Right to food

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01/04/2021
The dialogue, the third in a series organized by FAO and supported by AECID, offered parliamentarians a forum to share their experiences in helping their countries to guarantee food security,...
31/03/2021
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23/03/2021
Call for urgent and at-scale action to avert rising hunger and risk of famine.
22/03/2021
Water is a major input in the provision of food and is also required to meet personal and household needs. Check out this study that examines the right to water...
18/03/2021
New FAO report finds agricultural losses from natural hazards continue to soar, inflicting economic damage and undermining nutrition.
08/03/2021
Women have more difficulties in accessing productive resources, employment opportunities and social protection, being more exposed to more vulnerabilities and inequalities.
04/03/2021
The first dialogue in the series brought together parliamentarians from Central America and South America to discuss challenges and opportunities for food security and nutrition policy processes in the context...
03/03/2021
Policies and social protection programmes can play a key role in addressing risks and vulnerabilities that children and their families face.
02/03/2021
Ensuring that every woman, man and child has access to adequate food lies at the core of FAO’s mandate and this is highlighted in the “Voluntary Guidelines to support the...
26/02/2021
Consumers can be a powerful force for change in policies, laws and legislations.
26/02/2021
The agenda of the 46th session of the Human Rights Council has several topics that are closely related to FAO’s mandate and work, including on the right to food, right...
17/02/2021
FSNAU-FEWS NET report indicates large-scale food and nutrition insecurity due to multiple threats.
12/02/2021
Humanitarian crisis continues to exert a terrible toll on children, warn FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO.
12/02/2021
The Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition, together with the existing international policy instruments, help advance the rights of the most vulnerable groups in national food security contexts.
09/02/2021
During the key multi-stakeholder forum, Representatives coming from private sector, government, academia, and civil society joined voices for sustainable food systems.
22/01/2021
More than 75 countries made the call to implement the Right to Food Guidelines at the Agriculture Ministers' Conference in Berlin.
17/12/2020
The Right to Food around the Globe provides a one-stop platform where constitutional commitment to the right to adequate food at the national level are showcased.
15/12/2020
A means to improve nutrition and reduce food loss and waste, says Director-General  
10/12/2020
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