RIGHT TO FOOD DEMOPRATIC FORUM 2026
Towards a Swiss Popular Initiative

Geneva
17–18–19 June 2026

In 2023, the Right to Food entered a Swiss Constitution in Geneva.
In 2024, the European Citizens’ Initiative “Food is a Human Right for All” was drafted.
In 2026, the process advances to the federal level.

From 17 to 19 June 2026, Geneva will host the Third Demopratic Forum on the Right to Food. Over three days, organizations from across Switzerland will draft the constitutional text, strategy, and coalition framework required to launch a Swiss Federal Popular Initiative recognising the Right to Food as a fundamental right.

This Forum is a structured demopraxy process: participants work, deliberate, and co-create the legal and political architecture of the initiative.

Geneva remains the starting point of this trajectory.

Organizations wishing to participate may pre-register no! Participation is limited.

First Forum: Geneva Manifesto on the Right to Food

In 2023, the inaugural forum resulted in the Geneva Manifesto on the Right to Food, a comprehensive document advocating for the adoption of laws and public policies to ensure food security and sovereignty. It called for the creation of participatory bodies to support these efforts and emphasized principles such as human dignity, non-discrimination, and transparency.

Second Forum: European Citizens' Initiative on the Right to Food

Building on the first forum's success, the second forum in 2024 focused on the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) on the Right to Food. This initiative aims to involve European citizens directly in the legislative process to establish a right to food across Europe, drawing inspiration from successful ECIs like the right to water campaign.