Rome The final statement: We, the World Forum of Fish Harvesters and Fish Workers (WFF), the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC), La Via Campesina (LVC), and members of the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC)—representing tens of millions of small-scale fishers and Indigenous Peoples worldwide—express our deep concern over the aggressive and ...
9th May 2025, South Asian Peoples’ organisations reject war: peace is the only way At this critical moment of military escalation, we, the membership based organisations—Pakistan India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD), and the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP)—urgently appeals to the governments of India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and renew their commitment to peace. We ...
Dated: 7 May 2025 “We, peace activists from India, Pakistan and elsewhere, categorically condemn every form of violent extremism and terrorism…” Read the full joint statement below and endorse it here if you support the message of peace and cooperation. Joint Statement We, peace activists from India, Pakistan and elsewhere, categorically condemn every form of violent extremism and terrorism. We particularly condemn ...
On March 20, 2025, the World Forum of Fisher People (WFFP) successfully hosted a remarkable International Women’s Day celebration under the theme Women of Waves (WoW) Rise Together. The virtual event, held from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM IST, brought together fisherwomen, activists, and allies from around the world to honor the resilience, strength, and collective action of women in ...
28 years ago, we founded the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), a mass-basedfisher people’s organisation. We formed WFFP to fight for the customary and human rights of the more than 10 million fisher peoples, encompassing diverse groups of traditional fishermen and fisherwomen, women and men seafood collectors and gatherers from 52 countries. The so-called development projects rolled out by ...
The WFFP Youth Assembly Of GA8, held on November 15, 2024, brought together a diverse group of young delegates from across the globe, all united by their passion and commitment to the future of fisher peoples. The assembly was a vibrant space for sharing challenges, generating solutions, and strategizing for the future. It highlighted the critical role that youths play ...
We, Members of the small-scale fishers and Indigenous Peoples met during the 2nd Small-Scale Fishers Summit 2024 held in Rome between 5-7th July followed by the 36th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) that was held during 8-12th July recognized the important role to engage with the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. The first part concluded in 2022 ...
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) principle of “leaving no one behind” focuses global attention on the poorest and most vulnerable people. As different sectors grapple to engage meaningfully with this principle, we posit that greater consideration of social problems in fishing-dependent communities, such as alcoholism and domestic violence, presents an opportunity for fishery governors to contribute to the SDGs ...