[01/12/2009] GENEVA – “Trade negotiations need to reflect the new global consensus on hunger” – Days after the World Summit on Food Security in Rome, the Special Rapporteur reviews the stakes of the ongoing WTO Ministerial for global food security.
According to the UN human rights expert, the trade community should devote the upcoming six months to ensure coherence with multilateral efforts to eradicate hunger.
Prof. De Schutter called on States to ensure that trade rules will not deprive States from the policy space they require to implement actions that ensure food security at domestic level. He also called for a systemic review of the Doha Work Programme to ensure the trade system can meet the challenges posed by the post-crisis global food economy.
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