«Il n‘y a pas un monde développé et un monde sous-développé, mais un seul monde mal développé»
From 6 to 14 September 2025, representatives of peasant movements, fishers, indigenous peoples, pastoralists and nomads, women, trade unions, public health organisations, social and solidarity economy activists, migrants and environmental organisations gathered in Kandy, Sri Lanka, for the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum. This international meeting marked an essential step in the struggle for a profound transformation of our food, social, economic and political systems.
After several days of debates, workshops and exchanges of experiences, the participants adopted the Kandy Declaration, a founding text that sets out a collective roadmap for systemic transformation.
The Kandy Declaration starts from an indisputable observation: the climate, social, economic and political crises are interconnected, the result of the same system based on exploitation, accumulation and dispossession. Faced with this destructive logic, the movements gathered in Kandy affirm that another path is possible, based on self-determination and the sovereignty of peoples.
The Kandy Declaration is not just a conclusion: it opens a new cycle of international coordination and grassroots mobilisation. It invites movements and organisations around the world to take up the cause, translate it into their own contexts, and strengthen intersectoral alliances, between rural and urban areas, producers and consumers; create a “movement of the movements”.
