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26/10/2021

Corporations treat people as mere consumers and that is wrong

2021 Right to Food and Nutrition Watch Video Series more

Food is more than just about silencing a growling tummy. Many of us consider it as a blessing and thus we pray and give thanks before meals. We share it with our neighbors as an act of friendship. Among Japan’s Okinawans, a group of indigenous peoples known for their longevity, food is medicine that often includes more than five servings a day of fruits and vegetables.

But in the last 70 years, the values, cultures, and spirituality in food that brought us together have been eroded by a food system that prioritizes profit over our welfare and harmonious relationship with nature.

20/07/2021

SOFI 2021: Tracking hunger, skipping problem’s roots

A new civil society report outlines how Covid-19 spotlights existing inequalities more

Can problems be solved without first knowing their roots? 

Identifying hurdles, but remaining silent or hazy on where these stem from appears to be the constant predicament of the annual global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition jointly produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development, UN Children's Fund, World Food Programme, and the World Health Organization.  

22/03/2021

'Criminalized and marginalized,' South Africa fishers call on Ramaphosa to secure their right to food and livelihood

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"Criminalized and marginalized" despite a 24-year-old post-apartheid Constitution that enshrines the right of access to sufficient food and guarantees social justice and equality for all, thousands of small-scale fishers called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to secure their right to food and sustainable livelihood as South Africa celebrated Human Rights Day on March 21. 

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