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"The
tenth anniversary of the adoption of the RtAF Guidelines provides an important
opportunity to take stock of these achievements and shortcomings, as well as
the many obstacles that remain to the full realization of the human right to
adequate food, especially with respect to its inextricable relations to food
sovereignty, women´s rights and nutrition. More importantly, it provides an opportunity
for governments, international organizations and civil society to reaffirm
commitments and identify tasks for the future."
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MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS OF THIS REPORT
ARE IMPORTANT TO WOMEN.
10 Years of the
FAO Right to Food Guidelines - Progress, Obstacles & the Way Ahead
Civil Society Synthesis Paper for the 41st Session
of the UN Committee on World Food Security
Ten years ago, in November 2004,
the FAO Council adopted the Voluntary
Guidelines to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food
in the context of national food security.
But what happened in the last ten
years? What trends and events have shaped the context in which the right to
food must be implemented? What, if any, successes at implementation have been
achieved at the national, regional, and global level? What obstacles and
challenges have inhibited progress? And how do we move forward to ensure a
world where every person and community can enjoy the right to adequate food and
nutrition?
To mark the 10th anniversary of the
RtAF Guidelines, civil society and social movements contributing to the
promotion and defense of the human right to adequate food and food sovereignty
have embarked on a critical assessment of where we are now in the struggle for
solidifying the human right to adequate food and nutrition and where we must
go.
This paper is a product of a broad civil society consultation process, facilitated by the Global Network for the Right to Food and Nutrition, with the political support of the member organizations of the Civil Society Mechanism to the Committee on World Food Security.
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