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'Recognize Gaza as a famine zone' La Via Campesina issues Solidarity
Statement with the Palestinian People
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We urgently call upon the international community to recognize the dire
situation in Gaza as a famine zone. The ongoing siege and the strategic
use of starvation by the Israeli occupation as a weapon of war have
pushed Gaza to the brink of a humanitarian disaster. This situation must
be addressed immediately to prevent further loss of life. Moreover, we
reiterate our call for an immediate ceasefire and the unrestricted
delivery of humanitarian aid to the region. The continued refusal of the
Israeli government to agree to ceasefire proposals, despite Palestinian
acceptance, is indefensible and exacerbates the suffering of countless
innocent civilians.
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Inhumane sanctions on Niger lead to an acute shortage of essential
items and food: PFPN [4]
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Little has changed in Brazil's context of rural violence. According to a
report called Conflicts Booklet (Caderno de Conflitos), published by the
Pastoral Land Commission (Comissão Pastoral da Terra), 973 rural
conflicts occurred in the first half of 2023, most of which (791) were
struggles for land.
Brazil: MST reaches out to families affected by Rio Grande do Sul
floods. Urges international support [5]
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The MST, along with partner entities, has been conducting the Landless
Solidarity Campaign in Rio Grande do Sul to aid the over 2.1 million
people affected by the heavy rains and floods in the state to date.
'World Bank Out of Land!' - 80+ organizations denounce World Bank's
2024 Land Conference [6]
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Over 80 organizations from around the world accuse the World Bank of
facilitating land grabbing and the financialization of nature.
Amendments to Agricultural Law would derail food self-sufficiency
goals: Nouminren, JAPAN [7]
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Since the 1960s, Japan's food self-sufficiency rates have steadily
declined. Nouminren points out that years of progressive liberalization
and market reforms have led to increased dependency on agricultural
imports.
EU Agriculture and Food Chain Observatory: ECVC recommendations [8]
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Full text of the ECVC letter sent to the head of unit E in DG AGRI, to
express ECVC's recommendations to the DG AGRI Unit E on the informal
European Commission expert group on Agriculture and Food Chain
Observatory.
Italy: GMOs Gaining Entry with 'No Public Discussion, No Serious Risk
Assessment', warns ARI [9]
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In a press release issued on May 14, 2024, Associazione Rurale Italiana
(ARI) has raised multiple red flags against the decision to greenlight
the planting of GMO rice.
Agroecology Clubs: ESAFF Uganda makes efforts to integrate agroecology
in school curriculum [10]
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ESAFF Uganda recognized the agroecology knowledge gap in the agriculture
curriculum for academic intuitions, thus the first Agroecology Clubs
were established in 2019 during the first National Organic Week.
Korean Peasant Unions condemn import of agricultural products through
Hanaro Mart [11]
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The protesters demanded that all imported agricultural products within
Hanaro Mart be immediately removed and no longer sold
La Via Campesina in the Arab and North Africa Region | Declaration from
regional meeting 2024 [12]
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On May 10 and 11, 2024, the regional meeting of the LVC in the Arab and
North Africa Region (ARNA) was held in Hammamet, Tunisia. Read the full
text of the Declaration.
Pakistan: Wheat imports result in huge losses for peasants. Nationwide
protest announced [13]
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Peasant Unions in Pakistan held countrywide protest on May 21 against
the wheat crisis, which they allege has been deliberately created by the
former caretaker prime minister and some bureaucrats.
As Conference on Biodiversity (COP16) draws near, CLOC to attend
'Ecoovida 2024' in Colombia [14]
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Within the framework of COP16, the CLOC-Via Campesina will attend an
alternate space with social movements - The International Meeting
Economies for Life (Ecoovida) 2024, organized by the Government of
Colombia in Cali from October 22 to 26, 2024.
24-31 May: CLOC Via Campesina organized the VI Continental School of
Women [13]
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This School strengthens the organizational processes of the Women's
Articulation of CLOC, construction of peasant and popular feminism, and
the fight against all forms of violence and oppression.
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