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United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

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The Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food is a Special Rapporteur appointed by the United Nations, who reports on the right to food. The mandate was established in 2000 by the former Commission on Human Rights{{harvnb|Commission on Human Rights|2000}}. which appointed the first Rapporteur, Jean Ziegler.{{harvnb|Food and Agriculture Organization|2012b}}. In 2008 the second Rapporteur, Olivier De Schutter, was appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, the successor to the Commission.{{harvnb|Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food|2012a}}: "Mandate." In 2014 the third Rapporteur, Hilal Elver was appointed.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Food/Pages/HilalElver.aspx|title=OHCHR {{!}} Hilal Elver - Special Rapporteur on the right to food|website=www.ohchr.org|language=en|access-date=2017-07-16}} In 2020, the current Rapporteur, Michael Fakhri, was appointed.{{Cite web |title=Mr. Michael Fakhri - Special Rapporteur on the right to food |url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-food/mr-michael-fakhri |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324182035/https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-food/mr-michael-fakhri |archive-date=24 March 2022 |access-date=24 March 2022 |website=United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights}}

Mandate

The Rapporteur is expected to report both to the Human Rights Council and to the UN General Assembly (Third Committee) on the fulfillment of the mandate. The mandate includes: and to promote the full realization of the right to food and the adoption of measures at the national, regional and international levels," "to examine ways and means of overcoming existing and emerging obstacles," continue mainstreaming and taking into account gender and age perspectives, to submit proposals to realise Millennium Development Goal No. 1 to halve by the year 2015 the proportion of people who suffer from hunger, to work in close cooperation with all States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and the CESCR, and participating in and contributing to relevant conferences.{{harvnb|Human Rights Council|2007}}; summarised in {{harvnb|Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food|2012a}}: "Mandate."

Country visits

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The first Rapporteur engaged in 12 country missions between 2002 and 2007.{{harvnb|Ziegler|2012}}. The second Rapporteur engaged in 10 country missions between 2010 and 2012.{{harvnb|Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food|2012a}}: "Country Missions."

See also

References

Citations

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Bibliography

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  • {{Citation

| last = Commission on Human Rights

| author-link = Commission on Human Rights

| title = Res. 2000/10

| date = 17 April 2000

| publisher = United Nations}}.

  • {{Citation

| last = Food and Agriculture Organization

| author-link = Food and Agriculture Organization

| title = Right to Food Timeline

| year = 2012b

| url = http://www.fao.org/Legal/rtf/time-e.htm

| publisher = Legal Office, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120113093450/http://www.fao.org/Legal/rtf/time-e.htm

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = 13 January 2012}}.

  • {{Citation

| last = Human Rights Council

| author-link = United Nations Human Rights Council

| title = Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food. (Resolution A/HRC/6/L.5/Rev.1)

| year = 2007

| publisher = Human Rights Council}}.

  • {{Citation

| last = Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

| author-link = United Nations Special Rapporteur

| title = Website of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier De Schutter

| year = 2012a

| url = http://www.srfood.org/

| access-date = 24 May 2012}}

  • {{Citation

| last = Ziegler

| first = Jean

| author-link = Jean Ziegler

| title = Publications

| work = Right to Food. Website of the former Special Rapporteur

| year = 2012

| url = http://www.righttofood.org/new/html/Publications.html

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120118101447/http://www.righttofood.org/new/html/Publications.html

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = 18 January 2012}}

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