«Il n‘y a pas un monde développé et un monde sous-développé, mais un seul monde mal développé»
In the following pages, you will find CETIM’s English declarations to the UN on the theme of the rights of peasants
I am Henry Saragih, general-secretary of La Vìa Campesina. I am coming here, on behalf of La Vìa Campesina and the CETIM to congrulate for the works of the Advisory Committee on establishing the groundwork of promotion and protection of rights of peasants. As now come into official report of the Advisory Committee, the peasants […]
Continue readingHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 13th session 1 March – 26 March 2010 [Exerpt from the declaration] Several gold mining titles – located in different areas of the two municipalities – have been granted by the Ministry of Mines to private individuals, as well as to the South African multinational AngloGold Ashanti. Several licensees have asked the […]
Continue readingMr. President, Mr. the Special Rapporteur, distinguished delegates, We would like to commend the role played by the Special Rapporteur, Professor de Schutter, in the current efforts to promote a prominent role for the right to food in the search for responses to the food crisis. On several occasions, we expressed its concern about the […]
Continue readingThank you Mr. President, On behalf of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Solar Cookers International, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples (MRAP) and CETIM, I would like to thank Mrs. Catarina de Albuquerque for her work in identifying and promoting best practices in access to safe drinking water. […]
Continue readingHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 10th session 02 mars – 27 mars 2009 [Exerpt from the statement] This study is innovative in several respects. It is also welcome, because in the scandalous context of famine and malnutrition worldwide, which long predates the food crisis that has been affecting many countries in the South for over a year […]
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