Suriname
La Constitución de la República de Suriname protege explícitamente el derecho a una alimentación adecuada.
La República de Suriname es un Estado Parte del Pacto Internacional de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales desde 1976 por vía de adhesión.
CONSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITIONS OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD
Explicit protection of the right to adequate food
Article 24: “The state shall take care of the creation of conditions in which an optimal satisfaction of the basic needs for work, food, health care, education, energy, clothing and communication is obtained.”
Other pertinent provisions for the realization of the right to adequate food
Article 4: “The concern of the State is aimed at:
b. A Secured means of livelihood for the entire nation”
Article 6: “The social objectives of the State shall aim at:
a. The identification of the potentialities for development of the own natural environment and the enlarging of the capacities to ever more expand those potentialities; b. Guaranteeing the participation of the community in the political life among other ways through national, regional and sectoral participation; c. Guaranteeing a government policy aimed at raising the standard of living and of well-being of the society, based upon social justice, the integral and balanced development of State and society; d. An equitable distribution of the national income, directed towards a fair distribution of well-being and wealth over all strata of the population; e. Regional spreading of public utilities and economic activities; f. The improvement of codetermination by the employees in companies and production units in the taking of decisions about production, economic development and planning; g. Creating and improving the conditions necessary for the protection of nature and for the preservation of the ecological balance.”
Article 36:
“1. Everyone shall have a right to health.
2. The State shall promote the general health care by systematic improvement of living and working conditions and shall give information on the protection of health.”
INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) – 1966
Status: Adhesión (1976)
Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) – 1979
Status: Adhesión (1993)
Legislación y políticas que reconocen el derecho a una alimentación adecuada
Teniendo en cuenta que se puede implementar el derecho humano a una alimentación adecuada a través de varias acciones legales y políticas, lo invitamos a visitar los Perfiles de país en FAOLEX para acceder a una amplia recopilación de medidas adoptadas a nivel nacional. Entre los varios documentos disponibles, encontrará legislación y políticas que se refieren a algunas Directrices relevantes, como la de Acceso a los recursos y bienes (Directriz 8), Inocuidad de los alimentos y protección del consumidor (Directriz 9), Apoyo a los grupos vulnerables (Directriz 13) y Catástrofes naturales y provocadas por el hombre (Directriz 16).
