Human Rights Council
Resolution 6/2.
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right
to food
The Human Rights Council,
Reaffirming all previous resolutions adopted by the General Assembly and the
Commission on Human Rights on the issue of the right to food, including General
Assembly resolution 61/163 of 19 December 2006 and Commission on Human Rights
resolution 2005/18 of 14 April 2005,
Bearing in mind paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15
March 2006,
Recalling the resolutions 5/1 “Institution-building of the United Nations
Human Rights Council” and 5/2 “Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandateholders of the Human Rights Council” of 18 June 2007 and stressing that the
mandate-holder shall discharge his/her duties in accordance with these resolutions and
their annexes,
Recalling also commitments taken by the international community to fully
implement the Millennium Development Goals,
Recognizing that the problems of hunger and food insecurity have global
dimensions and that they are likely to persist and even increase dramatically in some
regions of the world unless urgent, determined and concerted action is taken,
1.
Welcomes the valuable work and commitment of Mr. Jean Ziegler
during his tenure as the first mandate holder to achieving the realization of the right to
food;
2.
Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right
to food for a period of three years: