US leaders said they had no problem with the idea that the world should try to provide food for everyone but did not want the rule to be a mandate that would be legally binding for governments. Since that time, Israel has joined the US in taking that position.
You can see a video clip and read a related interview with Pat Mooney, hunger activist and author, on this Web Site. For more information about this controversy, check out these sites:
- FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO)
- RIGHT TO FOOD
This web site provides information on the Right to Food concept, links to international standards, UN documents, FAO publications and statements related to Right to Food, as well as an FAO Right to Food timeline.
www.fao.org/righttofood/en/index.html
- UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR
ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD
The Special Rapporteur's web site contains country reports, publications about the Right to Food, and facts and figures about the state of hunger in the world today.
www.ohchr.org/english/issues/food/
- CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS
The Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) was established in 1993 to promote social justice through human rights. The Right to Food section of this web site offers information and links to other resources.
www.cesr.org/food
- FOODFIRST INFORMATION & ACTION NETWORK (FIAN)
FIAN, an international human rights organization, works for the right of ordinary people to feed themselves. This web site links to FIAN's Right to Food Journal and other resources.
www.fian.org
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