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Safeguarding the right to adequate food during pandemics and emergencies

Lessons from COVID-19

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 24 p.

Author IDLO; FAO;

Publisher IDLO ; FAO ;

Product type Policy brief

Synopsis (short abstract) This publication takes up the main findings and recommendations of the legal report “Safeguarding the right to adequate food in times of emergency: Global analysis of legislative and regulatory measures adopted during COVID-19”. Through an analysis of the legislation and measures adopted by countries during the COVID-19 pandemic to safeguard the right to adequate food, it identifies and analyzes a number of legislative trends in this area. The publication focuses on the access dimension of food security and nutrition (physical and economic access), notably through an analysis of national legislative responses related to markets and food supply chains as well as social protection. Building upon lessons learned from the legislative and regulatory responses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the publication provides decision-makers with practical guidance on using the rule of law and other human rights principles to strengthen food security and nutrition in times of emergency. The publication presents four key insights from the global analysis and five main recommendations to decision-makers working on guaranteeing the right to adequate food in times of emergency.

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IDLO and FAO. 2024. Safeguarding the Right to Adequate Food during Pandemics and Emergencies - Lessons from COVID-19.Issue brief. Rome. 

https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0764en

Language English

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