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Michael Fakhri

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Professor, University of Oregon School of Law UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food (2020-2026)

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Ntina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
one is not meant to have favourites, but this is definitely up there: a CTTB episode with @azohra.bsky.social and @nasiahadjigeorgiou.bsky.social on foreign military bases, international law and imperialism. soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...
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70. Foreign Military Bases: Empire, Sovereignty, and International Law
In this episode of Called to the Bar: International Law Over Drinks, Ntina Tzouvala (UNSW) is joined by Zohra Ahmed (Boston University School of Law) and Nasia Hadjigeorgiou (University of Central Lan
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Ntina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
This has been a LONG time in works: my paper on how dollar hegemony is a form of international law-making power. It includes a long methodological/theoretical section on why strong versions of the 'law constitutes political economy' aren't convincing papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Dollar Hegemony as International Law-making Power
The so-called weaponisation of the dollar as part of the escalating geopolitical competition has drawn attention to dollar hegemony within the fields of interna
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Paula Gaviria Betancur @paulagaviriab.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Al menos 700.000 personas, cerca del 12% de la población de #Líbano, han tenido que huir de sus casas en apenas unos días. Para muchos, no es el primer desplazamiento. Los servicios básicos están al límite y miles de familias han dormido en la calle. 🔗 www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Amid protection crisis in Lebanon, UN experts warn bombing civilians to force displacement is unlawful
GENEVA – UN experts* today raised the alarm over a rapidly escalating displacement crisis in Lebanon, after intense Israeli airstrikes and evacuation warnings in southern Lebanon and parts of Beirut.“...
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Paula Gaviria Betancur @paulagaviriab.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
🇱🇧 Around 12% of the population of #Lebanon has been forced to flee their homes in just a few days. For many, it’s not the first time. Essential services are being pushed to the brink & families are struggling to support their loved ones. 🔗 Our full statement: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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FIAN International @fian-international.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
🌱Land is the foundation of food sovereignty 📍Human Rights Council, dialogue on the right to food: @michaelfakhri.bsky.social called on states to confront corporate control over land and food systems: “We don’t need corporations to feed us. We need peasants, women, fishers, and Indigenous Peoples”
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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 05/03/2026
In response to questions, the UN SR on #RightToFood @michaelfakhri.bsky.social highlighted importance of addressing corporate accountability: the same actors that caused climate change are the same actors that have all the ownership of the land. We need to hold corporations accountable.
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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 05/03/2026
In his last interactive dialogue at #HRC61, UN Special Rapporteur @michaelfakhri.bsky.social strongly urges States: "Work with your people. Take human rights seriously. Take land defenders seriously. Give people the right to land, and they will protect their land."
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La Via Campesina Official - EN @viacampesina-en.movimientos.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/02/2026
🌍✊🏾 Exciting news! Hundreds of delegates from peasants, Indigenous peoples, and rural workers will unite in Cartagena, Colombia, for the Forum of Peoples and Social Movements: United for Land, Water, Territories, and Dignity on Feb 22-23. Together, we’ll […] [Original post on movimientos.social]
A vibrant, colorful poster for the Forum of Peoples and Social Movements: United for Land, Water, Territories, and Dignity (ICARRD+20) taking place on February 22-23, 2026, in Cartagena, Colombia. The design features illustrations of diverse people, symbols of nature, and themes of agrarian reform and food sovereignty, emphasizing the message of defending life, building food sovereignty, and collectively calling for peoples' control over land, water, and territories.
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Haroon Akram-Lodhi @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
In 7 days time the second International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, #ICARRD+20, takes place in Cartagena. 100 countries will be there. Yet the @fao.org makes no mention of it on their website. That's because the DG didn't want it www.minagricultura.gov.co/noticias/Pag...
