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The Cordoba Declaration on the Right to Food
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 [...]
Continue reading...2009: New York and CSD 17
17. November 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...CSD 17 Call to Action
10. November 2008
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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Pastoralism and Climate Change: Rethinking the links between livelihoods and land.
Urban Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa: A often neglected challenge and a potential opportunity for urban-rural collaboration.
Farm to School Programs: New Markets in Healthier Food for Students.
International Livestock Research Institute: Better Lives through Livestock.
The Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production (PCIFAP) was formed to conduct a comprehensive, fact-based and balanced examination of key aspects of the farm animal industry.
Local Governments Stand Up and Take Action for the Millennium Development Goals.
12. December 2008
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