We condemn use of #starvation, famine as a weapon of genocide & other Israeli violations of the human right to food of the Palestinian people. This includes stopping #GlobalSamudFlotilla from, seeking to cover non-fulfillment of states obligations under human rights & humanitarian law. #Gaza

FIAN International stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people and the peaceful humanitarian mission of the #GlobalSumudFlotilla which has been illegally boarded by Israeli armed forces. We call on all states to ensure that retained flotilla members are released immediately. #Gaza #Starvation

Following their intervention at the UN #HumanRightsCouncil #Panama indigenous fishers met UN Special Rapporteur Albert K Barume and advocate for an end to government repression at an UNDROP discussion hosted by FIAN International. Read more here: shorturl.at/DEzi1

🌐When the UN General Assembly discusses non-communicable diseases today, they must consider how ultra-processed foods are driving an epidemic of obesity and ill health. 📢 shorturl.at/zwZOp #UPFs #Health #NCDs #Agroecology

📢 View oral statement by Ngäbe Buglé fisher leader Alfonso Simon Raylan to #HumanRightsCouncil here.

Raylan called on #UNDROP Working Group to urge #Panama to end fishing ban & violence against Indigenous fisher communities, recognize customary rights to territories & guarantee their right to participate in all decisions that affect their livelihoods, as enshrined in UNDROP.

#IndigenousPeoples livelihoods undermined by industrial agribusiness, extractive industries & “fortress conservation” agendas, Panamanian fisher leader Rylan told #HumanRightsCouncil: shorturl.at/YOoAn @michaelfakhri.bsky.social 📢“This is not conservation, it is persecution,” he said.

Indigenous fisher leader Alfonso Simon Raylan calls on #Panama to end fishing ban, violence against Indigenous fisher communities: shorturl.at/FQ9l5 #UNDROP#WFFP #defendingpeasantsrights #CETIM #IndigenousPeoples @michaelfakhri.bsky.social @carlosduarte11.bsky.social #UN #HumanRightsCouncil

The first 2025 report is now online: “Global Trends & Developments Affecting Peasants & Other People Living in Rural Areas” — by our UN Peasantry Working Group www.ohchr.org/sites/... 🧵 0/9 👉🏽

Ya esta online el primer informe 2025 "Tendencias y desarrollos globales que afectan a los campesinos y otras personas que viven en zonas rurales". Correspondiente a nuestro Grupo de Trabajo de Campesinado en la ONU www.ohchr.org/sites/... 0/10 👉🏽

🌱 DEFENDING #RURALRIGHTS AT #HRC60 🌱 Crucial side event at the 60th #HumanRights Council session as we spotlight how #LatinAmerican peasant movements are mobilizing to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants ( #UNDROP ). #PeasantRights #FoodSovereignty #LandRights

Israel has committed genocide in the #Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds #OHCHR shorturl.at/RhHtf

🌱 DEFENDING #RURALRIGHTS AT #HRC60 🌱 Crucial side event at the 60th #HumanRights Council session as we spotlight how #LatinAmerican peasant movements are mobilizing to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants ( #UNDROP ). #PeasantRights #FoodSovereignty #LandRights

UN experts stand in solidarity with Global Sumud Flotilla, demand full protection of all passengers. shorturl.at/O2xVZ

Urgent call from our allies La Via Campesina to strengthen solidarity with #Palestine and pressure for #sanctions against #Israel. #Gaza #Genocide shorturl.at/gu0z6 @viacampesinabe.bsky.social @eurovia.org

U.S government has sanctioned Palestinian human rights groups PCHR @alhaq.bsky.social & Al-Mezan, advocating for Palestinian rights, an end to US-backed genocide & holding culprits responsible for international crimes. 📢 shorturl.at/qmGwt #LoudAgainstGenocide #EndImpunity #Gaza

FIAN joins Al-Haq, PCHR, and Al-Mezan in condemning US sanctions and calling for global solidarity to end #genocide in #Gaza and oppression of Palestinians. www.alhaq.org/advocacy/266...

