A/74/164
Interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Summary
The present report focuses on the Sustainable Development Goals, the
cornerstone of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as a potentially
transformative tool to advance the realization of the right to food, as well as other
economic, social and cultural rights. Despite not explicitly recognizing the right to
food, the promise of the Goals to leave no one behind in the pursuit of human rights
for all reflects the principles of equality and non-discrimination. Inequality, and the
inequitable distribution of food and productive resources, remains a significant barrier
to the realization of the right to food, especially for populations that have been
historically and structurally left behind. Engaging these populations in the policy
process and implementing the Goals from a holistic, human rights-based approach will
revitalize efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition and enable the universal
enjoyment of the right to food.
2/24
19-12004