«Il n‘y a pas un monde développé et un monde sous-développé, mais un seul monde mal développé»
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
9th session
September 08 – September 26 2008
[Excerpt from the statement]
As we have already indicated in our joint statements presented at the special session of the Human Rights Council on the global food crisis1, the causes of hunger and malnutrition are multiple, but the main cause is the orientation of economic policies and, in particular, agricultural policies adopted by most States over several decades under pressure in particular from international financial and trade institutions. In this context, the report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, submitted to the present session2, contains important recommendations such as the need to support family and traditional peasant farmers, by guaranteeing them access to land and fair prices for their produce.
1. Cf. A/HRC/S-7/NGO/3, A/HRC/S-7/NGO/4 and A/HRC/S-7/NGO/5
2. Cf. A/HRC/9/23, dated September 8, 2008
