Category: Events
The theme for the 2019 International Day for Biological Diversity is: ‘Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health’ (see last year’s theme here). The 2019 theme highlights the interconnectedness of …
On 28 July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly through Resolution A/RES/64/292, declared safe and clean drinking water a human right. The human right to water entitles everyone, without discrimination, …
On 21 March every year, the United Nations raises awareness of the importance of forests. The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/67/200 on 21 December 2012, which named …
The forthcoming FAO/WHO/WTO International Forum on Food Safety and Trade will address trade-related aspects of food safety, in particular, trade facilitation of safe food in the context of rapid technological …
The first meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Group on Farmers’ Rights (AHTGFR) held from 11 to 14 September 2018 at the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) …
The ‘Plant Variety Protection Debates: Connecting Law, Science and Social Science’ conference organised by Dr Titilayo Adebola held at the University of Warwick on 14 June 2018. The key …
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) launched a guide to intellectual property issues in access and benefit sharing on Thursday, 28 June 2018 at a side event during the …
From 18 to 29 June 2018, I had the pleasure of participating in the 15th World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) – World Trade Organisation (WTO) Colloquium for Teachers of …
At its seventy-second session in November 2017, the United Nations General Assembly declared 5 June the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. The date …
The World Milk Day provides an opportunity to discuss the importance of milk to nutrition and the significant contributions of the dairy sector to socio-economic development. Milk is high …
