Edition: May 2024

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'Recognize Gaza as a famine zone' La Via Campesina issues Solidarity Statement with the Palestinian People

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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