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The right to food is a basic human right enshrined in international law. It is the right of every person to have continuous access to the resources that are necessary to produce, earn or purchase enough food not only to prevent hunger, but also ensure health and well-being.
The right to food not only addresses the final outcome of food security for all, it also proposes ways and tools by which that goal is reached and achievements maintained in a sustainable manner.
While many food security policies and programmes address essential technical issues, the effectiveness and sustainability of food security work requires addressing governance issues. The right to food offers a coherent framework to address critical governance dimensions in the fight against hunger and malnutrition: it provides voice to a wide array of relevant stakeholders and establishes principles that govern decision-making and implementation processes, as participation, non-discrimination, transparency and empowerment. In addition, it provides a legal framework, the concepts of rights and obligations, as well as mechanisms for increased accountability and the rule of law.
The right to food approach adds value to food security interventions through the process of policy formulation and implementation as well as through the contents of food security work. Regarding the process, the approach contributes to strengthen relevant public institutions, integrates partners such as civil society organizations, human rights commissions, parliamentarians and government sectors other than those dealing with agriculture, and provides further justification for investment in hunger reduction. It contributes to create and maintain political will. Furthermore, it provides means of coordination of food security initiatives aiming at increased policy coherence.
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