Voluntary Guidelines : to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security

Adopted by the 127th Session of the FAO Council November 2004

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, 2005, noviembre 2005

Right to Food Guidelines

The objective of the Voluntary Guidelines is to provide practical guidance to States in their implementation of the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security, in order to achieve the goals of the World Food Summit Plan of Action. They provide an additional instrument to combat hunger and poverty and to accelerate attainment of the Millennium Development Goals.

The Voluntary Guidelines represent the first attempt by governments to interpret an economic, social and cultural right and to recommend actions to be undertaken for its realization. Moreover, they represent a step towards integrating human rights into the work of agencies dealing with food and agriculture.

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