At COP27, countries come together to take action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement and the Convention. Building on the outcomes and momentum of COP 26 in Glasgow last year, nations are expected to demonstrate at COP 27 that they are in a new era of implementation by turning their commitments under the Paris Agreement into action. The conference will take place from 6-18 November 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Indigenous Peoples are one of the most affected by climate change, yet are the people contributing the...

During the recent World Food Forum, the Women’s Committee held a very special 3rd birthday celebration in the Boaššu Indigenous nomadic tent, with Indigenous women involved in sectors ranging from science, to advocacy to gastronomy. Participants from around the world, both online and in-person (for the first time!), gathered around a fire to share knowledge and experiences on the key role of women in transforming agrifood systems for healthy diets and a healthy planet. The session, moderated by Soraya Sadeghi (PSU), started the session in this unique environment with an Indigenous spiritual blessing. To mark this important...

Roma - Avanzando en las prioridades identificadas por la Juventud Indígena en el Foro Mundial de la ONU sobre la Juventud Indígena 2021 y en la Declaración Mundial de la Juventud Indígena sobre Sistemas Alimentarios Sostenibles y Resistentes

La primera Coalición mundial sobre sistemas alimentarios de los Pueblos Indígenas se lanzó en la sede de la FAO en Roma, como resultado de la Cumbre de Sistemas Alimentarios de las Naciones Unidas de 2021.  Siete miembros de Estado y Pueblos Indígenas de las siete regiones socioculturales del mundo hicieron un llamado a la urgencia de unir fuerzas para respetar, preservar y promover los sistemas alimentarios y de conocimiento de los Pueblos Indígenas como elementos de cambio en beneficio de toda la humanidad.  "Para construir sistemas alimentarios mundiales efectivos que beneficien a las generaciones futuras, también debemos asegurarnos de que sean más...

Under the 2022 theme “Healthy Diets. Healthy Planet.”, the World Food Forum (WFF) took place from 17 to 21 October at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy. In the framework of the World Food Forum 2022, a delegation of more than 50 Indigenous Peoples’ leaders, chefs and artists from the seven socio-cultural regions of the world participated...