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NEWSLETTER - OCT/NOV 2017
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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
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#TekohaIsLife is launched
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‘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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Land is a human right
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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
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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
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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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