Towards the Full Realization of the Human Right to Adequate Food and Nutrition

Development ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavio Luiz Schieck Valente
Keyword(s):  
Human Right ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Food And Nutrition

scholarly journals Public('s) nutrition

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (6a) ◽  
pp. 743-748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Micheline Beaudry ◽  
Hélène Delisle
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Direct Action ◽  
Nutrient Deficiencies ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The Public ◽  
Nutrition Science ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Fundamental Goal ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Food And Nutrition

AbstractObjectiveTo promote the new field of ‘public nutrition’ as a means to address, in a more efficient, sustainable and ethical manner, the world-wide epidemic of malnutrition – undernutrition and specific nutrient deficiencies, and also obesity and other nutrition-related chronic diseases.StrategyGrounded in the health promotion model, public nutrition applies the population health strategy to the resolution of nutrition problems. It encompasses ‘public health nutrition’, ‘community nutrition’ and ‘international nutrition’ and extends beyond them. It fits within the conceptual framework of ‘the new nutrition science’ and is an expression of this reformulated science in practice. Its fundamental goal is to fulfil the human right to adequate food and nutrition. It is in the interest of the public, it involves the participation of the public and it calls for partnerships with other relevant sectors beyond health. Public nutrition takes a broader view of nutritional health, addressing the three interrelated determinant categories of food systems and food security; food and health practices; and health systems. It assesses and analyses how these influence the immediate determinants that are dietary intake and health status so as to direct action towards effective progress. To further enhance the relevance and effectiveness of action, public nutrition advocates improved linkages between policies and programmes, research and training. A renewed breed of professionals for dietetics and nutrition, trained along those lines, is suggested.ConclusionThere is a critical need to develop new knowledge, approaches and skills to meet the pressing nutrition challenges of our times.

scholarly journals Roles and capacity of duty bearers in the realization of the human right to adequate food in Uganda

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (48) ◽  
pp. 5493-5509
Author(s):  
PM Rukundo ◽  
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JK Kikafunda ◽  
A Oshaug ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Nutrition Policy ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Right To Food ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
The Right

The right to adequate food recognised under international law provides a strong foundation for eradicating hunger and malnutrition in all nations. Uganda ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in 1987 and thereby committed itself to ensure the realization of the right to adequate food recognised under Article 11 of the Covenant. This study analysed the roles and capacity of duty bearers in the realization of the right to adequate food in Uganda. Structured interviews were held with purposefully selected duty bearers from 11 districts in the country between February and July 2007. Districts were selected by criterion based sampling. Relevant policies, budgets, and legislation were also reviewed, particularly with state obligations on human rights, and capacity of duty bearers in mind. Although this right is expressly recognised in the Food and Nutrition Policy of 2003 in which a multi-sectoral approach is proposed, sector-specific roles are not explicitly defined in Uganda’s institutional and policy framework. Most duty bearer (63%) considered the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) as being responsible for the delays in implementing the relevant actions for the right to food. The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) reported receiving inadequate budget resources to support the right to food. Only 20% of duty bearers had knowledge of the General Comment 12, which is an important United Nations instrument that defines and elaborates on the human right to adequate food. Duty bearer’s knowledge of the right to food in the national Constitution had a significant (X2 = 0.003; P<0.05) positive correlation (R=0.283) with membership status to an ad hoc Uganda Food and Nutrition Council (UFNC). A proposed Food and Nutrition Bill had taken over 10 years without being presented to the National Parliament for the process of enactment into law. As such, most of the support for this right came from development partners. Whereas the ministry of health and MAAIF are line ministries in the implementation of food and nutrition policy, the right to food roles of the various duty bearers in Uganda need to be well defined. Capacity development is also needed, particularly related to integrating right to food sector-specific roles into the theoretical development and practical implementation of food and nutrition security programmes at all levels in the country.

