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The right to food (2018), para. 16
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- Recognizing further the complex character of food insecurity and its likely recurrence owing to a combination of several major factors, such as the effects of the global financial and economic crisis, environmental degradation, desertification and the impacts of global climate change, as well as poverty, natural disasters, armed conflicts, drought, volatility in commodity prices and the lack in many countries of the appropriate technology, investment and capacity-building necessary to confront its impact, particularly in developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing States, and the need for coherence and collaboration between international institutions at the global level,
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- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations (2018), para. 027
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- Noting with great concern that millions of people are facing famine or the immediate risk of famine or are experiencing severe food insecurity in several regions of the world, and noting that armed conflicts, drought, poverty and the volat ility of commodity prices are among the factors causing or exacerbating famine and severe food insecurity and that additional efforts, including international support, are urgently needed to address this,
- Topic(s)
- Food & Nutrition
- Humanitarian
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments (2010), para. 018
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- Recalling paragraph 46 of its resolution 63/112, and welcoming in this regard the convening by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations of the Expert Consultation on Flag State Performance, held in Rome from 23 to 26 June 2009,
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Question of Saint Helena (2016), para. 18
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- Noting with appreciation the contribution to the development of some Territories by the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, in particular the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Food Programme, as well as regional institutions such as the Caribbean Development Bank, the Caribbean Community, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, the Pacific Islands Forum and the agencies of the Council of Regional Organizations in the Pacific,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community (2009), para. 15
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- Gravely concerned about the current daunting international environment, characterized by, inter alia, crises in food and energy security, the impact of global warming and an international financial system in turmoil, all of which create enormous challenges for the development efforts of the countries of the Caribbean Community,
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- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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Agriculture development, food security and nutrition (2016), para. 23
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- Taking note of the reports of the High-level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security on water for food security and nutrition, food losses and waste in the context of sustainable food systems and sustainable fisheries and aquaculture for food security and nutrition,
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- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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The situation in Afghanistan (2010), para. 077
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- 65. Urgently encourages all States as well as intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to expand agricultural cooperation with Afghanistan, within the National Agricultural Development Framework and in line with the Afghanistan National Development Strategy;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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International Tea Day (2020), para. 04
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- Recalling resolution 12/2019 of 28 June 2019, adopted by the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations at its forty-first session, 1
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
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Large-scale pelagic drift-net fishing; unauthorized fishing in zones of national jurisdiction and on the high seas; fisheries by-catch and discards; and other developments (1998), para. 14
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- Taking note also of the initiatives undertaken in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations relating to the incidental catch of seabirds, the conservation and management of sharks and the management of fishing capacity,
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- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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The right to food (2008), para. 02
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- Recalling all its previous resolutions on the issue of the right to food, in particular resolution 61/163 of 19 December 2006, and Human Rights Council resolution 6/2 of 27 September 2007, 0F 1 as well as all resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights in this regard,
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
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Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (2010), para. 106
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- (l) Strengthening international coordination and governance for food security, through the Global Partnership for Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, of which the Committee on World Food Security is a central component, and reiterating that it is essential to enhance global governance, building on existing institutions and fostering effective partnerships;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- N.A.
