Renewed commitment to the right to food: CELAC advances the implementation of its regional plan

Latin American and Caribbean countries have reaffirmed their commitment to realizing the right to food through the CELAC Food Security, Nutrition, and Hunger Eradication Plan 2030. One year after its update, ministers of agriculture gathered in Comayagua, Honduras, to take stock of progress and strengthen efforts to eradicate hunger and malnutrition across the region. A key outcome of the meeting was the launch of the Food Security and Nutrition Platform for Latin America and the Caribbean, a new initiative supported by FAO, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the World Food Programme to enhance monitoring and accountability in achieving regional food security goals.

The CELAC Plan serves as the region’s most comprehensive framework for addressing food security. It directly supports the right to food by strengthening legal and institutional frameworks to ensure inclusive policies. It promotes a human rights-based approach, integrating gender and ethnic-racial perspectives to guarantee access to adequate food for all, particularly vulnerable populations.

A key priority of the plan is encouraging countries to legally recognize the right to adequate food, drawing from frameworks such as the PARLATINO Model Law on the Right to Food. 

By reinforcing the right to food across policies and governance structures, CELAC aims to drive meaningful progress toward eradicating hunger and ensuring food security for all.