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                <div><b>++EN++</b><br>
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                          lang="EN-GB">PRESS RELEASE </span></b><b><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span></span></span></b></p>
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style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:green">The
                          Declaration for the Rights of Peasants adopted
                          at the Human Rights Council:<span></span></span></b></p>
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                      New Roman",serif" align="center"><b><span
style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:green">a
                          historic vote with worldwide support<span></span></span></b></p>
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                          style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Only
                          a</span></b><b><span
                          style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
                          few but meaningful countries in Europe join
                          the international community in defense of
                          peasants rights. </span></b><b><span
                          style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The
                          text will be presented to the United Nations
                          General Assembly in the coming months. <span></span></span></b></p>
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                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">****<span></span></span></p>
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                          style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Geneva,
                          28 September 2018</span></i><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
                        - With 33 votes in favor, 3 votes against and 11
                        abstentions, the "Declaration of the rights of
                        peasants and other people working in rural
                        areas" was approved this morning by the Human
                        Rights Council of the UN and will be presented
                        in autumn 2018 at the UN General Assembly in New
                        York. This vote is a huge success for all
                        peasant organizations, pastoralists, artisanal
                        fishermen, indigenous peoples, rural workers who
                        along with La Via Campesina carried and defended
                        this declaration in their countries, and at the
                        Human Rights Council.<span></span></span></p>
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                      New Roman",serif"><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Three
                        countries from our region stood out for their
                        commitment to defend the rights of vulnerable
                        rural communities and voted in favor of the
                        text : Switzerland – a long term supporter;
                        Ukraine – a committed first time member of the
                        Human Rights Council ; and Portugal – a country
                        who made great efforts to moderate the position
                        of EU countries and who co-sponsored the
                        Declaration. ECVC wishes to extend its gratitude
                        to the supportive European countries who stood
                        up for the dignity of peasants and rural
                        communities.<span></span></span></p>
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                      style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times
                      New Roman",serif"><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Despite
                        this victory, the European Coordination Via
                        Campesina (ECVC) deplores the lack of commitment
                        of European Union countries in favor of the
                        declaration. <i>"Germany and the European Union
                          often express their support to human rights
                          protection, to the development in the South
                          and to family farming. But in this very
                          crucial moment of needed action they opposed
                          the <span> </span>declaration and isolate
                          themselves from the international community.
                          This is neither understandable nor
                          acceptable."</i> said Paula Gioia , member of
                        the German Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche
                        Landwirtschaft (AbL) and ECVC.<span></span></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"
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                      New Roman",serif"><i><span
                          style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">"I
                          am very disappointed, recognized Jose-Manuel
                          Benitez, farmer from Spain. We had hoped that
                          Spain would follow Portugal, Ukraine and
                          Switzerland. We had high expectations for a
                          vote in favor of the thousands of peasants who
                          are struggling for a decent income and
                          recognition in our country."</span></i></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"
                      style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times
                      New Roman",serif"><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This
                        comes in contrast to the support for the
                        declaration already expressed by major <span> </span>EU
                        institutions. In July the European Parliament
                        adopted a resolution “calling on the EU and its
                        Member States to support the declaration on the
                        rights of peasants and other people working in
                        rural areas and to vote in its favor at all
                        levels of UN decision making processes". <br>
                      </span></p>
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                      style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times
                      New Roman",serif"><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The
                        UN Special Rapporteur for the Right of Food,
                        Hilal Elver, urged all UN member states to vote
                        in favor of the Declaration. In her official
                        letter, the UN representative said <i>«the
                          imminent adoption of the Declaration will be a
                          significant sign of progress, a proof of the
                          serious and urgent preoccupation of the
                          international community for building solutions
                          to eliminate hunger and malnutrition as well
                          as poverty and promote sustainability in
                          agriculture and food production. »</i></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"
                      style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times
                      New Roman",serif"><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A
                        European petition gathered more than 72,000
                        signatures in a few weeks, and many voices of
                        support were heard as the vote approached. Also,
                        a petition launched by <span> </span>UK
                        citizens gathered the support of over 5000
                        people in 24 hours. <br>
                      </span></p>
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                      New Roman",serif"><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ECVC
                        notes with regret that the interests defended by
                        Europe are not aligned with the aspirations and
                        needs of its citizens for food produced on farms
                        on a human scale, and which demand that the
                        rights of producers are recognized and
                        protected!</span></p>
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                      New Roman",serif"><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We
