The November 2011 edition of AEFJN's Forum for Action is now online. It contains articles on the ethical responsibility of the Church on the climate issue, on the clean up of the Ogoniland oil spills, which will take decades, on the spread of Libyan arms in the Sahel, on the production of medicines in Africa and on the EU's attempt to force African countries to sign EPAs.
The national election campaign officially started the 28th October in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), exactly one month ahead of historic presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for November 28 2011. 41 humanitarian and human rights organizations, among them AEFJN, have expressed concern about the high political tension and deteriorating security situation. They have called upon all Congolese and international actors involved to take urgent measures to prevent electoral violence, better protect civilians and ensure credible, free and fair elections.Most importantly, Prof. De Schutter insists that strengthening the right to food and mitigating climate change can be mutually supportive. “Countries should exploit the synergies between combating climate change and fighting against hunger: Innovative agroecological modes of production, such as agroforestry and low external input agriculture, improve food production and incomes; and they have a positive impact on climate through reduced use of fossil fuels and carbon stocking in the case of agroforestry”
He reamins that the treat to food security is at the rrot of concerns about massive migration and threats to domestic and cross-border security. (http://www.srfood.org)
("Climate Change and the right to food - A comprehensive study, by Columbia Law School - Human",