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As authoritatively defined by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Committee on ESCR) in its General Comment 12:
"The right to adequate food is realized when every man, woman and child ...
... human right to adequate food.
The following comments are build on the report "Access to Land and the Right to Food", which the Special Rapporteur presented at the 65th General Assembly of the United Natio ...
... able global food system”, 4-15 May 2009, New York, 4 May 2009
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Statement at the interactive Thematic Dialogue of the UN General Assembly on the Global Food Crisis and the Right to Food, 6 ...
... continue to remain a reference in this debate. The Special Rapporteur also presented a report on the relationship between access to land and the right to food to the UN General Assembly in 2010, and he ...
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Statement at the interactive Thematic Dialogue of the UN General Assembly on the Global Food Crisis and the Right to Food, 6 April 2009
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The Global partnership on agriculture an ...
... concerns over the sustainability of fisheries activities.
The Special Rapporteur is monitoring the impacts of fisheries management on democratic access to food, and reported to the UN General Assembly ...
... rights, creating new threats for vulnerable land users. Climate change and population growth will exacerbate tensions within countries and between them,” he explained.
“We need to establish general guideline ...
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New York Times (Intl) — Food's Big Picture Guy (28-05-2014)
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Oxfam blog (Intl) — Why aren’t we using government purchasing to promote the right to food (among other things)? Great ...
... Summary of report to UN General Assembly.
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17/12/2012: "Contribution of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Olivier De Schutter, to the inquiry launched by the International Development ...
... deo debate between Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the WTO, and Olivier De Schutter: "Trade liberalization and the right to food" (May 2009)
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