Publications
Legal Brief for parliamentarians in Latin America and the Caribbean No.3, 2020.
School feeding laws are important instruments for the realization of the right to adequate food, the right to education, and the right to health of the schoolchildren. In addition, they fulfill a social function guaranteeing access to food of the most vulnerable children in school and the school attendance.
Report, 2020.
This reports sets out an analytics and conceptual framework and suggest strategic orientations for a radical transformation of food systems. It calls for urgent and radical reforms are needed to guarantee the fundamental human right to adequate food for all
Study, 2020.
This study explores the content of the right to water for food and agriculture and asks whether such a a right can be found in the right to water or whether it is more approproate to examinte the right to adequate food.
Fact sheet, 2020.
This is a flyer for a course that introduces the principles and concept of the human right to adequate food and its practical application. It also provides an overview of the historical development of this human right, the human rights-based approach to development, recourse meachanisms and the Right to Food GUidelines. It describes the rights, the obligations and responsabilities of rights-holders and duty-bearers of the right to food.
Fact sheet, 2020.
This is a flyer for a course that describes a series of analytical, educational and normative methodologies that offer guidance and hands-on advice on the practical aspects of the right to adequate food. It covers a wide range of operational issues such as assessment, legislation, advocacy, education, budgeting and monitoring of this human right.
Report, 2019.
This publication shows efforts of countries, organizations and groups, at the global, regional and national level, in taking legislative actions, designing policies and strategies, setting up accountable institutions and bodies, to respect, protect and fulfil the human right to adequate food.
Summary, 2019.
Digest of the publication that highlights efforts of a number of countries, organizations, groups, at the global, regional and national level, in taking legislative actions, designing policies and strategies, setting up accountable institutions and bodies, to respect, protect and fulfil the human right to adequate food.
Brochure, 2019.
Many countries and international organizations have led concrete actions to influence policies and laws for the realization of the right to food. FAO has supported Member Countries committed towards this important goal throughout the years.
Legal brief for parliamentarians in Africa, Nº1, 2019.
Contries in Africa have made renewed commitments to end hunger such as the Malabo Declaration of 2014, the SDGs of and other international and regional declarations. If these are supported by effective legislation, including constitutional protection, the future economic, social and cultural benefit to the continent is evident.
Study, 2018.
This discussion paper explores the relationship between food loss and waste (FLW) and the right to adequate food. It focuses on the need to develop sustainable global consumption and production systems to contribute to the realization of the right to adequate food while it argues for a human rights-based approach to tackle FLW.