Rome- The right to food is a cross-cutting issue. There are many dimensions interrelated, actors and processes involved, diversity of visions, subtle difference between concepts or emerging issues.

In order for every person to be able to fulfil the right to adequate food, or to advocate for its implementation, an understanding of certain issues and skills are needed.  

The materials available on this page are studies, platforms and other resources that have been recently published not only by FAO but also other entities, sometimes issues in one or more of the six official FAO languages. The selection of items has been made by the FAO Right to Food Team, who aims to share information, provide practical guidance and stimulate debate on various aspects of the right to food.

Over 2022 FAO will be posting an update of these resources.

We hope you find them useful and enjoy this food for thought!

 Selection of right to food-related resources in July

CLIMATE CHANGE

Training Webinar- The Right to a Healthy Environment in the Context of Climate Change|UN Environment Programme

CONSUMERS

Communicating Food Sustainability to Consumers: Towards more effective labelling |One Planet network

This report reviews the literature on the drivers of consumer food choice, with a focus on the role of food sustainability information. The objective was to identify both theoretical and empirical evidence on the impact of eco-labels and other sustainability information tools on consumer food choice, with a view to informing existing and future initiatives to promote more sustainable food consumption.

FOOD SECURITY

Special report -Another perfect storm? | Food price crisis

This report calls attention on how the failure to reform food systems has allowed the war in Ukraine to spark a third global food price crisis in 15 years, and what can be done to prevent the next one.

Skyrocketing Global Fuel Prices Threaten Livelihoods and Social Stability|New York Times

Poor Countries Face a Mounting Catastrophe Fueled by Inflation and Debt|New York Times

GENDER

Gender-based Analysis Plus course |Government of Canada

This course introduces key concepts of the Gender-based analysis (GBA)  GBA Plus. It shows how various identity and social factors can influence the experience of federal government initiatives affecting different people.

GOVERNANCE

Focus on governance for more effective policy and technical support. Framework paper |FAO

This paper introduces an operational four-phased framework for analysis and integration of governance analysis and action into formulation and implementation of interventions at country, regional and global levels. It also provides a review of recent trends in expert thinking about governance for sustainable development.

PRIVATE SECTOR

Tenth anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights|Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises of the Human Rights Council

The UNGPs have led to significant progress by providing a common framework for all stakeholders in managing business-related human rights risks and impacts. Yet, considerable challenges remain when it comes to coherent implementation with respect to ensuring better protection and prevention of adverse human rights impacts, and to ensuring access to remedy for harms that occur.

SDG

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 |United Nations

This report provides a global overview of progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, using the latest available data and estimates. It tracks the global and regional progress towards the 17 Goals with in-depth analyses of selected indicators for each Goal.

World Population Prospects 2022: Summary of Results| UNDESA

This publication presents population estimates from 1950 to the present for 237 countries or areas, underpinned by analyses of historical demographic trends. This latest assessment considers the results of 1,758 national population censuses conducted between 1950 and 2022, as well as information from vital registration systems and from 2,890 nationally representative sample surveys.

YOUTH

Rural Youth Action Plan | FAO

This Plan presents a five-year Action Plan (2021–2025), aligned to five thematic areas with the goal of contributing to the realization of the SDGs by equally empowering rural young women and men.