"Ppl who use food assistance...say they experience stigma, shame and hopelessness...seeking food assistance...is traumatic, stressful and detrimental to one's health & wellbeing' - @ChristinaPolla8 @DrSueBooth "Food Insecurity & Hunger in Rich Countries' - europepmc.org/article/pmc/pm…
'The Australian government is failing to fulfil its legal and moral obligation to guarantee the #humanright to #adequatefood for at least 1.2 mn people'. In a country that boasts about being #foodsecure & 'feeding 60 mn people', this is an indictment
The human right to adequate food is universal - everyone has it, regardless of who they are or how much money they have - and it is inalienable - it can't be forfeited or surrendered. Poverty is no reason for a person or group not to have access to adequate food at all times
'Adequate food' means food that is nutritious, safe, culturally appropriate , affordable, & accessible from dignified sources & in dignified ways. Accessing food through emergency food relief-particularly when that food is regarded as 'waste'-is inconsistent with dignified access
There are 3 levels of obligations of States regarding the #righttofood & all #humanrights: to respect, protect and fulfil. Respect means not to impede existing access to adequate food; Protect means to ensure that 3rd parties do not deprive ppl of access to adequate food
Fulfil means a) facilitate - 'States must proactively engage in activities intended to strengthen people's access to & utilization of resources & means to ensure their livelihood, including #foodsecurity' - i.e. decent wages, strong social protections
Fulfil also means b) provide - guarantee access to adequate food 'when an individual or group is unable, for reasons beyond their control, to enjoy the right to adequate food' - as a matter of last resort
'To sum up, the #righttofood means that govts must not take actions that result in increasing levels of #hunger, #foodinsecurity and #malnutrition. It also means that governments must protect people from the actions of powerful others that might violate the right to food...
"States must also, to the maximum of available resources, invest in the eradication of hunger" - Jean Zeigler, 1st Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food - righttofood.org/work-of-jean-z…
Food poverty & food insecurity in Australia & globally are increasing. Current policy approaches that outsource responsibility to the charitable food sector do not achieve #FoodforAll. @right_to_food calls for a participatory National Food & Nutrition Strategy...
...which links production, security & nutrition, ensuring that the voices of the most marginalised & vulnerable members of our community are heard and respected...
..and the allocation of sufficient financial & human resources to guarantee the full enjoyment of the #humanright to #adequatefood for all persons living in Australia. Visit …httofoodcoalition.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/human-… for more information
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