from Right to Food, 28-03-2008

  Olivier De Schutter -- New U.N. Special Rapporteur on the right to food

During its 7th session on 25 March 2008, the Human Rights Council adopted ,without a vote, the list of candidates for special procedures mandate holders proposed by the President of the Council.
The list includes the name of the new Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier de Schutter. The current mandate holder, Jean Ziegler, will continue in his assignment until de Schutter assumes it in the following weeks.
The Right to Food Unit of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations congratulates Prof. de Shutter for his appointment and is convinced that the efforts and dedication deployed by Prof. Ziegler since his appointment as Special Rapporteur in 2000 will be continued.
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from Right to Food, 26-03-2008

  Special Rapporteur on the right to food presented his report on his mission to Cuba and his final report to the Human Rights Council

The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Jean Ziegler, presented at the seventh session of the Human Rights Council his report following a visit to Cuba from 28 October to 6 November 2007. His presentation was concluded with an interactive debate on the report. The purpose of the mission to Cuba was to examine the realization of the right to food in relation to Cuba’s international and national commitments to respect, protect and fulfil this right. In the main findings of the report, the Rapporteur highlights the impressive progress the country had made towards the realization of the right to food although, as he notes, there remain still important challenges to the progressive realization of the right to food. The report ends with a series of recommendations.
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from Right to Food, 06-03-2008

On the occasion of Women’s day on the 8 March 2008,
the Right to Food Unit is pleased to announce the publication of a right to food study on

Women and the Right to Food - International Law and State Practice.

The study looks at the right to food in the context of gender discrimination. It includes a brief overview of the position of women's right to food in international law and identifies gaps in both law and practice
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from Cotonou, Benin, 05-03-2008

  REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON “THE RIGHT TO FOOD AND THE LAUNCHING OF THE AFRICAN NETWORK FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE RIGHT TO FOOD

The NGO Soeurs Unies à l´Oeuvre, with the support of Bread for the World, Germany and of FIAN International, organizes from 9th through 11th of July 2008 in Cotonou, Benin, a regional workshop on "The right to food and the launching of the African Network for the Promotion of the Right to Food".
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from Nairobi, Kenya, 05-03-2008

  INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY MEETING ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS AND ESCR-NET GENERAL ASSEMBLY

ESCR-Net, in partnership with the Kenyan ESCR Coalition, will hold a four-day International Strategy Meeting of its Working Groups, Members and active participants in Nairobi, Kenya. This landmark gathering intends to bring together approximately 200 key human rights, social justice and grassroots’ activists from around the world.
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from Right to Food, 28-01-2008

  Bread for all launches Right to Food Campaign

Bread for all (BFA), the Swiss Protestant churches’ development agency, and the organisations "Fastenopfer" and "Partner sein", announce the theme of their 2008 oecumenical campaign “The Right to Food—More than a modest Wish” (“Damit das Recht auf Nahrung kein frommer Wunsch bleibt”). The annual campaign, organised during the fasting period before Easter, addresses development policy issues.
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from Managua, Nicaragua, 25-01-2008

  Latin America and the Caribbean at the forefront of making the right to food real for all
A Regional Workshop Draws on Rich Experiences

From the 21 to the 24 of January 2008, an important Regional Workshop on Legislating for the Right to Food took place in Managua. FAO’s Right-to-Food Unit is preparing a methodological toolkit on the implementation of right-to-food policies, and sponsored the workshop to enrich and validate its draft Guide on Legislating for the Right to Food. The workshop was also supported by the Hunger-Free Latin America and the Caribbean Initiative, as part of its activities for strengthening national food security institutions and to help make the right to food a reality in all countries in the region. FAO Nicaragua was in charge of the organization of the workshop.
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from Nicaragua, 18-01-2008

  Workshop in Managua, Nicaragua: "Guide on Legislating for the Right to Food"

The FAO Right to Food Unit organizes a validation workshop on the "Guide on legislating for the Right to Food" in Managua, Nicaragua, from 21 - 24 January 2008. The workshop is an opportunity to discuss the draft Guide developed by the Right to Food Unit with stakeholders and experts, and to formulate recommendations for legislative provisions and the Guide’s overall structure.
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from Bolivia, 18-01-2008

  Recently Adopted Bolivian Constitution Recognizes the Right to Food

Article 16 of Bolivia's new Constitution - which still requires approval through a national referendum - stipulates that everyone has the human right to food. The adoption of the constitutional provision constitutes a major achievement: it creates the legal foundation for further legislative action and advocacy towards ensuring the right to food.
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from Right to Food, 18-01-2008

  Bahrain--157th country to be bound to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

Article 16 of Bolivia's new Constitution - which still requires approval through a national referendum - stipulates that everyone has the human right to food. The adoption of the constitutional provision constitutes a major achievement: it creates the legal foundation for further legislative action and advocacy towards ensuring the right to food.
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