NEWSLETTER - OCT/NOV 2017
A world food crisis that never went away

The 2007/2008 crisis that pushed the number of people living in hunger to one billion and compromised the human rights of many more, never really went away, the 2017 Right to Food and Nutrition Watch warns. Today, despite some progress, many of the problems that led to the crisis in the first place persist.

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      #TekohaIsLife is launched
      Caravana Matopiba urges Brazilian authorities to take action
      New strategy to empower the people, dismantle corporate influence
      Because human rights go beyond borders
      Land is a human right
      A critical view of SOFI
      Reinforcing rural women’s rights
#TekohaIsLife is launched
‘Tekohá is Life’ is launched as an initiative to shed light on the struggles of the Guarani and Kaiowá to regain access to and control over their ancestral lands. In a world increasingly alienated and disconnected from nature, it is key to boost the understanding of non-dominant and more sustainable approaches to mother earth. A series of advocacy and awareness-raising initiatives will be carried out under this initiative, in the hope to also bring people the world over closer to the realities of their fellow human beings, the Guarani and Kaiowá.

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Caravana Matopiba urges Brazilian authorities to take action
While uncovering the appalling living conditions of affected communities, the delegation points to the involvement of international capital from Europe, Canada and the US in the grabbing of lands.

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New strategy to empower the people, dismantle corporate influence
Convening in Nepal, FIAN representatives the world over identified the current struggles for the right to food and nutrition and strategized about building people’s power.

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Because human rights go beyond borders
A handbook and toolkit on how to monitor States’ compliance with their human rights obligations beyond their own territory are launched to strengthen peoples’ struggles.

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Land is a human right
The time has come to challenge the dominant understanding of land as a globalized economic and financial asset, and to recognize that land sustains life, shapes identity and culture.

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A critical view of SOFI
With this year’s revised format of SOFI, the introduction of important indicators such as stunting, overweight and Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) are welcome as a way to present a more comprehensive picture of the state of affairs. However, the report fails to address the root causes of hunger and malnutrition.

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Reinforcing rural women’s rights
Gendered threats to rural women’s right to food and nutrition are inextricably intertwined with the pervasive patriarchal norms and practices that discriminate against women and girls, reads a civil society submission to the Commission on the Status of Women.

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