Dec 14, 2011 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
The letter is being released in the lead up to International Human Rights Day on December 10th 2011 and comes after the Vanuatu Government for a second time refused a march permit on the grounds that it would cause instability in the governmentTo view letter please...
Dec 14, 2011 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
More than 40 organisations collaborated on the Global Commercial Pressures on Land Research Project, which synthesised 27 case studies, thematic studies and regional overviews.The report also includes the latest data from the ongoing Land Matrix project to monitor...
Dec 6, 2011 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
The discussion paper raises several issues, including the need to improve and advocate using traditional techniques to reduce the dependency on governments and NGOs in times of natural disaster. Agricultural productivity has declined in previous decades...
Nov 29, 2011 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PUBLICATIONS
1. We value our inclusion as equals at the HLF-4 negotiating table alongside governments and donors; expect to replicate this practice at national levels, welcome the opportunity to join world leaders, governments, donors, parliamentarians, private sector and...
Nov 21, 2011 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
“The threat of land grabbing has reminded us how vital access to land is for 500 million food-insecure households around the world,” UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food Olivier De Schutter said ahead of this month’s meeting in Rome of the UN Committee on World...
Nov 16, 2011 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
The aid watchdog checked on whether donors publish information about their budgets, their allocation and procurement policies, or audit reports on their own performance. And what about their country programmes? Did they publish their strategies, projected budgets,...