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We came together to prepare for the Second International Conference and to build the Ten-Year Plan for Agrarian Reform
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Children expected to die of hunger in Darfur ‘within days’, says UN Sudan chief - www.middleeasteye.net/news/darfur-c…
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Children expected to die of hunger in Darfur ‘within days’, says UN Sudan chief
UN's humanitarian coordinator Denise Brown warns of 'horrendous' conditions 1,000 days into the brutal war
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Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
We are delighted to announce that for our 2026 Annual Lecture we will be joined by @michaelfakhri.bsky.social, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. Join us for his talk on 'The Right to Food & the Global Order'. 🗓️ 27 Jan 17:30 GMT 📌 Nottingham & Online 🔗 hrlc-right-to-food.eventbrite.co.uk
Event Poster for the HRLC's Annual Human Rights Lecture with Professor Michael Fakhri (UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food).
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🦋 ViaCampesinaBE @bsky.social @viacampesinabe.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
⚠️🇵🇸👨🏽‍🌾 ALERT! #LaViaCampesina strongly condemns attacks against its member organisation in Palestine & denounces the arbitrary arrests 📲 viacampesina.org/en/2025/12/a... @fidh-official.bsky.social @michaelfakhri.bsky.social @un-spexperts.bsky.social @commonmolly.bsky.social @alexisdeswaef.bsky.social
⚠️🇵🇸👨🏽‍🌾 ALERT! @via_campesina
La Via Campesina strongly condemns attacks against its member organisation in Palestine and denounces the arbitrary arrests
📲 https://viacampesina.org/en/2025/12/alert-la-via-campesina-strongly-condemns-attacks-against-its-member-organisation-in-palestine-and-denounces-the-arbitrary-arrests
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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Research Handbook on 3rd World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) [Eds] Antony Anghie, B.S Chimni, @michaelfakhri.bsky.social hri.bsky.social, Karin Mickelson & Vasuki Nesiah Contribs: @azizaahmed.bsky.social @seanmacr.bsky.social @leslava.bsky.social Read the Intro: doi.org/10.4337/9781...
This Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) with chapters exploring different facets of TWAIL scholarship. It covers major doctrines and topics of international law, as well as TWAIL perspectives on central historical and theoretical debates.

Expert authors present key insights into various themes that intersect with international law including economics, post-colonialism, religion, development, treaties, and human rights. The Research Handbook underscores the cornerstone concepts of TWAIL and examines their relationship with intellectual traditions such as Marxism and feminism. Contributing authors outline TWAIL’s perspectives on core areas of international law such as customary international law, treaties and human rights, as well as important contemporary issues, including debt, climate change, and public health. Ultimately, the Research Handbook showcases an expanded and enriched vision of international law, assessing how alternate methodologies can lead to a fairer legal system.
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FIAN International @fian-international.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
🚨FIAN welcomes #CFS endorsement of 2nd International Conference on Agrarian Reform & Rural Development #ICARRD+20 📢 We join #CSIPM defending #FoodSovereignty @ #CFS53 🌱 & call for meaningful progress on agrarian reform. “Redistributing land is Redistributing Power”: @michaelfakhri.bsky.social
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Human Rights Subcommittee @droi.europarl.europa.eu · 16/10/2025
16.10 #WorldFoodDay @droi.europarl.europa.eu held a discussion on the Right to Food with UN Special Rapporteur @michaelfakhri.bsky.social who insisted that 'hunger is always a political problem" as we produce enough food to feed 1.5 times the world population. 📽️ Debate: tinyurl.com/2vcy239u
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Subcommittee on Human Rights Ordinary meeting - Multimedia Centre
The multimedia platform of the European Parliament is the official public available repository of the media production of the Secretariat of the European Parliament, managed by the Directorate-General...
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Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
En el Día Mundial de la Alimentación WG de Campesinos y Relator de Alimentación @michaelfakhri instan a que se imponga una responsabilidad vinculante a las empresas agrícolas para salvaguardar los derechos de los campesinos y seguridad alimentaria mundial www.ohchr.org/es/pre...