                        demand all European countries to review their
                        position towards the final approval of the
                        declaration in the UN-General Assembly in the
                        upcoming months and to follow the example of
                        Portugal, Ukraine and Switzerland. <br>
                      </span></p>
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                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Contact:
                        <span></span></span><b><span
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                        </span></b></p>
                    <ul>
                      <li><b><span
                            style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Pierre
                            Maison</span></b><span
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                          - </span><span
                          style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ECVC
                          Coordinating Committee</span><span
                          style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">:
                          +33 615 731 389 <span> </span><span> </span>(FR)<span></span></span></li>
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                            Duminicioiu</span></b><span
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                        </span><span
                          style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-
                          ECVC Coordinating Committee:</span><span
                          style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
                          +40 264 599 204 (RO FR EN ES)<span></span></span></li>
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                      lang="ES"><b>++FR++</b><br>
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                      lang="ES">COMUNICADO DE PRENSA</span><span
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                      lang="ES"><span></span></span></p>
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                      lang="ES"><span> </span></span></p>
                  <div style="text-align:center"><b><span
style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:green"
                        lang="ES">La Declaración de los derechos de los
                        campesinos</span></b><b><span
style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:green"
                        lang="ES"> ha sido adoptada en el Consejo de
                        Derechos Humanos</span></b><b><span
                        style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:green"
                        lang="ES"><span></span></span></b></div>
                  <p
                    style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                    Serif",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)" align="center"><b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:green" lang="ES">Una
                        votación histórica apoyada mundialmente <span></span></span></b></p>
                  <p
                    style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                    Serif",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)" align="center"><b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:green" lang="ES"><span></span></span></b></p>
                  <p style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                    Serif",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><b><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"
                        lang="ES">Solo algunos países de Europa se unen
                        a la comunidad internacional para defender los
                        derechos de los campesinos. Este texto será
                        presentado en la Asamblea General de las
                        Naciones Unidas en los próximos meses<span></span></span></b></p>
                  <p style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                    Serif",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><b><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"
                        lang="ES">****</span></b><b><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"
                        lang="ES"><span></span></span></b></p>
                  <p
                    style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                    Serif",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><i><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                        lang="ES">Ginebra , 28 de septiembre de 2018</span></i><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="ES"> -<span>  </span>Con 33 votos a favor,
                      3 votos en contra y 11 abstenciones, la
                      «Declaración de los derechos de los campesinos y
                      otras personas que trabajan en las zonas rurales»
                      ha sido aprobada esta mañana por el Consejo de
                      Derechos Humanos de la ONU y será presentada, en
                      otoño de 2018, ante la Asamblea General de la ONU,
                      en Nueva York.<span></span></span></p>
                  <p
                    style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                    Serif",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                      style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="ES">Esta votación es un éxito enorme para
                      todas las organizaciones de campesinos, ganaderos,
                      pescadores artesanales, pueblos indígenas y
                      trabajadores rurales quienes, junto con la Vía
                      Campesina, han defendido esta declaración en sus
                      países y en el Consejo de Derechos Humanos.<span></span></span></p>
                  <p
                    style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                    Serif",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                      style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="ES">Tres países de nuestra región han
                      destacado por su compromiso con la defensa de los
                      derechos de las comunidades rurales vulnerables y
                      han votado a favor del texto: Suiza – partidaria
                      de la declaración desde hace mucho tiempo; Ucrania
                      – muy comprometida en su primera vez como miembro
                      del Consejo de Derechos Humanos; y Portugal – que
                      ha hecho grandes esfuerzos para moderar la
                      posición de los países europeos y que copatrocinó
                      la declaración. ECVC quiere expresar su gratitud a
                      estos países europeos que han defendido la
                      dignidad de los campesinos y de las comunidades
                      rurales.<span></span></span></p>
                  <p
                    style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                    Serif",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                      style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="ES">A pesar de esta victoria, la
                      Coordinadora Europea Vía Campesina (ECVC) deplora
                      la falta de compromiso de los países de la Unión
                      Europea en favor de la declaración. <i>«Alemania
                        y la Unión Europea expresan, a menudo, su apoyo
                        a los derechos humanos, al desarrollo del sur y
                        a la agricultura familiar. Sin embargo, en este
                        momento crucial, se oponen a la declaración y se
                        aíslan de la comunidad internacional. Esto es
                        incomprensible e inaceptable»</i><i>,</i>
                      declara <span> </span>Paula Gioia, miembro de la
                      Asociación alemana de economía rural (AbL) y de
                      ECVC. <span></span></span></p>
                  <p
                    style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                    Serif",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><i><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                        lang="ES">«Estoy muy decepcionado -</span></i><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="ES">reconoce José Manuel Benítez, agricultor
                      español-.<i> Nosotros esperábamos que España
                        siguiera a Portugal, Ucrania y Suiza.
