Sentences with phrase «food insecurity right»

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This appalling rate of food insecurity shows that our Federal and state governments are in breach of their obligations to ensure that all Australians, and especially the most disadvantaged, enjoy the fundamental human right to adequate and culturally appropriate food, guaranteed by Article 10 of the United Nations Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

However, Foodbank argues that the issue is not so much that there is not enough food, but that the food isn't getting to the right places in the right time to avoid waste and help address food insecurity.

The Committee recommends that the State party develop a comprehensive national strategy for the protection and promotion of the right to adequate food, in order to address food insecurity in all jurisdictions of the State party and to promote healthier diets.

Recognize that the transition to renewable energy does not justify or require a massive increase in mega hydro dams, biofuels and major monoculture biomass plantations that cause displacement, food insecurity, human rights abuses and deforestation;

In short, it was doing everything right: reducing food miles, staying away from petroleum inputs, sequestering carbon in the soil, reducing landfill by composting, fighting inequality and food insecurity.

The land grab scenario, they say, would mean that: «Aside from human rights violations becoming commonplace, employment would decline, production would fade and imports would rise, leading to high levels of food insecurity... This scenario would rank poorly from both an economic and a legal point of view.»