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The Cordoba Declaration on the Right to Food

12. December 2008

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We recieved news of the Declaration from the folks at FIAN International: Launched on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Universal declaration of Human Rights, this  Declaration presents a number of issues and recommendations that should be given attention in further work dealing with chronic hunger and the aggravation of the food crisis, as [...]

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2009: New York and CSD 17

17. November 2008

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2009: New York and CSD 17

Learning first hand about New York’s food and farming system  was a unique educational experience for visiting government officials and civil society groups from around the world last year at the United Nations. International Partners for Sustainable Agriculture and a wide range of New York partners are preparing to greet them again in February and May [...]

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CSD 17 Call to Action

10. November 2008

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An excerpt from the call to action from Gerda Verburg, Chairperson of CSD-17: “Within just one year, the world has been shaken by an unprecedented spike in the costs of basic foods, by hunger riots and by social tensions that have demonstrated that food insecurity is an irrefutable reality. Estimates suggest that the total number of malnourished people [...]

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