430 organizations warn of the dangerous proximity between the FAO and the pesticide industry

430 NGOs are today calling on the FAO Council to terminate the partnership agreement between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and CropLife International (the international pesticide lobby ).

Reminding FAO of its obligations to uphold human rights, 430 civil society organizations – including Future Generations – and indigenous peoples from 69 countries around the world today called on the FAO Council to rescind the agency's partnership with CropLife International, the industry association representing the world's largest pesticide manufacturers.

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