                        Esperábamos un voto a favor, por los miles de
                        campesinos que luchan por unos ingresos dignos y
                        por el reconocimiento en nuestro país».</i><span></span></span></p>
                  <p
                    style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                    Serif",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                      class="gmail-Accentuation"
                      style="font-style:italic"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"
                        lang="ES">Esto contrasta con el apoyo a favor de
                        la declaración que expresaron las principales
                        instituciones de la UE. En julio, el Parlamento
                        Europeo, adoptó una resolución</span></span><span
                      class="gmail-Accentuation"
                      style="font-style:italic"><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                        lang="ES"> «pidiendo a los Estados miembros de
                        la UE que apoyasen la Declaración de los
                        derechos de los campesinos y otras personas que
                        trabajan en las zonas rurales y que votasen a
                        favor en todos los niveles del proceso de toma
                        de decisiones de la ONU».<span></span></span></span></p>
                  <p
                    style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                    Serif",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                      class="gmail-Accentuation"
                      style="font-style:italic"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"
                        lang="ES">El Relator Especial de la ONU para el
                        Derecho a la Alimentación, Hilal Elver, instó a
                        todos los Estados miembros de la ONU a votar a
                        favor de la Declaración. En su carta oficial, la
                        representante de la ONU dijo que </span></span><span
                      class="gmail-Accentuation"
                      style="font-style:italic"><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                        lang="ES">"la inminente adopción de la
                        Declaración será una señal significativa de
                        progreso, una prueba de la seria y urgente
                        preocupación de la comunidad internacional por
                        construir soluciones para eliminar el hambre y
                        la malnutrición, así como la pobreza y promover
                        la sostenibilidad en la agricultura y la
                        producción de alimentos".<span></span></span></span></p>
                  <p
                    style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                    Serif",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                      class="gmail-Accentuation"
                      style="font-style:italic"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"
                        lang="ES">Una petición reunió más de 72.000
                        firmas en pocas semanas y, a medida que se
                        acercaba la votación, los apoyos se iban
                        manifestando. Asimismo, una petición lanzada por
                        ciudadanos británicos obtuvo el apoyo de más de
                        5.000 personas en tan solo 24 horas.</span></span><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="ES"><span></span></span></p>
                  <p
                    style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                    Serif",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                      style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="ES"><span></span></span></p>
                  <p
                    style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                    Serif",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                      class="gmail-Accentuation"
                      style="font-style:italic"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"
                        lang="ES">ECVC constata con desilusión que los
                        intereses que defiende Europa no están en
                        armonía con las aspiraciones y<span>  </span>necesidades
                        de sus ciudadanos, quienes desean una
                        alimentación proveniente de pequeñas
                        explotaciones ¡y piden que se afirmen y protejan
                        los derechos de los productores! <span></span></span></span></p>
                  <p
                    style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                    Serif",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                      style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="ES">Pedimos a todos los países europeos que
                      reconsideren su posición en vista de la aprobación
                      final de la declaración en la Asamblea General de
                      las Naciones Unidas en los próximos meses y sigan
                      el ejemplo de Portugal, Ucrania y Suiza.<span></span></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                    style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                    Serif",serif;color:windowtext"><span
                      style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="ES">Contactos:<b><span></span></b></span></p>
                  <ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in"
                    type="disc">
                    <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in
                      0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                      Serif",serif;color:windowtext"><b><span
                          style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                          lang="FR-BE">Pierre Maison</span></b><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                        lang="FR-BE"> – </span><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                        lang="ES">Comité de Coordinación de ECVC</span><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                        lang="FR-BE">: +33 615 731 389 <span> </span><span> </span>(FR)<span></span></span></li>
                    <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in
                      0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Liberation
                      Serif",serif;color:windowtext"><b><span
                          style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                          lang="ES">Ramona Duminicioiu</span></b><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                        lang="ES"> - Comité de Coordinación de ECVC :
                        +40 264 599 204 (RO FR EN ES)<span></span></span></li>
                  </ul>
                  <span
