The negative impact of the current crisis on the realization of the right to food

22/05/2008

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
7th special session
May 22, 2008

[Excerpt from the statement]

The global food crisis is serious and profound. It is not the result of natural or cyclical factors that have suddenly appeared together. We therefore welcome the fact that the serious rise in food prices is considered to be only one cause, among others, of this crisis.

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