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Three leaders of World Forum of Fisher Peoples – WFFP WFFP attended a training program at Sao Paolo, Brazil which was facilitated in collaboration with LVC, WMW, FoEI, FIAN International, TNI, WH, GI, and WFFP.
The program focused attention on Human Rights Violations and the challenges faced by Human Rights Defenders all over the world. The killings, disappearances, forced abductions, Smear campaigns, arrests, detentions, and much more harassment experienced by HRDs and the need for a collective effort to face the challenges.
Josana Pinto of MPP Brazil and the Continental representative of Caribbean and Latin America was among the speakers at the program and said, “We are SSF in the world need more attention from our Comrades as we are the most vulnerable communities among other food producers in the world.”

World Forum of Fisher Peoples Unveils Official Website

Today marks a significant milestone in the advocacy for fisher peoples’ rights and concerns worldwide as the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) proudly unveils its official website. The momentous occasion took place at the General Secretariat of Sri Lanka, with Mr. Herman Kumara, the General Secretary of WFFP, leading the inauguration. Joined by other esteemed office bearers and representatives ...

CSO statement to the 30th FAO regional conference for Africa

22-23 January 2018 Honourable Chairperson, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates and Observers, Ladies and Gentlemen We, the 36 representatives of small and medium-scale farmers, rural women and youth, fisherfolk, agricultural workers, livestock keepers, pastoralists, indigenous peoples, landless peoples, consumers, and NGOs representing national, regional and international CSOs coming from 23 countries met in Khartoum, Sudan, on the 22nd and 23rd of January ...

Israeli navy kills Palestinian fisher

The WFFP extends condolences to family and friends of Ismail Saleh Abu Reyala who was shot dead by the Israeli Navy on 25 February. Ismail who turned 18 just over a month ago (9 January) was preparing lunch on a fishing trip in the Northern area of Gaza territorial waters together with Aahed Hassan Abu Ali and Mahmoud Aadel Abu ...

Food Sovereignty and Agroecology in Small-scale Fisheries

The importance of Food Sovereignty – as a means, a goal, and a global movement – is long recognized by  the  WFFP  leadership:  Food  Sovereignty  is  a  political  agenda  of  small-scale  food  producers  in  the  defense  of  our  rivers,  lakes,  oceans  and  land.  It  is  a  response  to  the  encroachment  of  our  food  system  by  multinational  corporations  who,  in  the  ...

Declaración del WFF y WFFP sobre los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible y la Conferencia sobre los Océanos de la ONU

4 de junio de 2017 Instamos a los estados miembros de la ONU a trabajar con los movimientos de los pueblos de pescadores a pequeña escala para lograr la implementaciĂłn de las Directrices PPE. En su 32ÂȘ sesiĂłn en julio de 2016, el ComitĂ© de Pesca (COFI, por sus siglas en inglĂ©s) de la FAO adoptĂł por unanimidad el Marco ...

DĂ©claration sur les Objectifs de DĂ©veloppement Durable (ODD) et sur la ConfĂ©rence de l’ONU sur l’ocĂ©an

4 juin 2017 Nous appelons les Ă©tats membres de l’ONU Ă  travailler avec les mouvements des pĂȘcheurs artisanaux pour la mise en Ɠuvre des Directives visant Ă  assurer la durabilitĂ© de la pĂȘche artisanale. Lors de sa 32Ăšme sĂ©ance en juillet 2016, le ComitĂ© des pĂȘches (COFI) de la FAO a adoptĂ© Ă  l’unanimitĂ© le Cadre stratĂ©gique mondial (CSM) pour ...

WFF and WFFP Statement on the SDGs and the UN’s Ocean Conference

4 June 2017 We call upon the UN member-states to work with the small-scale fisher peoples movements towards the implementation of the International Guidelines on Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries (SSF guidelines). At its 32nd session in July 2016, the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of the FAO unanimously adopted the Global Strategic Framework (GSF) to facilitate the implementation of the SSF ...

DeclaraciĂłn del Foro Mundial de Pueblos Pescadores en el DĂ­a Internacional de AcciĂłn por los RĂ­os 14 de Marzo de 2017

El Foro Mundial de Pueblos Pescadores (WFFP) celebra el Día Internacional de Acción por los Ríos reclamando a los gobiernos que implementen las Directrices Voluntarias para Garantizar la Pesca Sostenible a Pequeña Escala (VG-SSF) de la FAO para ríos y otras pescas continentales y desarrollen políticas para proteger los derechos de comunidades pesqueras continentales y garantizar su soberanía alimentaria. Al ...

DĂ©claration du Forum Mondial des Populations PĂȘcheurs (WFFP) Pour la journĂ©e internationale d’action pour les riviĂšres, 14 Mars 2017

Le forum mondial des populations pĂȘcheurs (WFFP) cĂ©lĂšbre la journĂ©e internationale d’action pour les riviĂšres en appelant les gouvernements Ă  mettre en Ɠuvre les directives volontaires pour sĂ©curiser la pĂȘche artisanale durable (VG-SSF) de la FAO aux riviĂšres et aux autres pĂȘches continentales, et Ă  dĂ©velopper des politiques pour protĂ©ger les droits des communautĂ©s de pĂȘche continentale, et assurer leur ...

International Day of Action for Rivers, 14 March 2017

The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) is celebrating the International Day of Action for Rivers by calling for governments to implement the FAO’s International Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF guidelines) for rivers and other inland fisheries, and to develop policies to protect the rights of inland fishing communities, and ensure their food sovereignty. At least 30 percent ...