The Right to Adequate Food in Emergencies
Title | The Right to Adequate Food in Emergencies PDF eBook |
Author | Lorenzo Cotula |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 88 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9789251048856 |
In natural disaster or violent conflict situations, the right to food of innocent people is often endangered. Disruption in food production and distribution, looting and blockades, destruction of crops and mining of agricultural land are some of the common problems which occur. This study examines the international legal framework to protect the right to adequate food in emergencies, exploring human rights, economic and environmental aspects. Issues discussed include: principles of humanitarian access, duties of the international community, interventions by the UN Security Council, crimes against humanity and the ban on deliberate starvation of civilians, and standards of food related aid.
The Right to Food
Title | The Right to Food PDF eBook |
Author | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 66 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9789251041772 |
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Methods to Monitor the Human Right to Adequate Food
Title | Methods to Monitor the Human Right to Adequate Food PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9789251060667 |
Freedom from Want
Title | Freedom from Want PDF eBook |
Author | George Kent |
Publisher | Georgetown University Press |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2005-06-02 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9781589013254 |
There is, literally, a world of difference between the statements "Everyone should have adequate food," and "Everyone has the right to adequate food." In George Kent's view, the lofty rhetoric of the first statement will not be fulfilled until we take the second statement seriously. Kent sees hunger as a deeply political problem. Too many people do not have adequate control over local resources and cannot create the circumstances that would allow them to do meaningful, productive work and provide for themselves. The human right to an adequate livelihood, including the human right to adequate food, needs to be implemented worldwide in a systematic way. Freedom from Want makes it clear that feeding people will not solve the problem of hunger, for feeding programs can only be a short-term treatment of a symptom, not a cure. The real solution lies in empowering the poor. Governments, in particular, must ensure that their people face enabling conditions that allow citizens to provide for themselves. In a wider sense, Kent brings an understanding of human rights as a universal system, applicable to all nations on a global scale. If, as Kent argues, everyone has a human right to adequate food, it follows that those who can empower the poor have a duty to see that right implemented, and the obligation to be held morally and legally accountable, for seeing that that right is realized for everyone, everywhere.
The Management of Nutrition in Major Emergencies
Title | The Management of Nutrition in Major Emergencies PDF eBook |
Author | World Health Organization |
Publisher | World Health Organization |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2000-03 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 9241545208 |
Includes statistics.
The Right to Food
Title | The Right to Food PDF eBook |
Author | Katarina Tomaševski |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 237 |
Release | 2021-09-27 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 900448230X |
Right to Adequate Food as a Human Right
Title | Right to Adequate Food as a Human Right PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations Centre for Human Rights |
Publisher | New York : United Nations |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
Introduction : freedom from want - from rhetoric to