First in-person meeting of the Global-Hub
Between the 28th of February and the 3rd of March 2023, FAO hosted the first in-person meeting of the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples Food Systems. The meeting has been the occasion to discuss on the role and the activities of the Global-Hub for the period 2023-2025, and identify concrete ways forwards.
The meeting brought together:
• 80 participants in-person and online
• Indigenous experts from 22 different Indigenous communities from across the world
• 20 universities, research centres and institutes
• 10 Indigenous Peoples organizations
• 3 local organizations working with Indigenous Peoples
• 4 knowledge networks
• 8 FAO Members and representations
• 8 UN Bodies
The main outcome of the meeting was the establishment of five drafting committees and three working groups to advance on the issues discussed during the meeting.
Drafting committees:
• Standard of practices to guide ecosystem restoration
• Co-creation of knowledge and good research practices
• Wiphala paper on mobile Indigenous Peoples and associated livelihoods, and collective rights over land, territories and natural resources
• Indigenous Peoples and indicators of poverty
• Food based dietary guidelines/food security/nutrition
During the meeting 11 new members and 2 PhD candidates joined the Global-hub.