The push for supermarkets across the world is causing a rise in highly processed foods. In the latest 'Supermarket bulletin', we highlight how local food distribution could be entry point to address nutrition issues grain.org/en/article/7... @fian-international.bsky.social @margteixeira.bsky.social

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

The power of a plate of food: how #Brazil National School Feeding Program supports local markets. Read more in the latest edition of Supermarket Watch @grain.org #FIANBrazil #StreetNetInternational shorturl.at/Euclb

Ana Maria Suarez Franco of @fian-international.bsky.social reflects on the #ICJAO and how it relates to corporate accountability, obliging States to conduct due diligence to regulate and to prevent human rights harms and for these to be based on the precautionary principle.

FIAN supports this call for global actions to support Palestine alongside the Palestinian NGO Network and the Friends of The Hague Group: shorturl.at/eo2r7

Famine monitoring systems miss the voices of those most affected and take too long to declare famine is occuring. Read FIAN analysis here: shorturl.at/SA0Tx

Famine is confirmed by @theipcinfo.bsky.social in #Gaza City and the surrounding areas. This is a man-made. For almost 6 months the Israeli Authorities have critically restricted food and other essential goods. Read report here: www.ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-webs... #CeasefireNow

“Months of warnings have fallen on deaf ears. #famine is now confirmed in #Gaza city. This is starvation by design and manmade by the Government of Israel. ... Time for political will!” — UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini #Famine_in_Gaza

⚖️ FOOD IS NOT A WEAPON ⚖️ As world leaders gather at the UN Food Systems Summit +4 (July 27-29), the Global Network for the Right to Food and Nutrition demands an end to the Summit's deafening silence on Gaza. www.righttofoodandnutrition.org/en/food-is-n...

🚨SOFI 2025 MISSES THE MARK🚨 While global hunger dropped to 673 million in 2024, UN's flagship food security report fails to address the ROOT CAUSES of starvation in a world of abundance. 📊The Good News:✅Latin America shows dramatic progress ✅Brazil cut severe food poverty by 80% in ONE YEAR See:

🚨CRITICAL REPORT LAUNCH🚨 Monday, July 28, 2:30 PM (Brazilian Time) Indigenous Missionary Council (Cimi) releases annual Report on Violence against Indigenous Peoples in Brazil. 📍Live from CNBB Headquarters, Brasília📺Stream live on Cimi's YouTube channel bit.ly/4mdfaQ7

GLOBAL SOUTH LEADS THE CHARGE🌍 Historic: 30 States Unite to End Israel's Genocide and Illegal Occupation of Palestine. The "Hague Group brought together nations in Colombia (July 15-16) to agree on concrete measures to enforce international law and end impunity. bit.ly/3IFdAb5

🌍BACK FROM BERLIN!🌍Last week we attended the Policies Against Hunger Conference, where we joined forces with our incredible civil society allies to craft a powerful statement. 🤝 Together, we stand united in our commitment to ensure that the right to food becomes a reality for everyone, everywhere.

#FOODCRISIS ALERT - #BANGLADESH🚨 Despite good harvests, rice prices are skyrocketing forcing millions into food insecurity. - 20% Bangladeshis are food insecure - 3 out of 10 lack access to essential food - 36% low-income populations affected - Cutting protein & veggies, surviving on rice alone

🔴ESSENTIAL WEBINAR🔴Illegal Occupation, Genocide, and Business: Reflections on the Case of #Palestine 📅July 2| 15:30 CET A fundamental event to understand the legal and business implications of the situation in Palestine from an #InternationalLaw perspective. #CorporateResponsibility

#ZAMBIA: WHEN DEVELOPMENT FINANCE GOES WRONG Privatizing seeds, growing debt, increasing hunger 🌱💸 🚨 Case study: How misguided #DevelopmentFinance enables food system capture & undermines human rights

La investigación "Los señores de la tierra" revela el accionar de diez corporaciones que controlan 40 millones de hectáreas y acumulan denuncias por vulneración de derechos. 📢 Figuran tres empresas que operan en Argentina: Benetton, Cresud y Arauco: shorturl.at/PmUOC

At the Policies against Hunger conference in Berlin this week FIAN Secretary General Ana Suarez-Franco called on the German government to stop violating international humanitarian law by sending weapons to Israel and standing by as people in Gaza are intentionally starved.

