A NEW MONITORING MECHANISM FOR UPHOLDING PEASANTS’ RIGHTS

17 October 2023

In its last session, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) created an international monitoring mechanism on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas.

This working group will be responsible for the promotion and implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP), adopted by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in 2018.

The Geneva Academy, via its research on the rights of peasants, has played a key role in the adoption of UNDROP and, since then, has been working on its implementation. The creation of this new mechanism forms part of this endeavour and marks a significant step forward.

Along with its partners in the project Rights-based and Agroecological Initiatives for Sustainability and Equity in Peasant Communities (RAISE) – supported by the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) and focusing on implementing UNDROP in 10 countries of the Global South – we welcome this creation.

The full press release by the RAISE partners is available here.

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