Human Rights of Small-scale Fishing Communities:

What Should FAO's Commitment Be?

Date: 4 March 2009

Time: 1230 to 1430hrs

Venue: Iran Room (Building B, B016)

Organizers: World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) and the International NGO/CSO Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC)

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PROGRAMME

 

Moderator: Naseegh Jaffer, WFFP

1.      The Bangkok Statement: Key concerns and interests of small-scale fishing communities: Arthur Bull and Herman Kumara, WFFP

2.      Recognizing human rights of small-scale fishing communities: Is there a need for a negotiated instrument at the FAO? Chandrika Sharma, ICSF

3.      Recognizing rights of women in small-scale fisheries: What needs to be done? Natalia Laiño Lojo, WFFP

4.      Moving beyond commitments to implementation of a human-rights approach in fisheries: Thomas Kocherry, WFFP

5.      The Right to Food Guidelines: Recommendations for Fisheries: Barbara Ekwall, Co-ordinator, Right to Food Unit, FAO

6.      Adopting a human-rights approach in fisheries: What are the necessary steps? Federica Donati, Human Rights Officer, ESCR Team/Special Procedures Branch (SPB) UNOG – OHCHR, Geneva