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Carlos Duarte @carlosduarte11.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
On World Food Day, the Peasant Working Group and the Special Rapporteur on Food @michaelfakhri urge that binding responsibility be imposed on agricultural companies to safeguard the rights of peasants and global food security. www.ohchr.org/en/pre...
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FIAN International @fian-international.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
🚨 Over 700 million people hungry. 2 billion in food insecurity 🌐 UN Special Rapporteur @michaelfakhri.bsky.social presents report to #UNGA today on global food system designed to maximize corporate profits. 📢 Time for governments to act. #FoodSovereignty #WorldFoodDay 📃 shorturl.at/ub05O
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Jennifer Clapp 🇨🇦 @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Looking forward to speaking at this online event tomorrow on corporate power in agrifood systems - info below⤵️
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Tracey Wagner-Rizvi @twagnerrizvi.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
New report to the UN General Assembly by the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, @michaelfakhri.bsky.social: "Corporate power and human rights in food systems" www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
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A/80/213: Corporate power and human rights in food systems - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri
Corporate power in food systems is highly concentrated, allowing a relatively small group of people to shape food systems in a way that serves the ultimate goal of profit maximization instead of the p...
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GRAIN @grain.org · 04/09/2025
Must-read: UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food @michaelfakhri.bsky.social calls out key companies driving corporate concentration in the food system and demands accountability for rights violations. digitallibrary.un.org/record/40872... @fian-international.bsky.social @etcgroup.bsky.social
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Michael Fakhri. Source: https://unwatch.org/legal-analysis-of-un-food-rapporteur-michael-fakhris-2024-report-to-un-general-assembly/
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AAUP @aaup.org · 26/08/2025
AAUP President Todd Wolfson denounces planned academic cuts at the University of Oregon, laying out several concerns. @uauoregon.bsky.social 🧵
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AAUP President Denounces Planned Cuts at the University of Oregon
The AAUP stands with the United Academics of the University of Oregon in protesting the administration's plan to slash multiple departments and programs and fire faculty.
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Food Equity Centre @foodequitycentre.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Did last month's #UNFSS conference focus too much on investment for food, and not enough on rights and accountability? Read our co-Director Jody Harris's take on the discussions @justjody23.bsky.social www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/acc...
Quote card which reads: "Corporate concentration in multiple aspects of food systems is part of the problem driving inequitable outcomes, and representatives of many of these corporations were active at the Summit."
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Nina Lakhani @ninalakhani.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
By me: ‘No one should act surprised,’ says UN expert who first warned of starvation in Gaza in early 2024 @michaelfakhri.bsky.social, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, says: ‘Israel is starving Gaza. It’s genocide’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Nina Lakhani @ninalakhani.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
New from @michaelfakhri.bsky.social ‘Israel has built the most efficient starvation machine you can imagine. So while it’s always shocking to see people being starved, no one should act surprised. All the information has been out in the open since early 2024.’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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‘No one should act surprised,’ says UN expert who warned of starvation in Gaza last year
Michael Fakhri, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, who sounded the alarm in early 2024, says: ‘Israel is starving Gaza. It’s genocide’
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Nina Lakhani @ninalakhani.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
The deliberate starvation of Gaza was predicted 18 months ago by the top UN expert on the right to food. This is not unexpected, our political leaders knew this what they were backing @michaelfakhri.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2024/f...
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Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians, UN rights expert says
Exclusive: UN special rapporteur on the right to food Michael Fakhri says denial of food is war crime and constitutes ‘a situation of genocide’
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Nina Lakhani @ninalakhani.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Our political leaders cannot say they didn't know - @michaelfakhri.bsky.social first warned that Israel was orchestrating the deliberate starvation of Palestinians in January 2024 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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‘We faced hunger before, but never like this’: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza
For months Israel kept food shipments to Gaza far below starvation rations. Now the death toll is rising rapidly
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
"What we're seeing now is the most horrific stage of Israels starvation campaign... Israel has been using aid as a way to bait civilians & has been killing civilians who have been seeking aid..." Michael Fakhri, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food
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Michael Fakhri @michaelfakhri.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The Security Council failed to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire on Wednesday because of one veto. It is time for the UN General Assembly to do the right thing and authorize peacekeepers to accompany humanitarian convoys.
