New mechanism to ensure international human rights for peasants
Here is a copy of the intervention of FIAN International and La Via Campesina in the 8th session of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee February 21, 2012 Dear Mr. /Mrs....
Business Regulation and Non-State Actors: Whose Standards? Whose Development?
New book out from the UN Research Institute for Social Development's project on Non-State Business Regulation for Social Development that may be of interest to those studying global issues related to global governance,...
Recruitment for the Secretariat of the International Food Security & Nutrition Civil Society Mechanism
The International Food Security and Nutrition Civil Society Mechanism (CSM) for relations with the United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is recruiting the following members of its permanent...
Speech on Food Price Volatility Roundtable by Ibrahim Coulibaly
Last week I posted the French version of this speech. Here is the translation into English (thanks to Paolo Tedeschini Lalli for working on this). About forty years ago, when I...
CSO Statement on the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Lands, Fisheries and Forests
The Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) welcome the results of the second round of negotiations on the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Lands, Fisheries and Forests and call...
Neoliberalism: What on earth are we talking about?
Neoliberalism: it’s a contentious term and one that is as hotly debated as it is carelessly thrown around. I reflect on, and write about, neoliberalism a lot and have just recently...
Global Strategic Framework: CFS
Greeting from the land of whale blubber and fermented shark: ICELAND! I don´t have a lot of time to blog but thought it would be good to post an update linked...
Global governance are liberal order framework and participation in policy
So, I am having some trouble keeping to a regularly posting schedule. It seems to come in spurts and waves and then falls into the background, as I get distracted...
E-consultation Zero Draft of the Voluntary Guidelines
The Zero Draft of the FAO's Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and other Natural Resources. Click here to read the draft and to participate in the...