Right to food
The right to food under international law and in national constitutions and legislation; approaches to the effective implementation of right to food legislation; and how right to food fits with other national and international frameworks for addressing hunger (eg. World Food Summit and MDGs).
- Food security in India: the case for an integrated approach
- A. Mukherjee / United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2008
- This paper examines the debate which surrounds the uni-sectoral versus inter-sectoral, or integrated, approach as a strategy for food security and poverty alleviation. Looking at the issues surrounding the debate through a ...
- The right to food from a gender perspective: a consideration of international law and state practice
- I. Rae / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2008
- This paper provides a cross-cutting analysis of the right to food from a gender perspective, examining relevant international instruments as well as state practice. The discussion is placed in the context of the Millenn...
- Is the Indian government delivering the right to adequate food?
- FoodFirst Information and Action Network, 2008
- India has an obligation under the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) to guarantee the right to be free from hunger and the right to adequate food. But how successfully has the State been in achiev...
- Food riots in Haiti: a crisis with deep roots
- M. Schuller / Center for International Policy, 2008
- Beginning in early April, Haiti was gripped by a nationwide mobilisation to protest against high food prices, reaching a crescendo on Thursday the 10th, as thousands of people took to the streets. Some protesters burned tires, blockin...
- Developing agricultural practices that will achieve food sovereignty
- P. Mulvany / UK Food Group, 2007
- The article focuses on the debates and discussions that took place at the Nyéléni 2007 Forum for Food Sovereignty, which was held in Mali, representing organisations across various sectors of food providers from across the glo...
- What are the forces and rules reshaping the food system in the 21st century?
- G. Tansey (ed); T. Rajotte (ed) / International Development Research Centre, 2008
- In today's world, access to food is highly, and unacceptably, uneven. There is massive overproduction and over-consumption, yet millions experience scarcity and hunger. This book looks at some of the forces and rules shaping the ...
- How can North Korea recover from the 19990-96 crisis?
- R. Ireson / Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, 2006
- This paper discusses various options for recovering from North Korea’s food shortage following the economic collapse in 1990. It sets the background context to the problem before continuing to discuss the current situation and h...
- Could U.S. food aid me made more effective?
- S. Murphy; K. McAfee / Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2005
- This paper takes a critical look at food aid, particularly U.S. food aid. It argues that much U.S. food aid, especially non-emergency food aid, is not nearly as effective as it could be and some of it is unacceptable. The paper conclu...
- Rural Reconstruction Nepal
- Integrated community development programmes in Nepal
- Adequate food as a human right: putting formal recognition into practical solutions
- FAO Right to Food, 2006
- Adequate food is a human right. This is something that has been formally recognised by the majority of states, but very little has been done to put this recognition into practice. This paper gives practical guidance on how to implemen...
- The right to food from a gender perspective: a consideration of international law and state practice
- I. Rae / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2008
- This paper provides a cross-cutting analysis of the right to food from a gender perspective, examining relevant international instruments as well as state practice. The discussion is placed in the context of the Millenn...
- Is the Indian government delivering the right to adequate food?
- FoodFirst Information and Action Network, 2008
- India has an obligation under the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) to guarantee the right to be free from hunger and the right to adequate food. But how successfully has the State been in achiev...
- Food riots in Haiti: a crisis with deep roots
- M. Schuller / Center for International Policy, 2008
- Beginning in early April, Haiti was gripped by a nationwide mobilisation to protest against high food prices, reaching a crescendo on Thursday the 10th, as thousands of people took to the streets. Some protesters burned tires, blockin...
- Developing agricultural practices that will achieve food sovereignty
- P. Mulvany / UK Food Group, 2007
- The article focuses on the debates and discussions that took place at the Nyéléni 2007 Forum for Food Sovereignty, which was held in Mali, representing organisations across various sectors of food providers from across the glo...
- What are the forces and rules reshaping the food system in the 21st century?
- G. Tansey (ed); T. Rajotte (ed) / International Development Research Centre, 2008
- In today's world, access to food is highly, and unacceptably, uneven. There is massive overproduction and over-consumption, yet millions experience scarcity and hunger. This book looks at some of the forces and rules shaping the ...
- How can North Korea recover from the 19990-96 crisis?
- R. Ireson / Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, 2006
- This paper discusses various options for recovering from North Korea’s food shortage following the economic collapse in 1990. It sets the background context to the problem before continuing to discuss the current situation and h...
- Could U.S. food aid me made more effective?
- S. Murphy; K. McAfee / Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2005
- This paper takes a critical look at food aid, particularly U.S. food aid. It argues that much U.S. food aid, especially non-emergency food aid, is not nearly as effective as it could be and some of it is unacceptable. The paper conclu...
- Adequate food as a human right: putting formal recognition into practical solutions
- FAO Right to Food, 2006
- Adequate food is a human right. This is something that has been formally recognised by the majority of states, but very little has been done to put this recognition into practice. This paper gives practical guidance on how to implemen...
- Regenerating locally controlled food systems for food sovereignty
- M. Pimbert / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2006
- In this book, the author focuses on the need to transform knowledge and ways of knowing to regenerate locally controlled food systems. The author discusses how the production of ecologically-literate and socially-just knowledge...
- Challenges and benefits of complementary feeding in childhood
- United Nations [UN] Standing Committee on Nutrition, 2003
- This issue focuses on the importance of complementary feeding in childhood and its role in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It offers an up-to-date and multi-disciplinary overview on the challenges and benefits of co...
- Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
- The Child Poverty Action Group was formed in 1994 out of deep concern for the rising level of poverty in New Zealand and its effects on children. CPAG works to produce evidence about the causes and effects of poverty on children and their families. It examines how Government policies affect children and families. CPAG publishes reports, makes submissions and conducts small-scale researc...
- Rural Reconstruction Nepal
- Integrated community development programmes in Nepal
