The Nyéléni Global Forum is one of the largest and most diverse gatherings of grassroots movements in the world, bringing together organizations of peasants, indigenous peoples, traditional fisherfolk, rural workers, and feminist and environmental movements, among others. Its main goal is to strengthen the global movement for food sovereignty. The third edition of the Nyéléni Global Forum was held in Kandy, Sri Lanka, from September 6-13, 2025, and it brought together almost 700 delegates from more than 100 countries. The purpose of the forum was to build a unified grassroots-led political vision and action plan to address the interconnected global crises of our time. Food sovereignty continues to be the main focus of the forum, but other key issues served as a basis for the call to action – such as the need to coordinate and work towards 1) systemic transformation; 2) climate justice through real solutions, with people as protagonists instead of corporations and capital; 3) the decommodification of rights and common goods, like health, nature and food. All of this is in a context in which authoritarianism, war, media manipulation and violent repression are on the rise, and therefore the unity of peoples, internationalism and solidarity are urgent and necessary. The final declaration of the Forum will be released shortly, but daily coverage of the event can be found here, available in English, Spanish and French.
The Nyéléni Global Forum is one of the largest and most diverse gatherings of grassroots movements in the world, bringing together organizations of peasants, indigenous peoples, traditional fisherfolk, rural workers, and feminist and environmental movements, among others. Its main goal is to strengthen the global movement for food sovereignty. The third edition of the Nyéléni Global Forum was held in Kandy, Sri Lanka, from September 6-13, 2025, and it brought together almost 700 delegates from more than 100 countries.