Summary

The Working Group on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas was established by the Human Rights Council in resolution 54/9 of 11 October 2023. In this second report to the Human Rights Council, submitted pursuant to Council resolution 54/9, the Working Group considers the current global trends and systemic challenges that undermine the rights enshrined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas and efforts made to overcome the problems and implement the Declaration, as reported by States, civil society and peasant communities.