The Chair of APN, Razan Zuayter, was invited to give a lecture during a dialogue on access to natural resources, well-being of masses and the promotion of sustainable agriculture.

The conference, which was held on the 29th and 30th of January in 2014 was hosted by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Action Aid India, brought together movement leaders from Asia, Africa and Latin America, academics and NGOs. 

Zuayter touched in her lecture on the marginalization of the agricultural sector in the Arab region , making this area the least food self sufficient in the world, despite the richness in natural resources and agricultural history and being the first region to sow wheat in history.

She confirmed the existence of a political will to sustain wars and conflicts in Arab countries, which prevents the success of developmental efforts, also indicating that the issue of Palestine is the core of these conflicts and the longest lasting.

Zuayter highlighted the challenges facing south-south cooperation (which is the most important model for the new international development cooperation) and the ways in which governments are no longer sovereign because of donor conditionality and the functioning of some civil society organizations that divert the recent popular movements from their original goals.She called for networking among social movements and civil society organizations working on the subject of food security, emphasizing the importance of planning and integration, teamwork, and unity in order to reach security and self-sufficiency.She called for civil society in India to occupy its rightful place and effective partnership in the leadership of the global civil society, noting that its role has been marginalized as a result of the semi- infinite priorities in its internal problems.

Those present gave their respect to the memory of Jawaharlal Nehru and the Bandung Conference, hoping to return to the trend of south-south cooperation. 

The conference aims to reach a common understanding of challenges faced by local communities including peasants and rural women, fishermen and pastoralists, smallholders, and how to take advantage of natural resources and sustainable agriculture. The conference also aims to build movements towards land reform, and to find fair methods of production and distribution.

They also discussed the best ways to achieve south-south cooperation.