#INDIA: FOOD & NUTRITION DE-PRIORITIZED Government budgets tell the real story📉 ⚠️Alarming trend: Declining allocations for food & nutrition schemes in real terms 💔The result: Millions excluded from basic rights🎓Education 💼Employment 🍽️Food 🏥Health 📊Weakening social infrastructure=Growing inequality

🚨Nyéleéni NEWSLETTER #60 IS LIVE! 🌾RESISTING THE THREAT OF GLOBAL FINANCE, BUILDING FOOD SOVEREIGNTY📍BIG NEWS: The 3rd Global Nyéléni Forum is coming to Sri Lanka this September 🔗 Don't miss this crucial read on how communities are building alternatives to corporate food systems! bit.ly/4lsArF2

🐟FISHING FOR JUSTICE Taxes on fisheries should support fisherfolk's #RightToFood 🎣 🗣️Giovanni Occhiali: "If fisheries industry isn't paying required charges, they're undermining sustainability... overharvesting more likely... fewer fish—and implications for artisanal fisherfolk's livelihood."

💸 #TAXJUSTICE = #FOODJUSTICE Time for progressive, just, inclusive tax systems! ⚖️ 💡 The truth: ¡Resources to ensure the right to food exist—they just need to be mobilized through smart tax measures!

🌍 REDISTRIBUTING LAND, RESTORING RIGHTS 🌍 Tackling #LandInequality to Overcome #GlobalCrises FIAN Side event at the 59th session of the #HumanRights Council 📅 June 30 | 4-5 PM📍UN Geneva-Room XXV 🔗 CONNECTING GLOBAL STRUGGLES: #ICARRD20 #COP30 #TaxJustice ⏰Don't miss this crucial conversation!

👩 DEBT HITS WOMEN HARDEST Public Debt and the #RightToFood: A Gender Issue 🔍 READ NOW how sovereign over-indebtedness creates a suffocating social scenario for: ⚖️ Debtor populations in general 👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 Women in particular. lnkd.in/dEPCM_MX

🌍 Land reform is back on the global agenda – the next 12 months could be decisive. Join IPES-Food & the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty for a webinar : Land Reform At A Crossroads 🗓️30 June | 16:00 CEST 🗣️EN,FR,ES,PT REGISTER ipes-food.org/land-reform-... #LandRights #COP30

🚨 DEBT = HUNGER: The Colonial Connection GNRTFN's WATCH 2025 reveals the truth 📊 How to democratize global economic governance? 💡 Key insight: "The definition of what, where, and how food is produced remains intimately tied to the colonial roots of our current economic system." lnkd.in/d4u-vsQR

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

📖 READ NOW! GNRTFN's WATCH 2025 Transforming the global economy to achieve the right to food for all 🌍 💰 The international financial system needs a complete makeover! lnkd.in/daKnfnnk #RightToFood #WATCH2025 #DecolonizeFinance #EconomicJustice #FiscalSpace

New briefing paper, Land for Food & Climate Justice calls for redistributive agrarian reform to address intersecting crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity & inequality. Read here: shorturl.at/xLDjd #UNFCCC #ClimateChange #ClimateJustice

EXPOSING FALSE SOLUTIONS AS BARRIERS TO REAL SOLUTIONS 📅 Join us at a side event happening at the #BonnClimateConference this Friday, June 20th! Featuring 🔸 @gcdcj.bsky.social 🔸 @escrnet.bsky.social 🔸 @fian-international.bsky.social 🔸 @gfc-forest.bsky.social 🔸 @ienearth.bsky.social

🚨TODAY: #WATCH2025🌍 Transforming #GlobalEconomy to achieve the #RightToFood for all ⚖️Tax justice = Food justice While millions go hungry, corp sectors rake in profits without contributing enough. Time to change the system! 🔥Don't miss this crucial conversation. Register here: bit.ly/3ZA9Nl2

🚨 TOMORROW: #WATCH2025 🌍 Transforming the #GlobalEconomy to achieve the #RightToFood for all 💰Time to pay their fair share: 🏭 Global landowners 🌾 Multinational agribusinesses 🍟Ultra-processed food companies 🐟 Industrial fishing sector 💎 The ultra-wealthy #TaxJustice #FoodSecurity #SocialJustice

👩🏾🌾Challenges & hopes that International Seminar on #PeasantRights & #PeasantFoodReserves marks the path we are building with peasant organizations. 🫘 Ana María Suárez Franco, our SG, reaffirms our commitment to a dignified life in Ecuador rural communities, cities, forests, seas & mangroves.