This has been a LONG time in works: my paper on how dollar hegemony is a form of international law-making power. It includes a long methodological/theoretical section on why strong versions of the 'law constitutes political economy' aren't convincing papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Al menos 700.000 personas, cerca del 12% de la población de #Líbano, han tenido que huir de sus casas en apenas unos días. Para muchos, no es el primer desplazamiento. Los servicios básicos están al límite y miles de familias han dormido en la calle. 🔗 www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

🇱🇧 Around 12% of the population of #Lebanon has been forced to flee their homes in just a few days. For many, it’s not the first time. Essential services are being pushed to the brink & families are struggling to support their loved ones. 🔗 Our full statement: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

🌱Land is the foundation of food sovereignty 📍Human Rights Council, dialogue on the right to food: @michaelfakhri.bsky.social called on states to confront corporate control over land and food systems: “We don’t need corporations to feed us. We need peasants, women, fishers, and Indigenous Peoples”

In response to questions, the UN SR on #RightToFood @michaelfakhri.bsky.social highlighted importance of addressing corporate accountability: the same actors that caused climate change are the same actors that have all the ownership of the land. We need to hold corporations accountable.

In his last interactive dialogue at #HRC61, UN Special Rapporteur @michaelfakhri.bsky.social strongly urges States: "Work with your people. Take human rights seriously. Take land defenders seriously. Give people the right to land, and they will protect their land."

🌍✊🏾 Exciting news! Hundreds of delegates from peasants, Indigenous peoples, and rural workers will unite in Cartagena, Colombia, for the Forum of Peoples and Social Movements: United for Land, Water, Territories, and Dignity on Feb 22-23. Together, we’ll […] [Original post on movimientos.social]

In 7 days time the second International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, #ICARRD+20, takes place in Cartagena. 100 countries will be there. Yet the @fao.org makes no mention of it on their website. That's because the DG didn't want it www.minagricultura.gov.co/noticias/Pag...

Children expected to die of hunger in Darfur ‘within days’, says UN Sudan chief - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/darfur-children-expected-die-hunger-within-days-says-un-top-sudan-official

We are delighted to announce that for our 2026 Annual Lecture we will be joined by @michaelfakhri.bsky.social, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. Join us for his talk on 'The Right to Food & the Global Order'. 🗓️ 27 Jan 17:30 GMT 📌 Nottingham & Online 🔗 hrlc-right-to-food.eventbrite.co.uk

⚠️🇵🇸👨🏽‍🌾 ALERT! #LaViaCampesina strongly condemns attacks against its member organisation in Palestine & denounces the arbitrary arrests 📲 viacampesina.org/en/2025/12/a... @fidh-official.bsky.social @michaelfakhri.bsky.social @un-spexperts.bsky.social @commonmolly.bsky.social @alexisdeswaef.bsky.social

Research Handbook on 3rd World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) [Eds] Antony Anghie, B.S Chimni, @michaelfakhri.bsky.social hri.bsky.social, Karin Mickelson & Vasuki Nesiah Contribs: @azizaahmed.bsky.social @seanmacr.bsky.social @leslava.bsky.social Read the Intro: doi.org/10.4337/9781...

🚨FIAN welcomes #CFS endorsement of 2nd International Conference on Agrarian Reform & Rural Development #ICARRD+20 📢 We join #CSIPM defending #FoodSovereignty @ #CFS53 🌱 & call for meaningful progress on agrarian reform. “Redistributing land is Redistributing Power”: @michaelfakhri.bsky.social

16.10 #WorldFoodDay @droi.europarl.europa.eu held a discussion on the Right to Food with UN Special Rapporteur @michaelfakhri.bsky.social who insisted that 'hunger is always a political problem" as we produce enough food to feed 1.5 times the world population. 📽️ Debate: tinyurl.com/2vcy239u

En el Día Mundial de la Alimentación WG de Campesinos y Relator de Alimentación @michaelfakhri instan a que se imponga una responsabilidad vinculante a las empresas agrícolas para salvaguardar los derechos de los campesinos y seguridad alimentaria mundial www.ohchr.org/es/pre...

On World Food Day, the Peasant Working Group and the Special Rapporteur on Food @michaelfakhri urge that binding responsibility be imposed on agricultural companies to safeguard the rights of peasants and global food security. www.ohchr.org/en/pre...

🚨 Over 700 million people hungry. 2 billion in food insecurity 🌐 UN Special Rapporteur @michaelfakhri.bsky.social presents report to #UNGA today on global food system designed to maximize corporate profits. 📢 Time for governments to act. #FoodSovereignty #WorldFoodDay 📃 shorturl.at/ub05O

Looking forward to speaking at this online event tomorrow on corporate power in agrifood systems - info below⤵️

New report to the UN General Assembly by the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, @michaelfakhri.bsky.social: "Corporate power and human rights in food systems" www.ohchr.org/en/documents...

Must-read: UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food @michaelfakhri.bsky.social calls out key companies driving corporate concentration in the food system and demands accountability for rights violations. digitallibrary.un.org/record/40872... @fian-international.bsky.social @etcgroup.bsky.social

AAUP President Todd Wolfson denounces planned academic cuts at the University of Oregon, laying out several concerns. @uauoregon.bsky.social 🧵

Did last month's #UNFSS conference focus too much on investment for food, and not enough on rights and accountability? Read our co-Director Jody Harris's take on the discussions @justjody23.bsky.social www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/acc...

