Food Security

To the extent that it is a crucial – and ever more prominent – component of sustainable development, food security is an emerging area of research for IDLO. Our headquarter's geographic proximity to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), both based in Rome, is fostering synergies and giving added impetus to our work on the subject. How rule-of-law principles can be used to bolster food security; promote non-discriminatory access to food; embed a gender perspective into food policies; and make the right to food justiciable in court, are some of the areas we study. Additionally, the emphasis in the post-2015 agenda on nutritious (as opposed to just plentiful) food links into our work on legal frameworks for the prevention of non-communicable diseases, such as obesity and diabetes.

Legal frameworks key to responsible agriculture investments

Agriculture is the most important economic activity in Guatemala, employing around 32 per cent of the country’s labor force and contributing 14 per c

Es necesaria mayor inversión para favorecer la inversión responsable en la agricultura y los sistemas alimentarios en Guatemala

Antigua Guatemala, 17 May 2018

Responsible investment in agriculture and food systems

In 2016, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched a needs-driven Umbrella Programme to enhance responsible investment in agriculture and food systems with a view to addressing the global challenges of food security and hunger, particularly in low income countries. The work includes support for the application of guidance instruments such as the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI), endorsed by the Committee on World Food Security in 2014.

Committee on Food Security 44

STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION

Committee on Food Security 44

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

October 9, 2017

Rome

Delivered by Judit Arenas, Director - External Relations, IDLO

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Excellences,

Ladies and gentlemen,

International Women's Day 2017

2030 Agenda Event

Using Rule of Law to Secure Food and Land Rights for Women

We live in a world of abundance, yet ensuring food security remains challenging. Women are responsible for more than half of global food production. Yet they account for 70 per cent of the world’s hungry and are disproportionately affected by malnutrition.

Workshop: Investing responsibly in agriculture and food systems

The agricultural sector in low income countries has suffered from serious underinvestment for decades, with considerable consequences for long-term food security. The investment needed to eradicate hunger by 2030 has been estimated at US$1.5 billion annual additional investments per year, of which US$276 million is required for rural development and agriculture.

Responsible investments in agriculture and food in Mesoamerica

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IDLO at CFS: Rule of Law Solutions for Women, Food and Land

‘Policies, laws and fair justice systems play a crucial role in making sure that women have equal access to land and productive resources,’ Ilaria Bottigliero, IDLO Director of Research & Learning, told participants during a panel discussion on the topic of ‘Land, gender and food securit