The 8th International Conference of LaVia Campesina

The 8^th International Conference of LaVia Campesina was held from 01 to 08 December 2023 at Tequendama Hotel, Bogota city, Republic of Colombia. Delegates from over 180 rural worker organizations within La Via Campesina convened, sharing compelling messages of solidarity, struggle, and hope through various communication channels, reaching global peasants and the world. FNN is a member of LaVia Campesina. Three members of Board of Director  (Chairmen and two Vice Chairmen) of FNN participated in the 8^th International Conference of La Via Campesina. We discussed the issues as follows:

• Youth and women issues
• Men against patriarchy
• 30 years of La Via Campesina and today’s challenges
• Food sovereignty in the vision of La Via Campesina
• Global crisis confronted with food sovereignty
• Construction of action plan 2024
  • Agroecology, land and agrarian reform
  • Climate crisis
  • Rights of peasants, and rural and migrant workers
  • Public policies, trade, market and income
  • Fight against all form of violence, criminalization and militarization in the rural areas

As a result, 8^th conference developed action plan and issued the final declaration to the public.