The Kandy Declaration calls on movements everywhere to act in unity, defend the commons, and transform global governance so that it serves people, not profit.
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Welcome to Sri Lanka, you are listening to Nyéléni Radio, the biggest global event on Agroecology, food sovereignty and Climate Justice. We are live from Kandy at the 3rd Nyeleni Global Forum
Systemic Transformation is now or never!
As part of the journey toward the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum, we are sharing the latest poster, which represents the convergence of all sectors and movements participating in the process: small-scale food producers, Indigenous Peoples, pastoralists, food chain workers, daily wage and migrant laborers in urban and rural areas, feminist and climate justice movements, advocates for social and solidarity economies and health for all, consumer groups, and other service and manufacturing sector workers
In 2025, Kandy, Sri Lanka hosted the third Nyaleni Global Forum. Small scale food producers, indigenous peoples, feminist, health workers, climate justice activists, social and solidarity economic defenders, and other grassroots activists will come from more than 80 countries to radically change the system. In the face of a violent global system, we are rising up resisting and building power from the bottom up. This forum is a spark in our collective struggle.
From 6 to 13 September 2025, over 700 delegates from more than 100 countries gathered in Kandy, Sri Lanka for the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum for Food Sovereignty. Peasants, Indigenous Peoples, pastoralists, fishers, feminist movements, youth, workers, and activists united across continents to renew the global struggle for justice, dignity, and life – giving birth to the Kandy Declaration.\
As part of the journey toward the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum, we are sharing the latest poster, which represe
In this episode, we talk with Marcos Filardi, a lawyer and advocate for the right to health and food sovereignty, about how health is directly connected to what we eat, who controls the land, and why the fight for gender justice is key to securing free territories and bodies.
An interview with Anuka De Silva, addressing the situation of farmers in Sri Lanka and what are the expectations on the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum. Anuka De Silva is member of the Movement for Land and Agrarian Reform in Sri Lanka (MONLAR) and the International Coordinating Committee (ICC) of La Vía Campesina. Anuka is the co-organizer of the 3rd Nyeleni Global Forum held in Sri Lanka in 2025.
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