End of Mission Statement 21 September 2018 Members of the press, ladies and gentlemen, I am addressing you today at the conclusion of my official visit to the Republic of Argentina, which I undertook...

Spanish GENEVA / BUENOS AIRES (21 September 2018) – The Government of Argentina should support the country’s family farming sector in order to protect food availability, says the UN expert on food and...

Spanish GENEVA (13 September 2018) – UN human rights experts* welcome the adoption of the landmark Escazú agreement and are now urging States in Latin America and the Caribbean to sign and ratify as...

Spanish GENEVA / BUENOS AIRES (7 September 2018) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, will visit Argentina from 12 to 21 September 2018 to gather first-hand information on...

GENEVA (15 August 2018) – Two UN human rights* experts welcomed the decision by a California court awarding $289 million compensation to school groundkeeper Mr. Dewayne Johnson after a jury found that...

Portuguese GENEVA (3 August 2018) – A group of UN human rights experts* is urging Brazil to reconsider its economic austerity programme and put the human rights of its population, who are suffering...

Summary This report outlines the key barriers to achieving the right to food for agricultural workers. It describes the main legal and institutional instruments relevant to the protection of the human...

Spanish GENEVA (22 June 2018) – A UN Human Rights report published on Friday spotlights the failure of Venezuelan authorities to hold accountable perpetrators of serious human rights violations that...

French | Spanish Statement by human rights experts on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia - 17 May 2018 Banjul/Geneva/Strasbourg/Washington, D.C., 16 May 2018 On the eve...

Indonesian GENEVA (19 April 2018) – Indonesia’s successful policies to increase rice production should be linked to fulfilling its obligation to the right to food for all, Hilal Elver, the UN Special...