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Seeds: central to people’s food systems, cultures and human rights

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Stories

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Published Date

28 Mar 2022

Two people pouring seeds out of a glass jar, Acornhoek, South Africa © African Centre for Biodiversity

In his latest report, Michael Fakhri, Special Rapporteur on the right to food, focuses on how seed systems are central to the realization of the rights to life and food.

Ukraine: UN expert warns of global famine, urges end to Russia aggression

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Press releases

Language English

Published Date

18 Mar 2022

GENEVA (18 March 2022) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, said Russia's invasion of Ukraine has caused profound rates of hunger in the country, and raises the risk of...

Human Rights Council Discusses Artificial Intelligence in the Context of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Importance of Farmers’ Seed Systems to Ensure Food Systems that were Biodiverse, Resilient and Just

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Press releases

Language English

Published Date

14 Mar 2022

MORNING The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Gerard Quinn, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, on artificial intelligence in the...

Human Rights and Poverty Reduction: A Conceptual Framework

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Policy and methodological publications

Language English

Published Date

01 Jan 2003

This publication forms part of the United Nations’ efforts to integrate human rights into its work. It argues that attention to human rights helps to ensure that the concerns of poor people are...