People's Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS)

High Level Forum Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition

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Written by Administrator Friday, 18 May 2012 10:10

As part of the CFS programme of reform, the High Level Panel of Experts on food security and nutrition (HLPE) will open their draft reports on key concerns to food security and nutrition to consultation. PCFS is committed to ensuring that the interests of grassroots agricultural organisations and people’s forums are represented in these reports. To this aim, PCFS has made two submissions to recent open consultations hosted by the HLPE.

 

Last Updated on Friday, 18 May 2012 10:17

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The Global Strategic Framework for Food Security and Nutrition (First Draft)

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Written by Administrator Friday, 18 May 2012 10:07

The People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS) welcomes the inclusive and open approach to drafting the Committee on World Food Security’s (CFS) Global Strategic Framework (GFS) and has submitted comments on the first draft to further its development.

 

Last Updated on Friday, 18 May 2012 10:10

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SAVE THE DATES!

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Written by Administrator Tuesday, 08 May 2012 12:07

Reclaiming Rights at Rio: Transformative Agenda at Rio+ 20 and Beyond

A CSO Consultation on the African Agenda to the Rio+ Summit

 

May 17-18, 2012

Nairobi, Kenya

Reclaiming Rights at Rio: Transformative Agenda at Rio+ 20 and Beyond

In the recent informal negotiations at the UN HQ in New York, CSOs drew attention to and criticized the attempt of certain member states to delete or bracket references to rights and equity in the outcome document for Rio+20. This became a common rallying call among nearly all major groups and stakeholders in meetings with member states and UN officials during the intersessional.

 

Last Updated on Friday, 18 May 2012 09:55

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INDIA: Call to revoke plans to build Tipaimukh hydroelectric project in Manipur

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Written by Shanthi Sivakumaran Tuesday, 24 April 2012 16:52

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The Citizens Concern for Dams and Development and the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact along with other indigenous organizations in Manipur have launched a globalINDIA: Call to revoke plans to build Tipaimukh hydroelectric project in Manipur petition against Tipaimukh dam, proposed to be built over the Barak River in Manipur in India's North East. As the Tipaimukh project will have serious, social, environmental, cultural, human rights and other impacts on indigenous peoples in Manipur, Mizoram, Assam and Bangladesh.

 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 17:09

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CSO STATEMENT to the 31st FAO APRC: Our Urgent Calls for the future of World Food Security

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Written by Administrator Friday, 30 March 2012 12:31

We, 130 representatives of smallholders food producers, that is farmers, fisherfolk, indigenous peoples, rural women, pastoralists, youth, cooperatives, laborCSO STATEMENT to the 31st FAO APRCmovements, consumers and NGOs from 20 countries worldwide met from March 10 to 11, 2012 for the CSO parallel consultation to the 31st FAO-Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam.

 

Last Updated on Friday, 30 March 2012 13:02

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