The right to adequate food (Art. 11) 1999, para. 41
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The international financial institutions, notably the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, should pay greater attention to the protection of the right to food in their lending policies and credit agreements and in international measures to deal with the debt crisis. Care should be taken, in line with the Committee's General Comment No. 2, paragraph 9, in any structural adjustment programme to ensure that the right to food is protected.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Food & Nutrition
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
All
Year
1999
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CESCR General Comment No. 12, The right to adequate food (Art. 11) (1999), para. 41.