United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

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The Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food is a

Special Rapporteur appointed by the United Nations, who reports on the right to food. The mandate was established in 2000 by the former Commission on Human Rights[1] which appointed the first Rapporteur, Jean Ziegler.[2] In 2008 the second Rapporteur, Olivier De Schutter, was appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, the successor to the Commission.[3] In 2014 the third Rapporteur, Hilal Elver was appointed.[4] In 2020, the current Rapporteur, Michael Fakhri, was appointed.[5]

Mandate

The Rapporteur is expected to report both to the Human Rights Council and to the

CESCR, and participating in and contributing to relevant conferences.[6]

Country visits

The first Rapporteur engaged in 12 country missions between 2002 and 2007.[7] The second Rapporteur engaged in 10 country missions between 2010 and 2012.[8]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Commission on Human Rights 2000.
  2. ^ Food and Agriculture Organization 2012b.
  3. ^ Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food 2012a: "Mandate."
  4. ^ "OHCHR | Hilal Elver - Special Rapporteur on the right to food". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  5. ^ "Mr. Michael Fakhri - Special Rapporteur on the right to food". United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  6. ^ Human Rights Council 2007; summarised in Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food 2012a: "Mandate."
  7. ^ Ziegler 2012.
  8. ^ Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food 2012a: "Country Missions."

Bibliography

See also

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