A/HRC/RES/40/7
Acknowledging that the right to food has been recognized as the right of every
individual, alone or in community with others, to have physical and economic access at all
times to sufficient, adequate and nutritious food, in conformity with, inter alia, the culture,
beliefs, traditions, dietary habits and preferences of individuals, and that is produced and
consumed sustainably, thereby preserving access to food for future generations,
Reaffirming the Five Rome Principles for Sustainable Global Food Security
contained in the Declaration of the World Summit on Food Security,
Reaffirming also that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and
interrelated, and that they must be treated globally, in a fair and equal manner, on the same
footing and with the same emphasis,
Reaffirming further that a peaceful, stable and enabling political, social and
economic environment at both the national and international levels is the essential
foundation that will enable States to give adequate priority to food security and poverty
eradication,
Determined to take new steps forward in the commitment of the international
community with a view to achieving substantial progress in the realization of the right to
food through an increased and sustained effort of international cooperation and solidarity,
with a view to building a community of shared future for humanity,
Reiterating, as in the Rome Declaration on World Food Security and the Declaration
of the World Food Summit: five years later, that food should not be used as an instrument
of political or economic pressure, and reaffirming in this regard the importance of
international cooperation and solidarity, and the necessity of refraining from unilateral
measures that are not in accordance with international law and the Charter of the United
Nations and that endanger food and nutrition security,
Convinced that each State must adopt a strategy consistent with its resources and
capacities to achieve its individual goals in implementing the recommendations contained
in the Rome Declaration on World Food Security and the World Food Summit Plan of
Action and, at the same time, cooperate regionally and internationally in order to organize
collective solutions to global issues of food security in a world of increasingly interlinked
institutions, societies and economies, where coordinated efforts and shared responsibilities
are essential,
Reaffirming that food security is a national responsibility, and that any plan for
addressing food security challenges must be nationally articulated, designed, owned and led,
and built on consultation with all key stakeholders, and recognizing the commitment to
strengthening the multilateral system in the channelling of resources and in the promotion
of policies dedicated to fighting hunger and malnutrition,
Recognizing the complex character of food insecurity and its likely recurrence owing
to a combination of several major factors, such as the effects of the global financial and
economic crisis, environmental degradation, desertification and the impact of global
climate change, as well as poverty, natural disasters, armed conflicts, drought, volatility in
commodity prices and the lack in many countries of the appropriate technology, investment
and capacity-building necessary to confront its impact, particularly in developing countries,
least developed countries and small island developing States, and the need for coherence
and collaboration between international institutions at the global level,
Recognizing also the need to urgently assist some African countries that are facing
drought, starvation and famine threats that could affect millions of people, most of whom
are women and children, who risk losing their lives,
Resolved to act to ensure that the promotion, protection and fulfilment of all human
rights is taken into account at the national, regional and international levels in measures to
address the realization of the right to food,
Expressing its deep concern at the number and scale of human-made and natural
disasters, diseases and pest infestations, as well as the negative impact of climate change,
and their increasing impact in recent years, which have, in combination with other factors,
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