Solutions for Hunger: A Policy Seminar on the Human Right to Food

November 7, 2008

Special Guests: 

•    Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
•    Barbara Ekwall, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
•    Representatives of civil society from Haiti, Malawi and Nepal

Preliminary Agenda (Word Document)

In 2004, the FAO adopted “Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of Food Security at the National Level” (the Guidelines) as a follow up to the World Food Summit series of conferences.  The Guidelines provide a road-map for states and civil society who want to apply the human rights framework for strategies to end hunger.  Since their adoption, the Guidelines have inspired a number of initiatives designed to implement the human right to food.  These initiatives have included country-level assessments, grassroots awareness campaigns, legislative and judicial procedures and violation monitoring. The policy seminar will reflect upon the lessons-learned from these various initiatives and consider how they may best inform continued work on the human right to food.

The policy seminar will take place in an informal setting that encourages discussion and interaction between UN and academic experts, development practitioners and human rights advocates.


To register:

Send your filled registration form to Patricia Daigle at pdaigle@dd-rd.ca before October 31, 2008 (deadline extended).  Please note that spaces are limited and registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

See also:  The Human Right to Food: A Reference Primer

Food Secure Canada: Biennial National Assembly

Food Secure Canada's biennial National Assembly will be held in Ottawa, November 7th to 10th, and will be co-hosted by FoodNet Ontario. The theme is Reclaiming Our Food System: A Call to Action.  

For more information: http://www.foodsecurecanada.org/