scholarly journals Derecho humano a la alimentación e igualdad en el tratamiento a los productores de alimentos, en los decretos expedidos en el marco del Estado de Emergencia Social, Económica y Ecológica del gobierno de Iván Duque

2021 ◽  
pp. 169-200
Author(s):  
Paola Alejandra Galindo García
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The Public ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
The Government ◽  
Para Determinar ◽  
Peasant Family ◽  
Health Situation ◽  
Human Right To Food

En el marco de las facultades otorgadas por la primera declaratoria de Estado de Emer- gencia Social, Económica y Ecológica en todo el territorio nacional (Decreto 417 de 2020), el gobierno de Iván Duque expidió, entre otros, el Decreto 486 de 2020, con la finalidad de proteger la logística relacionada con el abastecimiento alimentario durante la coyuntura de salud pública asociada a la pandemia de COVID-19. El Decreto 486 de 2020 es un instrumento normativo que operacionaliza la noción institucional de seguridad alimentaria y  crea  un  incentivo  económico para la producción de alimentos, en el contexto de la emergencia humanitaria y sanitaria. En el presente artículo se problematizan estas medidas para determinar si atienden al desarrollo del derecho humano a la alimentación y a la nutrición adecuadas, o si, por el contrario, se limitan a una versión restringida de la garantía de este, afectando con ello la posibilidad de justicia e igual- dad material en tiempos de pandemia. Human Right to Food and Equality in the Approach to Food Producers, in the Decrees Issued during Ivan Duque’s government under the State of Economic, Social and Ecological Emergency Abstract: Within the framework of the powers granted by the first declaration of Social, Economic and Ecological Emergency made by the government of Iván Duque, Decree 486 of 2020 was is- sued with the purpose of protecting the logistics related to food supply during the public health situation associated with COVID-19. This decree is a regulatory instrument that operationalizes the institutional notion of food security, as well as the necessary incentives for food production in contexts of humanitarian and/or health emergency. This article problematizes these measures, indicating whether they are a development of the Human Right to Adequate Food and Nutrition or whether, on the contrary, they are limited to a restricted version of the guarantee of this right, thus affecting the possibility of justice and material equality in times of pandemic.   Keywords: Human Right to Adequate Food and Nutrition; Food Security; Peasant, Family and Com- munity Economies; COVID-19.

scholarly journals Right to Food and Nutrition Watch 2017/10th Anniversary Issue

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 319
Author(s):  
Claudio Schuftan
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Food Policy ◽  
World Food ◽  
Food Crisis ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Right To Food ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
The World ◽  
Anniversary Issue

This review introduces the tenth anniversary issue of the Right to Food and Nutrition Watch, titled “The World Food Crisis: The Way Out” (which can be downloaded here in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese) It presents an alternative civil society perspective on the development of better food policy and better governance at local, national, regional and global levels. This year’s peer-reviewed Watch takes stock of the decade since the 2007/2008 major world food crisis and examines challenges and opportunities that can be anticipated in the near future. It features ten thematic essays on pivotal issues and developments around the human right to adequate food and nutrition such as trade rules, climate change and emergencies, complemented by supportive national and regional reports from all regions of the world --from Haiti to Somaliland, Yemen and France to Nepal. Authors and contributors include academics, public interest civil society, peasant organizations and indigenous peoples’ leaders.

scholarly journals Government-Subsidized Restaurants as promoters of the realization of the Human Right to Adequate Food: Proposal of an evaluation model

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Theodora Cunha OLIVEIRA ◽  
Cristine Garcia GABRIEL ◽  
Mick Lennon MACHADO ◽  
Marinez Fregulia RÉOS ◽  
Claudia SOAR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Security Policy ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Logical Model ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Evaluation Matrix

