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Right to Food
Timeline

27-29
October 2003

 
Second session of the IGWG-RTFG
26-28
March 2003

 
First session of the IGWG-RTFG
November 2002

FAO Council establishes Intergovernmental Working Group
to elaborate Voluntary Guidelines on the Progressive Realization
of the Right to Adequate Food
Report (E) Establishment of the Intergovernmental Working Group requested in para 10 of the declaration of the
WFS:fyl - item 5.1
Arabic Chinese
French
Spanish

June 2002


 

World Food Summit: five years later
Declaration of WFS:fyl (Paragraph 10)
Voluntary Guidelines on the Right to Food

 

May 2002

Berlin conference

 

April 2002

Oslo workshop

 

March 2002

 

Third expert consultations of the UNHCHR, Bonn
Report to the Commission on Human Rights

July 2000

 

Appointment of Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

French Spanish

August 1999


 

Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. Updated study on the right to food, submitted by
Mr. Asbjørn Eide (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1999/12), 28 June 1999

French Spanish

 

 

1 July 1999


 

Food Aid Convention


May 1999

 

Committee on Economic , Social and Cultural Rights discuss the Right to Food in Article 11 of the Covenant


General Comment of the CESCR on the right to adequate food
(11 May 1999)

French Spanish
April 1999

 

ACC SCN:
Symposium on the Substance and Politics of a Human Rights Approach to Food and NutritionPolicies and Programmes
SCN News No. 18


18-19 November 1998


12 November 1998


 

FAO's commemorative publications


30 March -2 April 1998


 

ACC/SCN meeting - recommendations of the Working Group on Nutrition, Ethics and Human Rights

 

1-2 December 1997


 

First Consultation on the Right to Adequate Food
background documents Final Report

 

November 1997


 

FAO Conference Resolution

 

3 April 1997


Resolution of the Commisson on Human Rights

 

13-17 November 1996


World Food Summit
General Declaration on World Food Security and
World Food Summit Plan of Action

 

December 1992


International Conference on Nutrition (FAO/WHO)

 

1987


Establishment of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to consider state reports under the International Covenant
Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food submits final report to the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities

 

1985


Food Aid Convention

 

1983


The UN Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities appoints a Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

 

1977


Establishment of the International Fund
for Agriculture Development

 

3 January 1976


Entry into force of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (status)

 

November 1974


World Food Conference
Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition

 

16 December 1966


International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations and opened for signature

 

1961


Establishment of the World Food Programme

 

10 December 1948


Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations

 

October 1945


Establishment of FAO
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