Rome- The right to food is a cross-cutting issue. There are many dimensions interrelated, actors and processes involved, diversity of visions, subtle difference between concepts or emerging issues.

In order for every person to be able to fulfil the right to adequate food, or to advocate for its implementation, an understanding of certain issues and skills are needed.  

The materials available on this page are studies, platforms and other resources that have been recently published not only by FAO but also other entities, sometimes issues in one or more of the six official FAO languages. The selection of items has been made by the FAO Right to Food Team, who aims to share information, provide practical guidance and stimulate debate on various aspects of the right to food.

Over 2022 FAO will be posting an update of these resources.

We hope you find them useful and enjoy this food for thought!

 Selection of right to food-related resources in May

CLIMATE CHANGE

German judges visit Peru glacial lake in unprecedented climate crisis lawsuit|The Guardian

Rising greenhouse gases have caused Lake Palcacocha to swell in size which makes the area at risk for a devastating outburst flood.

2022 Global Food Policy Report: Climate Change & Food Systems |IFPRI

This report highlights key insights from across food systems and regions and recommends policy reforms and investments that can accelerate a sustainable transformation of our food systems. Action on climate change needs to be elevated in climate policy discussions. A significant shortfall in financing climate smart food systems also needs to be addressed. Visit the IFPRI page here.

CONSUMERS

Scope and impact of digital marketing strategies for promoting breastmilk substitutes |World Health Organization

Digital technologies are increasingly used for marketing food products throughout the world. Although the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes specifies that there should be no advertising or other form of promotion of breast-milk substitutes to the general public, the Code does not directly address many of the specific strategies used in digital marketing. This report examines in greater depth the scope, techniques and impact of digital marketing strategies for the promotion of breast-milk substitutes.

FOOD SYSTEMS AND HUNGER

Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles for Agri-Food Systems Transformation |Christopher B. Barrett · Tim Benton · Jessica Fanzo Mario Herrero · Rebecca J. Nelson, et al.

This book presents multiple actionable recommendations that, if adopted, would simultaneously lead to healthy and nutritious diets, equitable and inclusive value chains, resilience to shocks and stressors, and climate and environmental sustainability. Our primary recommendations combine social and technological innovations,” said one of the authors, Jessica Fanzo of Johns Hopkins University.

The right to food in Europe: alliances to guarantee access to sustainable food for all| University of Barcelona

This is the recording of a webinar that explored the state of the right to food in Europe, focusing on how countries measure food insecurity and the strategies carried out by researchers, civil society and foundations to put this human right at the forefront of the political agenda.

Global report on food crisis 2022 | Global Network Against Food Crises 

The document reveals that around 193 million people in 53 countries or territories experienced acute food insecurity at crisis or worse levels (IPC/CH Phase 3-5) in 2021. This represents an increase of nearly 40 million people compared with the already record numbers of 2020.

LAND TENURE

Human rights and land navigator  |TMG Thinktank and the Danish Institute for Human Rights

This online tool provides an overview of the linkages between the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) and international human rights standards. The basis is a detailed mapping of the VGGT (paragraph by paragraph) showing how human rights standards, including binding human rights obligations, underpin the voluntary instrument.