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Large-scale pelagic drift-net fishing, unauthorized fishing in zones of national jurisdiction and on the highseas/illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, fisheries by-catch and discards, and other developments (2003), para. 40
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- 16. Invites the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to continue its cooperative arrangements with United Nations agencies on the implementation of the International Plan of Action and to report to the Secretary- General, for inclusion in his annual report on oceans and the law of the sea, on priorities for cooperation and coordination in this work;
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- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments (2015), para. 134
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- 76. Welcomes the ongoing work of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on the development of best-practice guidelines for catch documentation schemes and traceability, in accordance with its agreed terms of reference and framework principles;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Question of the United States Virgin Islands (2017), para. 19
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- Noting with appreciation the contribution to the development of some Territories by the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, in particular the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Food Programme, as well as regional institutions such as the Caribbean Development Bank, the Caribbean Community, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, the Pacific Islands Forum and the agencies of the Council of Regional Organizations in the Pacific,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Question of Bermuda (2019), para. 18
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- Noting with appreciation the contribution to the development of some Territories by the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, in particular the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the U nited Nations Development Programme and the World Food Programme, as well as regional institutions such as the Caribbean Development Bank, the Caribbean Community, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, the Pacific Islands Forum and the agencies of the Council of Regional Organizations in the Pacific,
- Topic(s)
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
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Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its contribution to sustainable development (2019), para. 66
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- 29. Invites parties to the Cartagena Protocol to consider, as appropriate, ratifying or acceding to the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety;
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- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments (2013), para. 117
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- 66. Encourages information-sharing regarding emerging market- and trade- related measures by States and other relevant actors with appropriate international forums, given the potential implications of these measures for all States, consistent with the established plan of work of the Committee on Fisheries, and taking into account the Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fish Trade of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations;
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- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support (2014), para. 13
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- Welcoming the decision, taken by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union at its nineteenth ordinary session, held on 15 and 16 July 2012, to proclaim 2014 the Year of Agriculture and Food Security in Africa,
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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Agriculture development, food security and nutrition (2020), para. 18
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- Welcoming the initiative by the Secretary-General of 16 October 2019 to convene a World Food Systems Summit in 2021,
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
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The right to food (2016), para. 70
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- 43. Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit to the General Assembly at its seventy-first session an interim report on the implementation of the present resolution and to continue her work, including by examining the emerging issues with regard to the realization of the right to food within her mandate;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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The right to food (2011), para. 64
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- 35. Encourages the Special Rapporteur, within his existing mandate, to explore, in consultation with Member States and relevant stakeholders, ways and means of raising the capacity of countries, particularly developing countries, including least developed and net food-importing developing countries, to ensure the realization and protection of the right to adequate food for their populations, and to report on his findings to the Council;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments (2013), para. 089
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- 40. Reaffirms its request that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations initiate arrangements with States for the collection and dissemination of data on fishing in the high seas by vessels flying their flag at the subregional and regional levels where no such arrangements exist;
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- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Question of Bermuda (2016), para. 18
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- Noting with appreciation the contribution to the development of some Territories by the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, in particular the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Food Programme, as well as regional institutions such as the Caribbean Development Bank, the Caribbean Community, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, the Pacific Islands Forum and the agencies of the Council of Regional Organizations in the Pacific,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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The right to food (2011), para. 45
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- 26. Also stresses that States parties to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights 14 should consider implementing that agreement in a manner that is supportive of food security, while mindful of the obligation of Member States to promote and protect the right to food;
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
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New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support (2008), para. 18
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- 11. Encourages African countries to accelerate the achievement of the objective of food security in Africa, and in this regard reaffirms its support for the outcome of the post-Abuja meeting of the International Technical Committee of the Food Security Summit, held in Addis Ababa in May 2007;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
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Revision of the General Regulations of the World Food Programme and reconstitution of the Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes as the Executive Board of the World Food Programme (1995), para. 13
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- 3. Decides further that the above-mentioned distribution of seats shall be reviewed within two years after the establishment of the Executive Board with a view to achieving its final outcome in accordance with paragraphs 25 and 30 and other relevant provisions of General Assembly resolution 48/162; that the review shall be conducted in parallel by the Assembly and the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, taking into account the relevant inputs of the Economic and Social Council and the Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; and that its results shall enter into force on 1 January 2000;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
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The right to food (2020), para. 36
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- Noting with appreciation the announcement by the Secretary-General, on 16 October 2019, of his intention to convene a world food systems summit in 2021 ,
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
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The right to food (2017), para. 22
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- Recalling also the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems, 11 which were endorsed by the Committee on World Food Security at its forty-first session, held from 13 to 18 October 2014,
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Agriculture development, food security and nutrition (2020), para. 29
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- Noting with concern the findings of the first report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture, of 2019, and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, and bearing in mind that the agriculture sector depends heavily on biodiversity and its components, as well as on the ecosystem functions and services which biodiversity underpins, and that these sectors also have an impact on biodiversity in various direct and indirect ways, as acknowledged in the Cancun Declaration on Mainstreaming the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity for Well-being, 26
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- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
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Enhancing international cooperation towards a durable solution to the external debt problem of developing countries (1996), para. 38
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- 16. Recognizes that the evolving debt strategy must be accompanied by a favourable and supportive international environment, including the full implementation of the results of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, and the Marrakesh ministerial decisions in favour of the least developed countries and net food-importing developing countries; 5/
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- Economic Rights
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
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