sectors and all those who resist the oppression of the system. Systemic Transformation is NOW, or NEVER!
“Generational renewal and fair prices are incompatible with EU-Mercosur FTA”, says ECVC
25 December 2024
Peasant-farmers from the European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC) who were recently at the EU Agri-Food Days and Youth Policy Dialogue have denounced the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as incompatible with achieving generational renewal and ensuring fair prices for small-scale farmers.
South Korea: Peasant Unions and Urban Youth Unite to Overcome Police Barriers in ‘Victory at Namtaeryeong’
23 December 2024
The scene at Namtaeryeong on the 21st and 22nd closely resembled the “Great Unity” of the Gwangju Uprising in May 1980. Citizens brought food, such as kimbap, bread, ramen, and coffee, as well as hot packs and blankets to help withstand the cold.
Palestine: Statement from a Solidarity Visit by La Via Campesina’s Delegation
20 December 2024
From 8 to 18 December, an international delegation of La Via Campesina traveled to Palestine following an appeal by the local member UAWC (Union of Agricultural Workers’ Committees in Palestine). We witnessed how every day the Israeli occupation tries to forcefully expel Palestinians from their land, denying them access to water, and depriving them of the means to survive.
Nyéléni Newsletter: Building a Collective Political Agenda for Systemic Transformation
19 December 2024
The latest edition of the Nyéléni Newsletter is out! It focuses on the Construction of the Nyéléni Process that is building a joint political agenda for Systemic Transformation.
18 DEC 2024 | International Migrants Day: Equal Rights and Social Justice for All
18 December 2024
Migrants’ struggles are deeply intertwined with the fight for food sovereignty. Existing frameworks, such as the Global Compact for Migration, fail to bring meaningful change or end the exploitation and mistreatment of migrants and asylum seekers.
UN Binding Treaty Negotiations: What’s at stake in Geneva this week?
17 December 2024
This week, from 16-20 December, the 10th session of historical negotiations is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, at the Human Rights Council (HRC) of the United Nations. The negotiations aim to regulate the activities of transnational corporations (TNCs) under human rights law through a legally binding treaty.
There’s a biodiversity crisis and the industrial food system is driving it
16 December 2024
Join Ali Rae in this ninth episode of ‘All Hail The Planet’ where she speaks with a group of activists, including Elizabeth Mpfou a peasant leader with the Zimbabwe Small Scale Organic Farmers’ Forum (ZIMSOFF) and the former General Coordinator of La Via Campesina.
Corporate Lobbies Seek to Expand Binding Treaty’s Scope to “All Business Enterprises” – Why It’s Problematic
13 December 2024
The paper argues that the proposed expansion to include “all businesses”—including state-run enterprises without a transnational character—would severely undermine the future instrument’s effectiveness, allowing transnational corporations (TNCs) to deflect their responsibilities and evade cross-border liabilities.
EU-Mercosur Trade Deal: Europe’s Peasant Unions Accuse the European Commission of Ignoring Their Concerns
9 December 2024
In a press release issued on Friday, December 6th, peasant and small-scale farming organizations, united under the European Coordination Via Campesina, condemned the European Commission and Mercosur leaders for concluding negotiations on the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA).