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RAG Asia-Pacific: Days to reflect, unite and build change for fishers’ communities
One year after their meeting in Bangkok in May 2022, the members of the Regional Advisory Groups for Asia and the Pacific reconvened in Negombo, Sri Lanka from the 5th to the 11th April. This time, the RAG Asia members were joined by 10 SSF representatives from various countries, including Thailand, Sri-Lanka, New Zealand, India,… -
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One week at the COFI: our work for small-scale fisheries
From the 5th to the 9th September 2022, an IPC Delegation took part to the 35th Session of the Committee on Fisheries of the FAO in Rome. This 35th COFI represented a crucial moment for small scale fisher people and indigenous peoples, not just because 2022 is the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture…
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KWDT influences fisheries legislation in Uganda
On the 29th April Katosi Women Development Trust (KWDT), member of WFF and of the IPC Working Group on Fisheries, joined other partners to influence legislation on fisheries in Uganda. In partnership with FIAN Uganda and the Network of Public Interest Lawyers (NETPIL), we held a meeting with Members of Parliament from lake regions to…
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First gathering of the Regional Advisory Group in Asia and the Pacific, Enhancing social movements perspectives to implement the SSF Voluntary Guidelines
The Asia and Pacific Regional Advisory Group’s meeting started yesterday, on May 10th in Bangkok. The meeting gathered all the members of the RAG together with regional allies and representatives from the global Advisory Group. This meeting represents a crucial moment for strengthening the solidarity of SSF movements and organizations at regional level and prepare for the implementation of…
