We call on social movements, networks, and popular organizations to strengthen the struggles for life and Food Sovereignty from agroecology and people’s self-determination of our region. We join forces towards the great Nyéléni 2025 Meeting! Food Sovereignty Now! People’s Food Sovereignty!
What are we fighting for?
UAWC Updated Briefing Report on Stop Gaza Starvation Campaign
Over the past five months, the “Stop Gaza Starvation” campaign led by the Union of Agricultural Work Committees has reached 96,975 beneficiaries in the Gaza Strip, despite severe bombardments and challenges. Essential aid delivered includes food parcels, hygiene and sanitary products, mattresses, blankets, and firewood, addressing critical needs amidst gas shortages.
The Confédération Paysanne vehemently denounces the use of starvation as a weapon of genocide in Gaza
The Confédération Paysanne expresses its dismay at the use of starvation as a tool of genocide against the Palestinian people. For months, Israeli has explicitly advocated the use of food as a weapon of war in Gaza. This has led to the catastrophic situation where the entire population faces severe food insecurity and hunger.
India: Karnataka Farmers Protest Proposed Field Trials of Genetically Modified Maize and Cotton
The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha – one of the largest peasant unions in South India – has voiced opposition to the decision of the State Biotechnology Coordination Committee to grant a no-objection certificate (NOC) for conducting field trials of new transgenic cotton and maize varieties.
WEBINAR: Live from Haiti – No more foreign interventions!
Peasant organization representatives and anti-colonial activists worldwide will bring us up to speed on Haiti’s recent developments, as the nation grapples with a multifaceted crisis. The webinar will delve into the geopolitical implications of potential foreign intervention, examining the significant roles of countries like Kenya, the Dominican Republic, and the United States.
MST women denounce genocide in protest at the Israeli Embassy in Brasília
This March 8, the MST women denounced the genocidal practice that the State of Israel imposes on the Palestinian people and show solidarity with all the victims of Zionism. 300 Landless Women, held a protest in front of the Embassy of Israel, in Brasília and denounced this perverse policy and demand an immediate ceasefire.
Agroecology in the 8th LVC International Conference: Reflections of the agrarian movements in Colombia
The agroecology is part of the food sovereignty as a principle of the political struggle for the LVC. It is part of the plan of action in the different continents because it is the answer to the peasants’ need to promote their ancient model of production against the agribusiness that has moved forward fiercely, displacing and forcing the peasants, the communities and the indigenous peoples.
In defense of peasants’ rights and popular peasant feminism: Voices from around the world
In this video, produced by Capire and the Defending Peasants’ Rights Team, peasant women and community organizers from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, who attended the 8th International Conference of La Via Campesina in Bogota, articulate the significance of the UN Declaration on Peasants’ Rights.
Global Action against the Use of Starvation as Genocide in Palestine
The Israeli genocide war has killed over 30,000 people, mostly women and children. The Palestinians in Gaza suffer hunger and risk death by starvation because the entry of humanitarian and food aid, and other supplies necessary for the survival continues to be blocked at Rafah by Israel Occupation forces. We call upon the people of the world to join the GLOBAL DAY OF FASTING on March the 9th in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
#8M24 – “With conviction we build Food Sovereignty and we fight against the crisis and violence!”
As part of this day of action, we denounce all kinds of violence, evils of the capitalist and patriarchal system that exploits and oppress women, we manifest against the femicides as the most ruthless expression of violence expressed over the women, childhoods and diversities bodies.