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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (2011), para. 90
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- Dissemination and information on the Optional Protocol
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Assistance for humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and development for Timor-Leste (2003), para. 17
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- 7. Welcomes the continuing response of the international community to the need for food aid, and calls upon the United Nations, other intergovernmental organizations, Member States and non-governmental organizations to assist Timor- Leste in ensuring sustainable development in the areas of agriculture, livestock and fisheries;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Mar 5, 2020
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The right to food (2020), para. 85
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- 44. Welcomes the work already done by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in promoting the right to adequate food, in particular its general comment No. 12 (1999) on the right to adequate food (article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), 22 in which the Committee affirmed, inter alia, that the right to adequate food is indivisibly linked to the inherent dignity of the human person, indispensable for the fulfilment of other human rights enshrined in the International Bill of Human Rights and inseparable from social justice, requiring the adoption of appropriate economic, environmental and social policies, at both the national and the international levels, oriented to the eradication of poverty and the fulfilment of all human rights for all;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The right to food (2011), para. 37
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- (d) Improve accountability, with a clear allocation of responsibilities, and the setting of precise time frames for the realization of the dimensions of the right to food that require progressive implementation;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations (2014), para. 41
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- 22. Calls upon Member States, the United Nations and humanitarian organizations to provide emergency assistance in ways that are supportive of recovery and long-term development, where appropriate, including through prioritizing humanitarian tools that strengthen resilience, such as, but not limited to, cash transfers, local procurement of food and services and social safety nets;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (2018), para. 54
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- (d) Further producing and promoting food products consistent with a healthy diet, making further efforts to reformulate them in order to provide healthy and nutritious options, reducing the excessive use of salt, sugars and fats, in particular saturated fats and trans-fats, as well as providing appropriate content information of those nutrients, bearing in mind international guidelines on nutrition labelling;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
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- Mar 5, 2020
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The right to food (2006), para. 34
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- 21. Recalls General Comment No. 15 (2002) of the Committee on the right to water (articles 11 and 12 of the Covenant), 12 in which the Committee noted, inter alia, the importance of ensuring sustainable water resources for human consumption and agriculture in realization of the right to adequate food;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
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- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The right to food (2006), para. 03
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- Recalling also the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 2 which provides that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for her or his health and well-being, including food, the Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition 3 and the United Nations Millennium Declaration,
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights (2014), para. 35
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- 8. Reaffirms the international commitment to eliminating hunger and to securing food for all, today and tomorrow, and reiterates that the relevant United Nations organizations should be assured the resources needed to expand and enhance their food assistance and support social safety net programmes designed to address hunger and malnutrition, when appropriate, through the use of local or regional purchase;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Health
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Agriculture development, food security and nutrition (2020), para. 55
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- 6. Stresses that urgent and concerted action is needed at all levels to recover momentum and accelerate efforts to end hunger and all forms of malnutrition, comprehensively tackling both its causes and effects, and to promote improved nutrition and sustainable agriculture and food systems;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Health
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Agriculture development and food security (2010), para. 29
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- 7. Welcomes the strengthening of cooperation between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the World Food Programme and all other relevant entities of the United Nations system and other intergovernmental organizations, the international financial institutions and international trade, financial and economic institutions, in accordance with their respective mandates, in order to increase their effectiveness, as well as the strengthening of cooperation with non-governmental organizations and the private sector in promoting and strengthening efforts towards agriculture development and food security;
- Topic(s)
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The right to food (2016), para. 61
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- 34. Calls upon Member States, the United Nations system and other relevant stakeholders to support national efforts aimed at responding rapidly to the food crises currently occurring across different regions, and expresses its deep concern that funding shortfalls are forcing the World Food Programme to cut operations across different regions, including Southern Africa;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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- N.A.
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Natural plant fibres and sustainable development (2020), para. 06
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- Noting also that the diverse range of natural plant fibres produced in many countries provides an important source of income for farmers, and thus can play an important role in contributing to food security and in eradicating poverty and hence in contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Developme nt Goals,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
- Poverty
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- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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International Year of Pulses, 2016 (2014), para. 12
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- 3. Invites the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, mindful of provisions contained in the annex to Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67, to facilitate the implementation of the Year in collaboration with Governments, relevant organizations, non-governmental organizations and all other relevant stakeholders;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The right to food (2017), para. 34
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- 1. Reaffirms that hunger constitutes an outrage and a violation of human dignity, and therefore requires the adoption of urgent measures at the national, regional and international levels for its elimination;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
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- Mar 5, 2020
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The right to food (2002), para. 27
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- 15. Supports the recommendation that the High Commissioner organize a fourth expert consultation on the right to food, with a focus on the realization of this right as part of strategies and policies for the eradication of poverty, inviting experts from all regions;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
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- N.A.
