“Agricultural workers have to organize themselves and claim their rights”, Patrick Konde
In this video Patrick Konde, trade union leader, talks about the organization of immigrant agricultural workers and other sectors in Italy to assert their rights for the improvement of their…
Migration and the Right to Food: “Women workers are the most exploited and least paid in Italy”
In this video, Rossana Scaricabarozzi, of ActionAid Italy, talks about the results of a study carried out recently about the condition of migrant agricultural workers, particularly women. The study shows…
A Mechanism of Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples
The MSC officially adopted the name of the Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples Mechanism for relations with the Committee on World Food Security. Participants representing indigenous peoples in the Civil…
“Food Insecurity in Palestine Caused by the Israeli Occupation”, Mohamed Alsalimiya
In this video, explains how the Israeli occupation causes Food Insecurity in Palestine.
CSM Opening Statement at CFS 45
Intervention for the opening of the 45thCFS Plenary Session – 15 October 2018 Iridiani Seibert – La Via Campesina (Brazil) Co-coordinator of the Women’s Constituency of the MSC We…
“We have to organize ourselves to defend the rights of rural women”, Margarita Gómez
On the International Day of Rural Women, Margarita Gómez from CLOC-Vía Campesina shares her concerns about the plight of women living and working in the Latin America countryside. Among the…
CSM Side Events at CFS 45!
CSM Side events proposals for CFS 45 were approved! Monday 15 of October 20178 13.00-14.30 Red Room Building A Flr 1 (Languages: EN/ES/FR) Celebrating the international day of rural women. From…
CSM Holds Annual Forum
(Only available in French) Le Mécanisme de la Société Civile (MSC) pour les relations avec le Comité des Nations Unies sur la Sécurité Alimentaire Mondiale, qui vient de changer son…
Christiana Louwa demands actions #International Day of Rural Women (2018)
On the first day of the negotiations of the Committee on World Food Security in Rome, and on the occasion of the International Day of Rural Women, Christiana Louwa from…
Rural women speak out at UN food security plenary: ‘After a decade of celebrating International Rural Women’s Day we are still denied our rights’
For immediate release: Monday, 15 October 2016 Women farmers, fishers, pastoralists, agriculture workers and indigenous smallholders have been feeding their communities for centuries but remain largely invisible in the world…
Policy Working Groups
In this section you will find information on all CSM active and concluded Policy Working Groups
