FIAN International was founded in 1986 as the first international
human rights organization to advocate for the realization of
the right to food and nutrition. Holding a consultative status with
the United Nations Economic and Social Council, FIAN is active
in more than 50 countries, through national sections and seeds
groups, which account for 25 of these, as well as individual members
and international networks.
With no religious or political affiliation dictating our work, we
expose violations of people’s right to food and related rights wherever
they may occur and stand up against undue and oppressive
practices that prevent people from feeding themselves. By holding
governments accountable, FIAN strives to secure people’s access
to and control over natural resources and means of subsistence,
crucial to ensure a life of dignity, now and for future generations.
The struggle for adequate nutrition is a critical component to the
right to food, moving the debate beyond medicalized interventions
and towards food systems that support healthy diets and ecosystems.
As the struggle against gender discrimination and other forms
of exclusion is an integral part of our mission, we work with and in
favor of the most marginalized and affected groups. Our vision is
of a world free from hunger, in which every woman, man, boy and
girl can fully enjoy their right to food, as laid down in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights
instruments.
FIAN International’s Secretariat is based in Heidelberg, Germany,
and has UN representation in Geneva, Switzerland