ABSTRACT Objective This article presents an evaluation model for Government-Subsidized Restaurants within the framework of the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy. Methods This is an evaluation study. The Evaluation Matrix was elaborated from five stages: systematized revision for elaboration of the theoretical-logical model; immersion process; construction of the preliminary theoretical-logical model; consensus workshops, through the traditional committee technique; elaboration of the evaluation matrix proposal; and external consensus with specialists in the subject and in the implementation and management of Government-Subsidized Restaurants. Results The proposed matrix contemplates two dimensions: Political-Organizational, with the subdimensions: Management, Structure and Target Public; and Technical-Operational, with the sub-dimensions: Adequate Food, Food and Nutrition Education, and Extended Public Assistance. Twenty-four indicators and 29 measures were listed. Conclusion The findings point to the need for advances in evaluation methodologies that contemplate Food and Nutrition Security as the guiding principle of the actions performed by Government-Subsidized Restaurants. Thus, the evaluation matrix presented aims to contribute to the improvement of the GSR as a multifunctional tool, promoter of Food and Nutrition Security and the realization of the Human Right to Adequate Food within the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy.

scholarly journals SEGURANÇA ALIMENTAR E NUTRICIONAL EM TEMPOS DE COVID-19: IMPACTOS NA ÁFRICA, AMÉRICA LATINA E PORTUGAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 100-117
Author(s):  
Maitu Abibo Buanango ◽  
Lilian Fernanda Galesi-Pacheco ◽  
Yudi Paulina Garcia Ramirez ◽  
Cristina Amaro da Costa ◽  
Jaqueline Sgarbi Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Right ◽  
Nutritional Security ◽  
Scientific Databases ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Government Websites ◽  
America Latina ◽  
Food And Nutritional Security ◽  
Access To Food ◽  
The Impact

Economic and sanitary crises have great repercussions on access to food and the health of the population. In this context, austerity policies can have devastating effects on social rights. The purpose of this essay is to reflect on the impact of various types of crises on the Human Right to Adequate Food and Nutrition (DHANA) and on Food and Nutritional Security (SAN) of vulnerable populations and to identify of public policies, programs and actions developed based on the relief of the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. From the collection of information carried out in a non-systematic way on government websites and scientific databases, documents were read in full, categorized, and critically analyzed. Three different contexts, Africa, Latin America, and Portugal, are presented by the authors who work in these realities, with the intention of contributing to mitigate the food problems that worsen and are derived from the pandemic situation.

scholarly journals How is Brazil facing the crisis of Food and Nutrition Security during the COVID-19 pandemic?

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Carolina Abreu de Carvalho ◽  
Poliana Cristina de Almeida Fonseca Viola ◽  
Naiara Sperandio
Keyword(s):  
Economic Sectors ◽  
School Food ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Commercial Activities ◽  
Brazilian Government ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Community Transmission

Abstract The goal of this commentary is to expose the situation of Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) in Brazil in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by providing a critical analysis of this scenario and suggesting ways to move forward. When COVID-19 arrived in Brazil, a crisis scenario that incorporated economic, social and political aspects became highly visible. This scenario fostered unemployment, poverty and hunger. Besides that, it exposed multiple vulnerabilities that were getting worse over the past few years prior to the pandemic. In this context, COVID-19 found in Brazil a fertile ground for its dissemination and community transmission. The impacts of the suspension of many commercial activities and other economic sectors due to the pandemic were quickly felt socially and economically in Brazil. Some of the actions carried out by the Brazilian government included the emergency aid payment and exemption from payment of energy bills for vulnerable individuals, release of funds for programmes for the direct purchase of food from family farmers, delivery of school food kits directly to students despite the closure of schools and publication of sanitary rules for the operation of restaurants. However, these actions are still insufficient, slow and not sufficiently coordinated to contain the progress of the food and nutritional insecurity crisis in Brazil. The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the urgency for the Brazilian government to again prioritise the FNS agenda. This includes implementing mechanisms to ensure the Human Right to Adequate Food and expanding existing FNS programmes.

