The Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food is a Special Rapporteur appointed by the United Nations, who reports on the right to food. The mandate was established in 2000 by the former Commission on Human Rights[1] which appointed the first Rapporteur, Jean Ziegler.[2] In 2008 the second Rapporteur, Olivier De Schutter, was appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, the successor to the Commission.[3] In 2014 the third Rapporteur, Hilal Elver was appointed.[4] In 2020, the current Rapporteur, Michael Fakhri, was appointed.[5]
| United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food | |
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since 2020 | |
| Inaugural holder | Jean Ziegler |
| Website | www |
Mandate
editThe Rapporteur is expected to report both to the Human Rights Council and to the UN General Assembly (Third Committee) on the fulfillment of the mandate, as follows:
* To promote the full realization of the right to food and the adoption of measures at the national, regional and international levels for the realization of the right of everyone to adequate food, [...]
- To examine ways and means of overcoming existing and emerging obstacles to the realization of the right to food;
- To continue mainstreaming a gender perspective and taking into account an age dimension in the fulfilment of the mandate, considering that women and children are disproportionately affected by hunger, food insecurity, and poverty;
- To present recommendations on steps toward achieving the full realization of the right to food, [...]
- To work in close cooperation with all States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, as well as with other relevant actors, [...]
- To continue participating in and contributing to relevant international conferences with the aim of promoting the realization of the right to food.[6]
Country visits
editSee also
editReferences
editCitations
- ↑ Commission on Human Rights 2000.
- ↑ Food and Agriculture Organization 2012b.
- ↑ Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food 2012a: "Mandate."
- ↑ "OHCHR | Hilal Elver - Special Rapporteur on the right to food". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ↑ "Mr. Michael Fakhri - Special Rapporteur on the right to food". United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ↑ Human Rights Council 2007; summarised in Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food 2012a: "Mandate."
- ↑ Ziegler 2012.
- ↑ Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food 2012a: "Country Missions."
Bibliography
- Commission on Human Rights (17 April 2000), Res. 2000/10, United Nations.
- Food and Agriculture Organization (2012b), Right to Food Timeline, Legal Office, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, archived from the original on 13 January 2012.
- Human Rights Council (2007), Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food. (Resolution A/HRC/6/L.5/Rev.1), Human Rights Council.
- Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food (2012a), Website of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier De Schutter, archived from the original on 25 May 2012, retrieved 24 May 2012
- Ziegler, Jean (2012), "Publications", Right to Food. Website of the former Special Rapporteur, archived from the original on 18 January 2012