Summary

The report calls for the strengthening of environmental and human rights regimes to protect human health, as well as the natural resources that are necessary to support sustainable food systems.

Implementing the right to adequate food and health requires proactive measures to eliminate harmful pesticides. The solution requires a holistic approach to the right to adequate food. This includes phasing out dangerous pesticides and enforcing regulation grounded on a human rights approach. The solution also involves a transition towards sustainable agricultural practices. This transition must take into account the challenges of resource scarcity and climate change, and ultimately contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Read the full report on pesticides and the right to food (A/HRC/34/48)

Methodology

The Special Rapporteur on the right to food presented this report to the Human Rights Council in March 2017. Questionnaires were circulated to Governments, Non-Governmental Organizations, and Businesses, and other stakeholders to collect information to support this study. All contributions received are listed below.