The Human Rights Council convenes for its 62nd session between 16 June and 7 July 2026. You can find all our statements delivered during this session below as they become available. Our past advocacy interventions are available here.
Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Climate Change – Food systems (19 June)
With the largest 1% of food businesses controlling over 70% of global farmlands, we are witnessing a concentration of corporate power that drives land grabbing, weakens food sovereignty, and erodes democratic oversight. Moreover, the deepening dependence of agribusiness on fossil fuels hinders climate action and perpetuates human rights harm. Stressing that a just transformation of food systems requires dismantling corporate dominance and redistributing power and resources toward rights-holders, we called on UN Member states to support a robust UN Treaty on business and human rights when negotiations continue in October 2026.
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