A/69/275 I. Introduction 1. The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food was e stablished by the Commission on Human Rights in resolution 2000/10. In September 2007, the Human Rights Council, in resolution 6/2, reviewed and extended the mandate for three years. In resolution 6/2, the Council instructed the Special Rapporteur to: (a) 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 to food; (b) examine ways and means of overcoming obstacles to the realization of the right to food; (c) continue mainstreaming a gender perspective and take into account an age dimension in the fulfilment of the mandate; (d) submit proposals that could help the realization of Millennium Development Goal 1; (e) present recommendations on possible steps towards achieving progressively the full realization of the right to food; (f) work in close cooperation with all States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and other relevant actors to take fully into account the need to promote the effective realization of the right to food for all; and (g) continue participating in and contributing to relevant international conferences and events with the aim of promoting the realization of the right to food. The mandate of the Special Rapporteur was subsequently endorsed by the Council in resolutions 13/4 and 22/9, renewing the mandate for periods of three years. 2. On 8 May 2014, Hilal Elver (Turkey) was appointed by the Human Rights Council as Special Rapporteur on the right to food. She officially assumed her responsibilities as mandate holder on 2 June 2014. The Special Rapporteur wishes to take this opportunity to express her appreciation for the exceptional contribution of her predecessors, Olivier De Schutter (2008-2014) and Jean Ziegler (2000-2008), in advancing the mandate and promoting the realization of the right to adequate food. The Special Rapporteur intends to build on the work of her predecessors and further develop the important networks already established by them. 3. In the present report, her first to the General Assembly in accordance with Assembly resolution 68/177 and Human Rights Council resolution 6/2, the Special Rapporteur will outline some of the priorities she has identified for taking the mandate forward. Given the limited time frame between taking up office on 2 June 2014 and the submission of the present report, the Special Rapporteur notes that the issues identified hereafter are not exhaustive but rather provide a tentative description of her priorities for the mandate. 4. In setting out the mandate of the Special Rapporteur in resolution 6/2, the Human Rights Council encouraged close cooperation with all stakehold ers, including non-State actors. Accordingly, during her first month in office, the Special Rapporteur held consultations on a preliminary and informal basis with representatives from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), academic experts and representatives of member States and civil society organizations based in Geneva. She also had occasion to meet with representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), including the Director-General, members of the senior management team and members of the team working on the right to food, as well as the Chair of the Committee on World Food Security and members of the Bureau and Ad visory Group of the Committee. The Special Rapporteur wishes to express her gratitude to those with whom she met and appreciates their warm welcome. She is encouraged by the 14-58889 3/18