THIS 27 MARCH in KYIV, UKRAINE - PUBLIC CONFERENCE: Why do we need a Declaration on the rights of peasants? A UN process with particular high relevance in Ukraine and the whole of Eastern Europe, given their vast rural communities in lack of economic and social opportunities. Organized by ECVC, the Ukrainian Rural Development Network and the Institute for Economics and Forecasting
Considering the exacerbating phenomenon of the economic marginalization of peasants due to different social and economic processes, as well as the effects of climate changes, peasants are seeking solutions at the highest level, negotiating the realization of the most powerful international instrument to protect human rights. The process towards a Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas had been initiated 17 years ago by the international peasants’ movement of La Via Campesina, representing more than 200 million members around the world. For Eastern Europe and especially for Ukraine, which has a high share of rural population that needs to have economic and social opportunities, the Declaration has very high relevance. There are Ukrainian and international experts, relevant decision-makers, and representatives of civil society will attend the Conference to exchange their views and elaborate common positions in creating a favorable institutional environment for rural and peasantry development. If you wish to participate in this event, have more information or check the complete agenda, please go to this link
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