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Raj Patel @rajpatel.org · 15/07/2025
Kudos to Ben Iuliano, Adam Calo, Maywa Montenegro de Wit and Adam Calo from the Agroecology Research-Action Collective for ending the Enduring Fantasy of “Feeding the World” in Spectre spectrejournal.com/the-enduring...
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Jennifer Clapp 🇨🇦 @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Excited to participate in this upcoming webinar on corporate and geopolitical power in food systems co-hosted by the Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism (CSIPM) & @ipes-food.org - alongside @michaelfakhri.bsky.social & @ksjomo.bsky.social July 25, 2-25; 8am Rome Time. More info:
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Naming the Elephants in the Room: Addressing Corporate and Geopolitical Power in Food Systems Transformation - CSIPM
Join us for a webinar that will explore how corporate capture and geopolitical power shape food policies and global food governance.
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FIAN International @fian-international.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Time to stop Israel's blockade of #Gaza and deliberate starvation of Palestinians Read more here: www.fian.org/en/press-rel... @michaelfakhri.bsky.social @viacampesinabe.bsky.social
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Time to Stop Israel Blockade of Gaza and End Impunity
The deliberate starvation of Palestinians by Israel has turned Gaza into the hungriest place on Earth. FIAN calls on all states and international institutions to take all necessary steps to ensure tha...
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Michael Fakhri @michaelfakhri.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The Security Council failed to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire on Wednesday because of one veto. It is time for the UN General Assembly to do the right thing and authorize peacekeepers to accompany humanitarian convoys.
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Michael Fakhri @michaelfakhri.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
As the Madleen approaches Gaza, all countries are responsible to ensure it has safe passage to end starvation and famine in Gaza. @freedomflotilla.bsky.social
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Michael Fakhri @michaelfakhri.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
As the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social‬ ship makes its way to Gaza with humanitarian aid, UN human rights experts demand Israel ensure it's safe passage. Civilians are doing what governments are failing to do - enforcing international law by delivering humanitarian aid. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Gaza: UN experts demand safe passage for Freedom Flotilla Coalition
GENEVA – UN experts* today called for safe passage for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s ship carrying essential medical aid, food, and baby supplies to Gaza which departed from Italy on 1 June 2025.“A...
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Sam Husseini - running for Congress @samhusseini.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Special Rapporteur: UN Can Act where Security Council Fails on Gaza Ceasefire @michaelfakhri.bsky.social Should likely involve the General Assembly using #UnitingForPeace www.palestinechronicle.com/special-rapp...
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Special Rapporteur: UN Can Act where Security Council Fails on Gaza Ceasefire
UN Special Rapporteur, Michael Fakhri, is reportedly not surprised that the United States vetoed a Gaza ceasefire resolution.
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Michael Fakhri @michaelfakhri.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
As the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social‬ ship makes its way to Gaza with humanitarian aid, UN human rights experts demand Israel ensure it's safe passage. Civilians are doing what governments are failing to do - enforcing international law by delivering humanitarian aid. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Gaza: UN experts demand safe passage for Freedom Flotilla Coalition
GENEVA – UN experts* today called for safe passage for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s ship carrying essential medical aid, food, and baby supplies to Gaza which departed from Italy on 1 June 2025.“A...
