(a)
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 and the fundamental right of everyone to be free
from hunger so as to be able fully to develop and maintain their physical and mental
capacities;
(b)
To examine ways and means of overcoming existing and emerging
obstacles to the realization of the right to food;
(c)
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;
(d)
To submit proposals that could help the realization of Millennium
Development Goal No. 1 to halve by the year 2015 the proportion of people who
suffer from hunger, as well as to realize the right to food, in particular, taking into
account the role of international assistance and cooperation in reinforcing national
actions to implement sustainable food security policies;
(e)
To present recommendations on possible steps with a view to
achieving progressively the full realization of the right to food, including steps to
promote the conditions for everyone to be free from hunger and as soon as possible
enjoy fully the right to food, taking into account lessons learnt in the implementation
of national plans to combat hunger;
(f)
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 representing the broadest possible range
of interests and experiences, within their respective mandates, to take fully into
account the need to promote the effective realization of the right to food for all,
including in the ongoing negotiations in different fields;
(g)
To continue participating in and contributing to relevant international
conferences and events with the aim of promoting the realization of the right to food;