THE HUMAN RIGHT - Rights & Democracy - TO FOOD IN MALAWI

The FAO pointed to specific elements of democratic governance necessary for the reduction of hunger, including respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.1 With regards to human rights, the FAO highlights the recent adoption by its members of Voluntary Guidelines to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security.2 The Guidelines pr. [...] 20 The Human Right to Food in Malawi The FAO Voluntary Guidelines to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security At the World Food Summit: Five Years Later in 2002, Heads of State and Government reaffirmed their commitment to human rights and they invited the FAO to develop a set of Guidelines to support the efforts of Member States to. [...] Government The mission met with various representatives of the Government of Malawi, including the Permanent Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture, the Deputy Director of Extension Services and a representative of the OPC. [...] The impetus to sell the reserves can be traced to the late 1990s, when the IMF and other key donors insisted that the Malawi government privatize the agencies that provided support for farmers and food security, namely the ADMARC and its spin-off, the newly-formed National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA). [...] The members of the fact-finding mission found representatives of donor countries and agencies to be genuinely concerned about the situation of hunger in Malawi and the mission welcomes the coordinated evaluation of responses to the hunger crisis that is currently underway.