By Kevin Okoth Ouko- Research and Policy Analyst, JENA The Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF), held from September 5th to 8th, 2023, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, was a groundbreaking event that brought together policymakers, farmers, scientists, and stakeholders from across the continent. The forum under the theme “Recover, Regenerate, Act: Africa’s Solutions to Food...
Category: Food Security
Enlargement of G20 to G21: Setting the Tone for the 2023 SDG Summit’s Pursuit of Global Justice
By Thomas Pogge As world leaders convene at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the eagerly awaited Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit from 18th to 19th September 2023, the global governance landscape has witnessed a transformative change: the African Union’s landmark inclusion into the G20. Founded in 1999, in the wake of the...
African Climate Week and Africa Climate Summit’s Statement of Faith
Statement of Faith from around the African continent to the Kenyan government, the African Union and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at the African Climate Summit and the African Climate Week, Nairobi, Kenya 4th – 6th September 2023. We, faith leaders, representing the diverse and united voices of African multi-faith leaders, come...
Global Children’s Climate Summit Unveils Key Outcome Statement Ahead of Africa Climate Summit.
Press Release Nairobi, September 2nd, 2023 – In an unprecedented move, children and young advocates from the Global South have come together to vocalize their concerns and aspira@ons regarding climate change and global financial jus@ce. Converging in Nairobi from 31st August to 2nd September 2023 for the 1st Ever Global Child-led Climate Change Summit, these...
Africa’s Rising Tide of Hunger: Urgent Calls for Action at UN Food Systems Summit
By Kevin Okoth Ouko- Research and Policy Analyst, JENA The UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2), is currently underway at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations headquarters in Rome, from 24th to 26th July 2023. The Summit aims to evaluate the progress made since the initial UN Food Systems Summit...
“food-first” Blue Economy Strategy.
BRYAN P. GALLIGAN, S.J.RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYST – FOOD AND CLIMATE JUSTICE Current policy and advocacy for social and ecological justice tend to neglect the import ant roles played by coastal communities and blue foods in Africa. This “ blue blind spot,” however, is beginning to be noticed by Catholic and other faith actors on...
My Legal Rights as a Subpoenaed Witness
A subpoena is a writ issued by a court or other governmental agency having the appropriate authority. A subpoena, which means under penalty...