Right to Food Methodological Toolbox published

23 October 2009

FAO has published a "methodological toolbox" on the right to food, designed to provide countries, institutions civil society and other stakeholders with a series of effective instruments they can use to assert the right to adequate food as a basic human right.

"The right to food is not a utopia," said Barbara Ekwall, right to food team leader. "It can be realized for every woman, man and child, even in times of crisis. We have the legal framework in form of international, regional and national human rights standards. To make the right to adequate food a reality for all, action at country level is essential. It is there that the difference will be made for those who are suffering from hunger."

The development, launch and distribution of the Right to Food Methodological Toolbox was realized thanks to the support of Germany, with contributions from Norway, Spain and the Netherlands.

The toolbox — prepared by the agency's right to food team — is a book binder including six different volumes that provide practical information and detailed guidance on ways to integrate the right to food into different levels of national legislation, policies and programmees. It provides operational assistance to those seeking to monitor the right to adequate food and to identify and classify vulnerable groups suffering from hunger and food insecurity. There are also a large number of recommendations on planning, implementing and monitoring public allocations and expenditures in this field.

Read the full news and download the publications at: http://www.fao.org/righttofood/publi_02_en.htm