Binalakshmi Nepram to attend FAO's Global Hub on Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems in Rome
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, October 12 2025: Binalakshmi Nepram, founder-director of the Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network and the Global Alliance of Indigenous Peoples, Gender Justice and Peace, will be participating in the 3rd In-Person Global Hub on Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems this week in Rome, Italy.

The event will be hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Rome from October 13 to 17 .

Binalakshmi Nepram will be leading the Grand Global Launch of the "Global Network of Indigenous Peacebuilders, Mediators and Negotiators" - a new worldwide initiative aimed at strengthening indigenous-led approaches to peacebuilding and advancing the shared global goal of a world free from hunger and wars.

Nepram will also be donning the role of an Indigenous Chef in Rome and will be supervising making of an indigenous Manipuri meal in Rome at the FAO headquarters at the event under the theme, "Cooking for Peace" .

In her remarks on the occasion, Nepram highlighted that indigenous peoples' food systems are not only sources of nutrition but also foundations of peace and resilience.

She emphasized that "there can be no food security without peace, and no peace without justice on the land," calling for global recognition of indigenous knowledge systems that have sustained the earth's biodiversity and communities for millennia.

"Indigenous peoples' wisdom on food, land, resources and peace must guide our collective response to both local as well as rising global crises and conflicts," she said.

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