RIGHT TO FOOD

Making it Happen

Progress and Lessons Learned
through Implementation

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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome 2011

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The publication Right to Food – Making it Happen brings together the practical experiences and lessons learned during the years 2006 to 2009 with the implementation of the right to food at country level, based on the Right to Food Guidelines. It offers a wealth of information on work done in Brazil, Guatemala, India, Mozambique and Uganda, and also reflects the main issues raised and conclusions reached during the three days of sharing at the Right to
Food Forum in 2008.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword Acknowledgements Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction Part ONE: BRIEF INTRODUCTION ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD AS A HUMAN RIGHT I THE RIGHT TO FOOD II FOOD SECURITY AND THE RIGHT TO FOOD III THE RIGHT TO FOOD IN FAO IV IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHT TO FOOD V THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW	- 1.084kb
Part TWO: REPORT ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD FORUM 2008 I INTRODUCTION II SYNTHESIS OF THE PANEL SESSIONS Topic 1 Strong Voices: Advocacy and Training Topic 2 Accessible Justice: Legislation and Accountability Topic 3 Right Targets: Information and Assessment Topic 4 Durable Impact: Benchmarks and Monitoring Topic 5 Effective Action: Strategy and Coordination III FORUM CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE WAY FORWARD Part THREE: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES I INTRODUCTION II BRAZIL – A Pioneer of the Right to Food III GUATEMALA – Writing a Page of History IV INDIA – Legal Campaigns for the Right to Food V MOZAMBIQUE – Fighting Hunger with a Human Rights Based Approach VI UGANDA – Joining Forces for the Right to Food VII CONCLUSIONS	- 2.448kb
ANNEX I OPENING SPEECHES AT THE RIGHT TO FOOD FORUM 159 1 Opening Address by Jim Butler, Deputy Director General, FAO 2 Keynote Address by Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food 3 Forum Orientation by Barbara Ekwall, Coordinator, Right to Food Unit, FAO II FINAL REPORT BY MARC COHEN, FORUM RAPPORTEUR	- 1.042kb

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