                    style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                    lang="ES"><span></span></span> </div>
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                -- <br>
                <b>++ES++</b><br>
                <p class="MsoNormal"
                  style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:windowtext"><span
                    style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                    lang="FR"></span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"
                  style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:windowtext"><b><span
                      style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="FR">COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE</span></b><span
                    style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                    lang="FR"><span></span></span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"
                  style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:windowtext"><span
                    style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                    lang="FR"><span></span></span><br>
                </p>
                <p style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10);text-align:center"
                  align="center"><b><span
style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:green"
                      lang="FR-BE">La Déclaration des droits des paysans
                      est adoptée au Conseil des droits de l'homme </span></b><b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:green"
                      lang="FR-BE"><span></span></span></b></p>
                <p
                  style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"
                  align="center"><b><span
                      style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:green"
                      lang="FR-BE">Un vote historique avec un soutien
                      mondial <span></span></span></b></p>
                <p
                  style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"
                  align="center"><b><span
                      style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:green"
                      lang="FR-BE"><span> </span></span></b></p>
                <p
                  style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><b><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"
                      lang="FR-BE">Seuls quelques pays d'Europe se
                      joignent à la communauté internationale pour
                      défendre les droits des paysans. Ce texte sera
                      présenté à l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
                      dans les mois à venir.<span></span></span></b></p>
                <p
                  style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><b><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"
                      lang="FR-BE">****</span></b><b><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:green"
                      lang="FR-BE"><span></span></span></b></p>
                <p
                  style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><i><span
                      style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="FR-BE">Genève , 28 septembre 2018</span></i><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                    lang="FR-BE"> -<span>  </span>Avec 33 votes en
                    faveur, 3 votes contre et 11 abstentions, la
                    « Déclaration des<span>  </span>droit des paysans
                    et autres personnes travaillant en zone rurale » a
                    été approuvée ce matin par le Conseil des Droits de
                    l’Homme de l’ONU et<span>  </span>sera ainsi
                    présentée en automne 2018<span>  </span>à
                    l’Assemblée Générale de l’ONU à New-York.<span></span></span></p>
                <p
                  style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                    style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                    lang="FR-BE">Ce vote<span>  </span>est un<span>  </span>énorme
                    succès de toutes les organisations de paysans,
                    éleveurs, pécheurs artisanaux, peuples indigènes et
                    travailleurs ruraux<span>  </span>qui, avec la Via
                    Campesina, ont porté et défendu cette déclaration
                    dans leurs pays , et au Conseil des droits de
                    l’homme.<span></span></span></p>
                <p
                  style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                    style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                    lang="FR-BE">Trois pays de notre région se sont
                    distingués par leur engagement à défendre les droits
                    des communautés rurales vulnérables et ont voté en
                    faveur du texte : la Suisse - un partisan de longue
                    date ; l'Ukraine - un très engagé premier fois
                    membre du Conseil des droits de l'homme ;<span>  </span>et
                    le Portugal - un pays qui a fait de grands efforts
                    pour modérer la position des pays européens et qui a
                    coparrainé la déclaration. ECVC tient à exprimer sa
                    gratitude aux pays européens qui se sont portés à la
                    défense de la dignité des paysans et des communautés
                    rurales.<span></span></span></p>
                <p
                  style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                    style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                    lang="FR-BE">Malgré cette victoire, la Coordination
                    européenne Vía Campesina (ECVC) déplore le manque
                    d’engagement des pays l’Union Européenne en faveur
                    de la déclaration. « <i>L'Allemagne et l'Union
                      européenne expriment souvent leur soutien à la
                      protection des droits de l'homme, au développement
                      du Sud et à l'agriculture familiale. Mais en ce
                      moment crucial de l'action, ils s'opposent à la
                      déclaration et s'isolent de la communauté
                      internationale. Cela n'est ni compréhensible ni
                      acceptable »,</i> a déclaré Paula Gioia, membre de
                    l'Association allemande de l'économie rurale (AbL)
                    et de l'ECVC.</span><span
                    style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                    lang="FR-BE"><span></span></span></p>
                <p
                  style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                    style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                    lang="FR-BE"><span> </span></span><i><span
                      style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="FR-BE">« Je suis très déçu, a reconnu Jose
