UN Reports

Studies presented by Jean Ziegler as member of the Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council and reports presented as UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food can be found on this page.

Studies of UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee

Year Topic Document symbol
2012 Study of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on severe malnutrition and childhood diseases with children affected by noma as an example + Human Rights Principles and Guidelines to improve the protection of children at risk or affected by malnutrition, specifically at risk of or affected by noma A-HRC-19-73
Final study of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on the advancement of the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas + Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas A-HRC-19-75
2011 Preliminary study on severe malnutrition and childhood diseases with children affected by Noma as an example A-HRC-AC-7-CRP2
Update on the preliminary study of the HRCAC on the advancement of the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas (A/HRC/16/63) A-HRC-AC-7-CRP1
Final Study of the HRCAC on discrimination in the context of the right to food A-HRC-16-40
Preliminary study of the HRCAC on the advancement of the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas A-HRC-16-63
2010 Preliminary study of the HRCAC on discrimination in the context of the right to food A-HRC-13-32
2009 Background paper ‘Peasant Farmers and the Right to Food: a History of Discrimination and Exploitation’ A-HRC-AC-3-CRP5
Background paper ‘The Tragedy of Noma’ A-HRC-AC-3-CRP3
Working paper by Jean Ziegler ‘Preliminary Report to the drafting group of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on the Right to Food’ A-HRC-AC-2-CRP2

 

Annual reports of Jean Ziegler, Special Rapporteur on the right to food
to the Commission on Human Rights / Human Rights Council

Year Key issues discussed in the reports Document symbol
2008 The right to food in international law; Where the problems are; Where is hope. A-HRC-7-5
2007 Children and their human right to food; Fleeing from hunger – the world’s hunger refugees. A-HRC-4-30
2006 Defining the right to food in an era of globalization. E-CN-4-2006-44
2005 International voluntary guidelines on the right to food; Extraterritorial obligations of states to the right to food. E-CN-4-2005-47
2004 Trade and food security: the failure at Cancún; Food sovereignty and the right to food; Transnational corporations and the right to food. E-CN-4-2004-10
2003 International guidelines on the right to food; Water and the right to food; Allegations of violations of the right to food. E-CN-4-2003-54
2002 Justiciability of the right to food; Humanitarian law and humanitarian assistance. E-CN-4-2002-58
2001 Definition and history of the right to food; International instruments; Domestic legislation; Economic and social obstacles. E-CN-4-2001-53

 

Annual reports of Jean Ziegler, Special Rapporteur on the right to food
to the General Assembly

Year Key issues discussed in the reports Document symbol
2007 The impact of biofuels on the right to food; Protection gaps for people fleeing from hunger. A/62/289
2006 Desertification, land degradation and the right to food; The new human rights council and the right to food. A/61/306
2005 Situation of special concern: famine in Niger; Key issues facing the right to food of indigenous people; The responsibilities of international organizations concerning the right to food. A/60/350
2004 An update on the “Voluntary Guidelines” on the right to adequate food; The right to adequate food and fishing livelihoods. A/59/385
2003 Gender and the right to food; Transnational corporations and the right to food. A/58/330
2002 The world food summit: five years later; Access to land, agrarian reform and the right to food. A/57/356
2001 Definition of the right to food; The right to food in armed conflict; Drinking water and the right to food; International trade and the right to food; Concrete steps for national legislation; Concrete steps for local food security. A/56/210

 

Reports on country missions of
Jean Ziegler, Special Rapporteur on the right to food

Year Country mission to Document symbol
2008 Cuba A/HRC/7/5/Add3
Bolivia A/HRC/7/5/Add2
2006 Lebanon A/HRC/2/8
Niger E/CN/4/2006/44
India – 2005 E/CN/4/2006/44/Add2
Guatemala E/CN/4/2006/44/Add1
2005 Mongolia E/CN/4/2005/47/Add2
Ethiopia E/CN/4/2005/47/Add1
2003 Occupied Palestinian Territories E/CN/4/2004/10/Add2
Bangladesh E/CN/4/2004/10/Add1
Brazil E/CN/4/2003/54/Add1
2002 Niger E/CN/4/2002/58/Add1

The reports presented by Jean Ziegler as UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food are available also in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish on this website.

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