A/HRC/49/43
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
30 December 2021
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-ninth session
28 February–1 April 2022
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Seeds, right to life and farmers’ rights
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri
Summary
In the present report, submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to Council
resolution 43/11, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, provides a
framework for the advancement of farmers’, indigenous peoples’ and workers’ rights and a
guide for States to ensure that the world’s seed systems are biodiverse and safe and fulfil
human rights obligations.
GE.21-19855(E)