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Fisheries and the Right to Food in the Context of Climate Change: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Michael Fakhri

19 August, 2024 News

In this report submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to Council Resolution 43/11, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Professor Michael Fakhri, provides a framework for …

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The world’s farmers produce enough food to feed more than the global population yet, hunger persists. Around 733 million people are facing hunger in the world due to repeated weather shocks, conflicts, economic downturns, inequality, and the pandemic. This impacts the poor and vulnerable most severely, many of whom are agricultural households, reflecting widening inequalities across and within countries.

Food is the third most basic human need after air and water – everyone should have the right to adequate food. Human rights such as the right to food, life and liberty, work and education are recognised by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and two legally binding international covenants.

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).