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Colombia abstains from voting on UN declaration to advance farmers' rights
by Canin Carlos December 20, 2018
Colombia’s ambassador to the United Nations was criticized this week after abstained from voting on a UN declaration that sought to advance the rights of small farmers who make up approximately one fifth of his country’s population.
The resolution supports transitions to sustainable farming practices, as well as rights to land and while seeking “to respect, protect and fulfill the right to seeds of peasants and other people working in rural areas.”
Intellectual property rights, especially over genetically modified seeds, have been a long-standing concern for countries critical of the document. Also, collective rights for indigenous communities provided by the declaration, are another reason some countries voted against it.
The declaration is the result of a 17-year campaign led by international peasants-rights organization La Via Campesina (LVC). Comprised of 182 organizations in over 80 countries, LVC plan to “mobilize to support regional and national implementation processes.”
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-abstains-from-voting-on-un-declaration-to-advance-farmers-rights/