The Chisomejé Rural Women Rising Project (CRWRP) has officially commenced the implementation of its Cassava Resilience Value Chain Programme in Gokana, Ogoni, marking a significant step toward strengthening rural women’s economic participation in agrifood systems. The programme is designed to support women engaged in cassava farming and processing through targeted seed financial assistance, community

Global Human Rights Centre (GHRC) delivers evidence-based research, expert advisory services, and climate mitigation innovations to support climate-vulnerable rural communities. We work with governments, businesses, investors and civil society to empower young rural women, ensuring they are financially included, less vulnerable to economic shocks and remain key drivers of resilient and sustainable food systems. 

At the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights Asia-Pacific, international human rights lawyer Dr Cynthia Umezulike has issued a powerful call for strengthened and sustained human rights due diligence across global agrifood systems, warning that climate change is accelerating exploitation of migrant workers and rural women while accountability lags dangerously behind. Chairing

The Global Human Rights Centre (GHRC) joined international experts and policymakers at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva to contribute to global discussions on sustainable trade. Our participation took place during the Sub-Committee on Fish Trade (COFI-FT) briefing session, kindly hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Putting Rural

The Global Human Rights Centre (GHRC) joined UN Women UK at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) to advance dialogue on the Beijing+30 Action Agenda. Marking thirty years since the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, CSW69 provided a pivotal space for governments, advocates, and civil society leaders to