LEGAL OBLIGATIONS
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article 25: “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food...”
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Article 11: “States Parties… recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living… adequate food... States Parties... recognizing the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger, shall... improve methods of production... and distribution of food... by... reforming agrarian systems... ensure... equitable distribution of... food supplies”
Committee on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights: General Comment 12 on the Right to Food
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Articles 24 & 27: “States Parties shall... combat disease and malnutrition... through the provision of... nutritious foods... States Parties... shall... in case of need provide... nutrition, clothing and housing.”
POLITICAL COMMITMENTS
Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition
Article 1: “Every man, woman and child has the inalienable right to be free from hunger and malnutrition in order to develop their physical and mental facilities.”
Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2003/25
“The Commission on Human Rights… reaffirms the right of everyone to have access to safe and nutritious food, consistent with the right to adequate food and the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger so as to be able fully to develop and maintain their physical and mental capacities”
General Assembly Resolution 155 (2001)
“The General Assembly... reaffirms the right of everyone to have access to safe and nutritious food, consistent with the right to adequate food and the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger so as to be able fully to develop and maintain their physical and mental capacities”
1996 Rome Declaration of the World Food Summit
“We pledge our political will and our common and national commitment to achieving food security for all... Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.”