In the present report, submitted to the Human Rights Council in accordance with Council resolution 13/4, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food addresses the links between health and malnutrition.

The present report sets out guiding principles on human rights impact assessments of trade and investment agreements.

The present report contains the findings and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food on his country visit to China from 15 to 23 December 2010.
In the report, the Special Rapporteur examines advances made, while paying specific attention to remaining challenges affecting the human right to adequate food.

The Special Rapporteur on the right to food visited Mexico from 13 to 20 June 2011. In sections II and III of the present report, he reviews the current situation of food insecurity and the legal and policy framework.