Category: Asia/World
Statement to the Extraordinary Meeting of G20 Agriculture Ministers, April 21, 2020
As the COVID-19 health emergency unleashes a wider social and economic crisis, we believe that urgent action is indeed needed to safeguard global food security and nutrition. Action, however, cannot be limited to ensuring the...
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Till, sow and harvest transformative ideas for the future! Now is the moment to demand food sovereignty – #17April
LVC Press Release | 15 April 2020 (Harare) On 17 April 2020 – the International Day of...
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Martin Khor: The Making of a Global Activist
The late Martin Khor united activists, officials, and thought leaders against trade and climate...
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Job post: Regional Program Coordinator
Focus on the Global South (Focus) is currently seeking to fill the position of Regional Program...
Read MoreConfronting a Mega Deal: People’s Resistance to RCEP
by Joseph Purugganan Governments are now scrambling to conclude negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), the mega free trade and investment deal launched 7 years ago by the ten countries...
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Rachmi of Indonesia for Global Justice speaks at a Climate Justice rally during the 5th session of negotiations for a UN Binding Treaty for Transnational Corporations on Human Rights/ [Photo by Joseph Purugganan]
Trade & Investment Agreements and Human Rights
by Joseph Purugganan How do we ensure corporate accountability in the wake of rising power of...
Read MoreHundreds of Civil Society Organizations Worldwide Denounce World Economic Forum´s Takeover of the UN
240 civil society organizations and 40 international networks have called on the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General to end the recently signed UN’s Strategic Partnership Agreement with the World Economic Forum (WEF). The...
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Message from a Filipino Peace Activist from the Global South during the 2019 Japan Peace March International Youth Relay
We publish this final blog post by our colleague Galileo De Guzman Castillo on his participation...
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NOTES FROM THE FIELD #10: Of No Goodbyes But See You Soons
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 11 and 12, 2019 Fuso and Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture and Kakamigahara,...
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Photo by Ridan Sun
The ASEAN We Want
In 2009, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) based in Southeast Asia and working closely with local...
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WELL, LET’S TRY IT. Sate, sate, sate! (さて / Now… / So… / Well…) Ajima Midori-san, a cultural worker and artist for peace, in one of her theatrical performances.
NOTES FROM THE FIELD #9: Of Rainbows and New Days
Sunday and Monday, June 9 and 10, 2019. Nagoya, Kiyosu, and Kitanagoya, Aichi Prefecture Text and...
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An airplane takes off at the Nagoya Airfield. The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) shares the runway as a part of Japan Air Self-Defense Force Komaki Base (航空自衛隊小牧基地 Kōkū Jiei-tai Komaki Kichi).
NOTES FROM THE FIELD #8: Of Strange and Icky Feelings
Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8, 2019.Tsushima, Aisai, Inazawa, Komaki, and Kasugai, Aichi...
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