By me: ‘No one should act surprised,’ says UN expert who first warned of starvation in Gaza in early 2024 @michaelfakhri.bsky.social, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, says: ‘Israel is starving Gaza. It’s genocide’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

New from @michaelfakhri.bsky.social ‘Israel has built the most efficient starvation machine you can imagine. So while it’s always shocking to see people being starved, no one should act surprised. All the information has been out in the open since early 2024.’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

The deliberate starvation of Gaza was predicted 18 months ago by the top UN expert on the right to food. This is not unexpected, our political leaders knew this what they were backing @michaelfakhri.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2024/f...

Our political leaders cannot say they didn't know - @michaelfakhri.bsky.social first warned that Israel was orchestrating the deliberate starvation of Palestinians in January 2024 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

"What we're seeing now is the most horrific stage of Israels starvation campaign... Israel has been using aid as a way to bait civilians & has been killing civilians who have been seeking aid..." Michael Fakhri, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food

At a time when the world is unmoved in the face of the mass #starvation of #children in real time, @michaelfakhri.bsky.social's report on 'Starvation and the right to food, with an emphasis on the Palestinian people’s food sovereignty' has never been more relevant docs.un.org/en/A/79/171

The Security Council failed to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire on Wednesday because of one veto. It is time for the UN General Assembly to do the right thing and authorize peacekeepers to accompany humanitarian convoys.

Kudos to Ben Iuliano, Adam Calo, Maywa Montenegro de Wit and Adam Calo from the Agroecology Research-Action Collective for ending the Enduring Fantasy of “Feeding the World” in Spectre spectrejournal.com/the-enduring...

Excited to participate in this upcoming webinar on corporate and geopolitical power in food systems co-hosted by the Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism (CSIPM) & @ipes-food.org - alongside @michaelfakhri.bsky.social & @ksjomo.bsky.social July 25, 2-25; 8am Rome Time. More info:

Time to stop Israel's blockade of #Gaza and deliberate starvation of Palestinians Read more here: www.fian.org/en/press-rel... @michaelfakhri.bsky.social @viacampesinabe.bsky.social

The Security Council failed to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire on Wednesday because of one veto. It is time for the UN General Assembly to do the right thing and authorize peacekeepers to accompany humanitarian convoys.

As the Madleen approaches Gaza, all countries are responsible to ensure it has safe passage to end starvation and famine in Gaza. @freedomflotilla.bsky.social

As the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social‬ ship makes its way to Gaza with humanitarian aid, UN human rights experts demand Israel ensure it's safe passage. Civilians are doing what governments are failing to do - enforcing international law by delivering humanitarian aid. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Special Rapporteur: UN Can Act where Security Council Fails on Gaza Ceasefire @michaelfakhri.bsky.social Should likely involve the General Assembly using #UnitingForPeace www.palestinechronicle.com/special-rapp...

As the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social‬ ship makes its way to Gaza with humanitarian aid, UN human rights experts demand Israel ensure it's safe passage. Civilians are doing what governments are failing to do - enforcing international law by delivering humanitarian aid. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

🌐 UNIFIED CALL TO CONFRONT FAMINE IN GAZA: LAUNCH THE DIPLOMATIC HUMANITARIAN CONVOY NOW! International community must act decisively, immediately, and with full moral and legal responsibility. 👉 […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

My newest piece on how to end starvation and famine in Gaza. The UN General Assembly must authorize peacekeepers to accompany humanitarian convoys. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Two years into the war, civilians in Sudan continue to experience the most extreme hunger crisis globally. Both sides in the civil war are using starvation tactics. 8.6 million people internally displaced and nearly 4 million forced to flee across borders. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

🇸🇩 April 15 will mark two years since the war in Sudan began between the RSF and SAF, leaving civilians caught in the middle. Too many people are looking the other way. Join @timep.bsky.social next week for an event on what you should know about the war and what civilians are doing to end it.

Indonesian #PlatformWorkers are uniting to demand fair pay and rights! ✊🇮🇩 After years of silence, they're organizing for better working conditions.🤝 📖Read the full story : www.ituc-csi.org/long-silence... 🧐Find out more about our campaigns: www.ituc-csi.org/time-to-deli...

In the context of mounting public debt, the latest report of of UN SR @michaelfakhri.bsky.social offers advice to states on reshaping their food systems to enhance crisis resilience. It also examines various proposals for restructuring national budgets and generating additional funds. rb.gy/qow2p1

The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, @michaelfakhri.bsky.social, published his report, “The right to food, finance and national action plans,” to be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2025. digitallibrary.un.org/record/40732... #HumanRights #FoodSecurity #EconomicReform

Sudan's RSF massacres 433 people as it forms parallel ‘peace government’ - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/rsf-massacres-people-it-forms-parallel-peace-government

Hunger and food insecurity is political Excellent work by @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social and @ipes-food.org ipes-food.org/only-politic...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to water and sanitation has issued a call for inputs for his upcoming "Water & Energy Nexus" report to the UN Human Rights Council. States and non-state actors can submit their contributions in English, French, or Spanish. www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to water and sanitation has issued a call for inputs for his report on democratic water governance and human rights, for the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. Contributions are accepted in English, French, and Spanish. www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing published his report, “Towards a just approach to the global housing crisis and migrants,” to be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2025. docs.un.org/A/HRC/58/50