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What is the Human Right to Adequate Food? The right to be free from hunger and malnutrition is a fundamental human right of every woman, man, youth and child. Universal and sustainable food security is part and parcel of reaching the social, economic and human development objectives governments agreed upon at world conferences in Rio, Vienna, Cairo, Copenhagen, Beijing, Istanbul and elsewhere. The right to adequate food is also enshrined in legal terms in the most basic international human rights treaties, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The human right to adequate food includes: The human right to be free from hunger. The human right to access to safe drinking water. The human right to access to resources, including energy for cooking. The human right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. The world has recognized that human rights are universal, indivisible, interconnected and interdependent. The following human rights are indispensable if the right to food is to be fully realized: The human right to work and receive wages that contribute to an adequate standard of living. The human right to a safe and healthy environment. The human right to freedom from discrimination based on sex, race, or any other status. The human right to equality between men and women. The human right of the child to an environment appropriate for physical and mental development. The human right to education and access to information. The human right to social security. The human right to development. The human right to peace. The human right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress. Human Rights and Food: Governments' Obligations / Governments' Commitments Governments' Obligations to Ensuring the Human Right to Adequate Food What provisions of human right law guarantee everyone the Human Right to Adequate Food? Includes excerpts from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for ... the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing, medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security...." --Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 25 "The States Parties...recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living ..., including adequate food,...and to the continuous improvement of living conditions.... The States Parties ..., recognizing the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger, shall take ... measures ...: To improve methods of production, conservation, and distribution of food by making full use of technical and scientific knowledge, by disseminating knowledge of the principles of nutrition and by developing or reforming agrarian systems in such a way as to achieve the most efficient development and utilization of natural resources; ... to ensure an equitable distribution of world food supplies in relation to need." --International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 11 "States Parties shall pursue full implementation of [the child's right to the highest attainable standard of health] and ... shall take appropriate measures ... to combat disease and malnutrition ... through the provision of adequate nutritious foods.... States Parties recognize the right of every child to a standard of living adequate for the child's physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development.... States Parties ... shall ... in case of need provide material assistance and support ..., particularly with regard to nutrition, clothing and housing." --Convention on the Rights of the Child, Articles 24 and 27 | A HR Approach to Religion (B) | A HR Approach to Race (C) | A HR Adequate to Food (D) | The H R of Children and Youth (E) | H R and Migrant Workers (F) | | Global Summaey: Children and HIV/AIDS 2004 | The Search for Peace (A) | The Search for Peace (B) | POVERTY ERADICATION (A) | Poverty Eradication (B) | Social Development | A Human Rights Approach to Issues (A) | | Vincentian Issues A | Vincentian Issues B | The Whole World Knew | | Return Home | About Us | What's New | Current Focus | Articles | Great Links | Email Form | |
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