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ViaCampesina@mastodon.social @viacampesina.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/05/2025
🌐 UNIFIED CALL TO CONFRONT FAMINE IN GAZA: LAUNCH THE DIPLOMATIC HUMANITARIAN CONVOY NOW! International community must act decisively, immediately, and with full moral and legal responsibility. 👉 […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
🌐 UNIFIED CALL TO CONFRONT FAMINE IN GAZA: LAUNCH THE DIPLOMATIC HUMANITARIAN CONVOY NOW! International community must act decisively, immediately, and with full moral and legal responsibility. 👉https://uawc-pal.org/unified-call-to-confront-famine-in-gaza-launch-the-diplomatic-humanitarian-convoy-now
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Michael Fakhri @michaelfakhri.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
My newest piece on how to end starvation and famine in Gaza. The UN General Assembly must authorize peacekeepers to accompany humanitarian convoys. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If aid doesn’t enter Gaza now, 14,000 babies may die. UN peacekeepers must step in | Michael Fakhri
As a UN special rapporteur on the right to food, I have watched for 19 months as Israel starves children. The world must act now
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David Mack @davidmackau.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
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Michael Fakhri @michaelfakhri.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Two years into the war, civilians in Sudan continue to experience the most extreme hunger crisis globally. Both sides in the civil war are using starvation tactics. 8.6 million people internally displaced and nearly 4 million forced to flee across borders. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Sudan faces worsening humanitarian catastrophe as famine and conflict escalate: UN experts
GENEVA – As the conflict in Sudan reaches the two-year mark, UN human rights experts raised alarm that widespread starvation and a distressing surge in acute malnutrition are unfolding.“Sudan is exper...
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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
🇸🇩 April 15 will mark two years since the war in Sudan began between the RSF and SAF, leaving civilians caught in the middle. Too many people are looking the other way. Join @timep.bsky.social next week for an event on what you should know about the war and what civilians are doing to end it.
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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Indonesian #PlatformWorkers are uniting to demand fair pay and rights! ✊🇮🇩 After years of silence, they're organizing for better working conditions.🤝 📖Read the full story : www.ituc-csi.org/long-silence... 🧐Find out more about our campaigns: www.ituc-csi.org/time-to-deli...
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Long silenced, gig workers in Indonesia are organising and fighting for their rights
Rather than accepting ever-decreasing pay and constant precarity, Indonesia is also where one can find some of the most innovative and best-organised gig worker associations and labour unions in the w...
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Lys Kulamadayil @lyskulamadayil.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
In the context of mounting public debt, the latest report of of UN SR @michaelfakhri.bsky.social offers advice to states on reshaping their food systems to enhance crisis resilience. It also examines various proposals for restructuring national budgets and generating additional funds. rb.gy/qow2p1
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Jana Al Hassanieh @alhassaniehjana.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, @michaelfakhri.bsky.social, published his report, “The right to food, finance and national action plans,” to be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2025. digitallibrary.un.org/record/40732... #HumanRights #FoodSecurity #EconomicReform
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Sudan's RSF massacres 433 people as it forms parallel ‘peace government’ - www.middleeasteye.net/news/rsf-mass…
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Sudan's RSF massacres 433 people as it forms parallel ‘peace government’
Paramilitary group carries out brutal attack on civilians in White Nile state, while Hemeti’s brother arrives in Nairobi to launch rival administration
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Sarah J. Martin @eatingpolitics.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Hunger and food insecurity is political Excellent work by @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social and @ipes-food.org ipes-food.org/only-politic...
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Only politics can end world hunger - IPES-Food
"Hunger persists because we allow injustice to endure. Food isn’t scarce but many people can’t access it.” To give people access to food, we must confront power & inequality.
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Jana Al Hassanieh @alhassaniehjana.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to water and sanitation has issued a call for inputs for his upcoming "Water & Energy Nexus" report to the UN Human Rights Council. States and non-state actors can submit their contributions in English, French, or Spanish. www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...
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Jana Al Hassanieh @alhassaniehjana.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to water and sanitation has issued a call for inputs for his report on democratic water governance and human rights, for the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. Contributions are accepted in English, French, and Spanish. www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...
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