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E-book Consumer Organizations and The Right to Adequate Food
Putting people first, by making human rights concepts pertaining to economic, social, cultural and environmental rights part of general understanding and everyday discourse on development, will strengthen efforts to achieve a world where people live free from hunger or malnutrition, in dignity, leaving no one behind. In this third decade of the twenty-first century, as we head towards the 2030 deadline set or the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), its targets, and the standards set by the international human rights framework, seem far from reach. The global shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities and yet provides an opportunity to build back better, for “better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life”. 2 This publication is aimed primarily at consumer organizations, to support their work on food issues. It also seeks to highlight the importance of these organizations as partners towards transforming food systems that will secure the right to adequate food for all. In making these connections, it seeks to increase awareness of the human right to adequate food, so that it can be more broadly understood, incorporated into common language around the theme of rights and consumer behaviour, and form part of the capacity development of consumer organizations. Building on the achievements of these organizations globally, who already provide vital advice and protection, promotion and advancement of food rights, it provides a series of easy to reference tools to support and strengthen their impact. This publication forms part of a range of products designed by the Right to Food Team at FAO, and is accompanied by FAO training courses3 on the human right to adequate food and the extension of a community of practice, Consumer Organizations in Action, showcasing work on issues relevant to the right to food around the globe.
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