The Right to Food Flashcards
What stated that “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food”?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
What stated that “the right of everyone to adequate food and the fundamental right to be free from hunger”?
International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
How many countries ratified the ICESCR?
150
The ICESCR is __________.
legally binding
What three things must states fulfill by ratifying the ICESCR?
- Respect
- Protect
- Fulfill
The ICESCR states that countries cannot take measures that prevent people from accessing food. What characteristic is this?
Respect
The ICESCR states that countries must prevent others from interfering. What characteristic is that?
Protect
The ICESCR states that countries must create conditions for effective realization. What characteristic is that?
Fulfill
Which major country is the ICESCR signed but not ratified?
USA
Vulnerable groups need to be protected. What principle from the right to adequate food is this?
Human dignity
Many countries have ratified the ICESCR. What principle from the right to adequate food is this?
Legal obligations
Human rights and the right to adequate food are necessary to achieve the millenium development goals. What principle from the right to adequate food is this?
International commitments
Hunger, malnutrition, and poverty have economic and social costs. What principle from the right to adequate food is this?
Economic reasons
Politicians who implement the right to food are more popular among voters. What principle from the right to adequate food is this?
Political reasons
Since we have knowledge and resources, it would be unethical not to act. What principle from the right to adequate food is this?
Ethical reasons
The right to adequate food is a concern for who?
All members of society
Name the major reasons why the right to adequate food is a concern for all members of society.
- Human dignity
- Legal obligations
- International commitments
- Economic reasons
- Political reasons
- Ethical reasons
Access to food is a _______. It is a duty, not a matter of choice
human right
Who should be at the center of development if you follow a human-rights based approach?
People
What does the human rights-based approach prioritize?
The fight against hunger
Who is at the center of concern in the right to adequate food approach?
Vulnerable groups
What does the right to adequate food approach call for responsible action from?
All members of society, including the private sector
Food was secondary to medical health and the well-being of the economy in which legislature?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
What does FAO stand for?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
