Policy makers in the region position the right to adequate food at the highest level of the political and legislative agenda across the continent and at country level.

Ensuring the human right to adequate food is a fundamental responsibility of states and societies everywhere.

237 million people affected in sub-Saharan Africa, straining global and continental hunger eradication efforts.

Consumers around the world have a right to expect that the foods they purchase and eat are safe and good quality.

2018 has already come to a close and we all know we have left some things undone. As you plan your New Year’s resolutions, FAO recommends you to include a Right to Food Publication in your reading list.

FAO urges parliamentarians from all over the world to place food security and nutrition at the top of the political agenda.

FAO Director-General urges parliamentarians from all over the world to place food security and nutrition at the top of the political agenda.

The meeting was organized by FAO to take stock of the use and application of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Right to Food.

The event explored the critical role that aquatic ecosystems plays in global food security and nutrition.

This side event, organized by FAO, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the IPC Fisheries Working Group and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), explored the linkages between small-scale fisheries and relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the realization of the right to food.