scholarly journals INSEGURANÇA ALIMENTAR E NUTRICIONAL NO DIÁRIO DE UMA FAVELADA: CAROLINA MARIA DE JESUS EM SEU QUARTO DE DESPEJO

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviany Moura Chaves ◽  
Michelle Medeiros Jacob
Keyword(s):  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
The Body ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Carolina Maria De Jesus ◽  
Object Of Knowledge

A literatura traz possibilidades de estudos para compreender fenômenos ligados à condição humana. A obra Quarto de despejo, da autora Carolina Maria de Jesus, foi utilizada como objeto de conhecimento, como corpus de pesquisa para compreender o fenômeno da fome, sob a ótica da Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional. Para alcançar o objetivo deste estudo, foi realizada a leitura integral da obra, bem como a elaboração de um arquivo digital que subsidiou a posterior análise dos dados. Os resultados encontrados na investigação foram sistematizados em três tópicos de análises: a fome é tratada como uma iniquidade social, sendo desvelada através da violação do Direito Humano à Alimentação Adequada; o corpo e a mente padecem sob as densas penalidades da fome; e come-se, bebe-se, vive-se em um espaço insalubre: a favela o quarto de despejo da humanidade. Acredita-se que refletir sobre este fenômeno alimentar possibilita adentrar num imaginário denso de significações que vai além de interpretações objetivas.Palavras-chave: Insegurança Alimentar e Nutricional. Fome. Vulnerabilidade social. Literatura. FOOD INSECURITY IN THE DIARY OF A SLUM: CAROLINA MARIA DE JESUS ON HER QUARTO DE DESPEJOABSTRACT: The Literature offers possibilities of studies to understand phenomena linked to the human condition. The book Quarto de despejo, of the author, Carolina Maria de Jesus, was used as an object of knowledge as a corpus of research to understand the phenomenon of hunger, from the point of view of Food and Nutrition Security. In order to reach the objective of this study, a complete reading of the work was done, as well as the elaboration of a digital file that subsidized the subsequent analysis of the data. The results found in the research were systematized in three topics of analysis: hunger is treated as a social inequity, being unveiled through the violation of the Human Right to Adequate Food; The body and mind suffer under the dense hardships of hunger; And eats, drinks, lives in an unhealthy space: the favela is the dumping ground of humanity. It is believed that reflecting on this food phenomenon makes it possible to enter into a dense imagery of meanings that goes beyond objective interpretations.Keywords: Food and Nutritional Insecurity. Hunger. Social Vulnerability. Literature.

scholarly journals Do transgenic food fulfill the obligations of respecting food security and nutritional concept in a developing country?

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-70
Author(s):  
Elaine Gomes Fiore ◽  
Cristiane Tavares Matias ◽  
Fabiane Alessandra Bee ◽  
Mariangela Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Production Control ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Nutritional Security ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Food And Nutritional Security ◽  
Transgenic Food

This study seeks to identify if this developing country fulfills the obligations of respecting the Food and Nutritional Security when producing and commercializing transgenic foods. A bibliographic research was carried. The objective was to respond to the fulfillment of Food and Nutrition Security and the use of transgenics, based on the concept of Food and Nutritional Security, its interface with the Human Right to Adequate Food and the food and nutritional dimensions of the theme. Regarding the environment, the technology of transgenics, when used in a massive way for protection against insects and weeds, is not always safe. The use of certain herbicides, linked to production control, can also be deleterious. Epidemiological studies on the nutritional advantages are insufficient and the possibility of allergenicity exists, if the protocols for seed release are not considered. Lack of enforcement in these protocols and in labeling threaten Food Safety, since the population is vulnerable to the consumption of foods whose origin are not well known. Even with the transgenic food, a bigger amount of food is not available for everybody.  The importance of food and nutritional education is emphasized in this study. Since the concept of Food and Nutritional Security is indivisible, we come to the conclusion that Food and Nutritional Security in a developing country is not fulfilled.

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