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Target for World Food Programme pledges for the period 1997-1998 (1996), para. 7
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- 2. Urges States Members of the United Nations and members and associate members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and appropriate donor organizations to make every effort to ensure that the target is fully attained;
- Topic(s)
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Agriculture development, food security and nutrition (2020), para. 11
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- Reaffirming the New Urban Agenda, adopted at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), held in Quito from 17 to 20 October 2016, 18 and reaffirming also the importance of promoting the integration of food security and the nutritional needs of urban residents, particularly the urban poor, in urban and territorial planning, in order to end hunger and malnutrition, as well as promoting coordination of sustainable food security and agriculture policies across urban, peri-urban and rural areas,
- Topic(s)
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The right to food (2002), para. 03
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- Recalling also the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 3 which provides that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for her/his health and well-being, including food,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Participation of volunteers, “White Helmets”, in the activities of the United Nations in the field ofhumanitarian relief, rehabilitation and technical cooperation for development (2002), para. 15
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- 10. Recommends that the Secretary-General encourage relevant agencies of the United Nations system to explore opportunities for collaboration with White Helmets, taking into account the success of coordinated actions carried out, inter alia, with the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Volunteers;
- Topic(s)
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway (2014), para. 133
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- (g) To maintain natural ecological processes that support sustainable food production systems through international technical cooperation.
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- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization (2004), para. 19
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- 15. Welcomes the initiative of the Economic Cooperation Organization to establish institutional cooperation among its member States and relevant international organizations on agriculture-related matters of the World Trade Organization, and encourages the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and other international organizations and institutions to support the activities of the Economic Cooperation Organization in this regard;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation for Ethiopia (2005), para. 20
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- 9. Welcomes the initiative taken by the Secretary-General in appointing a Special Envoy for the Humanitarian Crisis in the Horn of Africa, with the objective of mobilizing resources to address the root causes of food insecurity as well as the sustainable development of the affected areas;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Agriculture development, food security and nutrition (2020), para. 56
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- 7. Reiterates the importance of developing countries determining their own food security strategies, that improving food security and nutrition is a global challenge and a national policy responsibility and that any plans for addressing this challenge in the context of eradicating poverty must be nationally articulated, designed, owned, led and built in consultation, as an inclusive process, with all key stakeholders at the national level, as appropriate, and urges Member States, especially those affected, to make food security, food safety and nutrition a high priority and to reflect this in their national programmes and budgets;
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- Mar 5, 2020
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The right to food (2016), para. 48
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- 21. Notes the need to further examine various concepts, such as “food sovereignty”, and their relation with food security and the right to food, bearing in mind the need to avoid any negative impact on the enjoyment of the right to food for all people at all times;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The right to food (2007), para. 11
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- Recognizing that the problems of hunger and food insecurity have global dimensions and that they are likely to persist and even to increase dramatically in some regions unless urgent, determined and concerted action is taken, given the anticipated increase in the world’s population and the stress on natural resources,
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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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. 015
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- Expressing concern over the current and projected adverse effects of climate change on food security and the sustainability of fisheries, and noting in that regard the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations Environment Programme,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Emergency humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia (2004), para. 07
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- Noting with serious concern the significant and persistent humanitarian needs in such areas as health, water and acute malnutrition that still exist in parts of the country,
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- Food & Nutrition
- Health
- Humanitarian
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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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. 037
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- Reaffirming the importance of sustainable aquaculture to food security, and concerned about the potential effects of genetically engineered aquatic fish species on the health and sustainability of wild fish stocks,
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- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
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- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The right to food (2019), para. 46
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- 21. Also stresses the importance of international cooperation and development assistance as an effective contribution to both the expansion and improvement of agriculture and its environmental sustainability, and the provision of humanitarian food assistance in activities relating to emergency situations for the realization of the right to food and the achievement of sustainable food security, while recognizing that each State has the primary responsibility for ensuring the implementation of national programmes and strategies in this regard;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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