                      Manuel Benítez, agriculteur espagnol. Nous avions
                      espéré que l'Espagne suivrait le Portugal,
                      l'Ukraine et la Suisse. Nous nous attendions a un
                      vote en faveur des milliers de paysans qui luttent
                      pour un revenus décent et la reconnaissance dans
                      notre pays ».</span></i><span
                    style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                    lang="FR-BE"><span></span></span></p>
                <p
                  style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                    class="gmail-Accentuation"><span
                      style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="FR-BE">Cela contraste avec le soutien déjà
                      exprimé par les principales institutions de l'UE
                      en faveur de la déclaration. En juillet, le
                      Parlement européen a adopté une résolution</span></span><span
                    class="gmail-Accentuation" style="font-style:italic"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="FR-BE"> « appelant l'UE et ses États membres
                      à soutenir la Déclaration sur les droits des
                      paysans et autres personnes travaillant en zones
                      rurales et à voter en sa faveur à tous les niveaux
                      du processus décisionnel de l'ONU".</span></span><span
                    lang="FR-BE"><span></span></span></p>
                <p
                  style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                    class="gmail-Accentuation" style="font-style:italic"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"
                      lang="FR-BE">Une pétition européenne<span>  </span>a
                      rassemblé plus de 72000 signatures en quelques
                      semaines, et de nombreux souti</span></span><span
                    class="gmail-Accentuation" style="font-style:italic"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"
                      lang="FR">ens se so</span></span><span
                    class="gmail-Accentuation" style="font-style:italic"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"
                      lang="FR-BE">nt exprimés à l’appr</span></span><span
                    class="gmail-Accentuation" style="font-style:italic"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"
                      lang="FR">oche d</span></span><span
                    class="gmail-Accentuation" style="font-style:italic"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"
                      lang="FR-BE">u v</span></span><span
                    class="gmail-Accentuation" style="font-style:italic"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"
                      lang="FR">o</span></span><span
                    class="gmail-Accentuation" style="font-style:italic"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"
                      lang="FR-BE">te.</span></span><span
                    class="gmail-Accentuation" style="font-style:italic"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="FR-BE"> </span></span><span
                    class="gmail-Accentuation"><span
                      style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="FR-BE">En outre, une pétition lancée par des
                      citoyens britanniques a recueilli le soutien de
                      plus de 5000 personnes en 24 heures.<span>  </span></span></span><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                    lang="FR-BE"><span></span></span></p>
                <p
                  style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                    class="gmail-Accentuation" style="font-style:italic"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"
                      lang="FR-BE">ECVC constate avec regret que les
                      intérêts défendus par l’Europe ne sont pas alignés
                      sur les aspirations et besoins de ses citoyens
                      pour une alimentation produite sur des fermes à
                      taille humaine, et qui demandent que les droits
                      des producteurs soient affirmés et protégés !</span></span><i><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="FR-BE"><span></span></span></i></p>
                <p
                  style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span
                    style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                    lang="FR-BE"><span> </span>Nous demandons à tous les
                    pays européens de revoir leur position en vue de
                    l'approbation finale de la déclaration par
                    l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies dans les
                    prochains mois et de suivre le Portugal, l'Ukraine
                    et la Suisse.<span></span></span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"
                  style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times
                  New Roman",serif;color:windowtext"><span
                    style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                    lang="ES"><span> </span>Contacts:</span><b><span
                      style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="FR-BE"><span></span></span></b></p>
                <ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
                  <li class="MsoNormal"
                    style="text-align:left;margin:0in 0in
                    6pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
                    Roman",serif;color:windowtext"><b><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                        lang="FR-BE">Pierre Maison</span></b><span
                      style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="FR-BE"> – Comité de Coordination d’ECVC: +33
                      615 731 389 <span> </span><span> </span>(FR)<span></span></span></li>
                  <li class="MsoNormal"
                    style="text-align:left;margin:0in 0in
                    6pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New
                    Roman",serif;color:windowtext"><b><span
                        style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ramona
                        Duminicioiu</span></b><span
                      style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
                      - </span><span
                      style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="FR-BE">Comité de Coordination d’ECVC</span><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">: +40
                      264 599 204 (RO FR EN ES)<span></span></span></li>
                </ul>
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                      <p style="text-align:left" align="left"><b><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                            lang="FR-BE">European Coordination Via
                            Campesina </span></b><span
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