Tag: Geographical Indications

Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration

26 November, 2019 News

The European Union (EU) deposited its instrument of ratification to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration 1958 …

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Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications

10 July, 2019 Events

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), with the support of the European Union Intellectual Property (EUIPO), jointly organised the 2019 edition …

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The world’s farmers produce enough food to feed more than the global population yet, hunger persists. Around 733 million people are facing hunger in the world due to repeated weather shocks, conflicts, economic downturns, inequality, and the pandemic. This impacts the poor and vulnerable most severely, many of whom are agricultural households, reflecting widening inequalities across and within countries.

Food is the third most basic human need after air and water – everyone should have the right to adequate food. Human rights such as the right to food, life and liberty, work and education are recognised by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and two legally binding international covenants.

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).