At the World Food Summit (WFS) in 1996, States set themselves the goal of reducing by half the number of people suffering from hunger by the year 2015. In 2000, ‘to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger’ became number one of the Millennium Development Goals. Tackling the problems of hunger and malnutrition is, however, not only a policy commitment, but also a legal obligation. The right to food has been formally recognised in several instruments of international law, among which the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR); the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW); and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). In the light of Millennium Development Goals No.1 – to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger – and No.3 – to promote gender equality and empower women – the present study provides a cross-cutting analysis of the right to food from a gender perspective, examining relevant international instruments as well as State practice. The study will, first of all, examine international instruments protecting the right to food in general, and the right to food of women in particular. The analysis of these documents will give an idea of what is today’s level of awareness of women’s right to food and related issues, how much is covered by law and how much is missing.