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 On the occasion of the Social Forum 2022, the Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to the United Nations, other International organizations in Geneva supported by Friends of UNDROP Switzerland and Friends of UNDROP Luxembourg organzed a side event on :
"The implementation of the UN Declaration on the rights of peasants as a leverage to promote the realization of the right to water : Experiences and challenges"
Thursday, November 3d, 2022, Palais des Nations Unies, Geneva |
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Bolivia
| Freddy Mamani Machaca
Bolivia | Ahmed Gamaleldin
Egypt | Pradeep Wagle
OHCHR | Pedro Arrojo-Agudo
Special Rapporteur | Â Morgan Ody
La Via Campesina | Open Floor
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| Â Â The right to water is a vital element for the realization of peasants' rights, as water is one of the main means of production for peasant agriculture. And viceversa, peasants' rights are key for the realization of the right to water in the rural areas, as peasants have longstanding knowledge and practices for a sustainable and equitable use of water. Â Â Â Article 21 of the UN Declaration on the Rights Of Peasants (UNDROP) and other people working in rural areas enshrines the right to water for this particularly vulnerable population; an important step forward in legal terms. According to this article, the right to water is a human right "essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights and human dignity". Â Â The main innovation in article 21 has been the consecration of the right to water for food production, including for fishing, livestock keeping and to securing other water-related livelihoods. In fact, the lack of access to water often prevents peasants and other people working in rural areas from producing enough food, from meeting vital needs, thus leading to different kind of socio-environmental challenges and human rights violations. | Â Panel speakers: Â Mr. Freddy Mamani Machaca
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia and
President of the Board of Directors of Fondo para el Desarrollo
de los Pueblos IndĂgenas de AmĂ©rica Latina y el Caribe (FILAC).
"The importance of UN Declaration on the Rights Of Peasants (UNDROP)
for the preservation of the cosmovision and ancestral knowledge of people living and rural communities" ( via ZOOM ) Â Â H.E. Amb. M. Ahmed Ihab Abdelahad Gamaleldin
Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations in Geneva.
"Analysis of the progress and challenges faced by States in the enjoyment of the human rights to water and sanitation"
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Mr. Pradeep Wagle
Head of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section - OHCHR Â "The intrinsic relationship of the right to water and sanitation to the rights of peasants and to sustainable food systems" Â Â Mr. Pedro Arrojo-Agudo
Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation.
"Considerations and recommendations on the fulfillment of the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation of impoverished rural communities"
Morgan Ody
General Coordinator of La Via Campesina
"The UNDROP as a tool to guarantee the human rights to water and sanitation"
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Moderation :
PH. H.E. Amb. Maira Macdonal
Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
to the United Nations and other International organizations in Geneva    Supported by:
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