The new international economic order and the promotion of human rights.
- Author: UN Commission on Human Rights (39th sess. : 1983 : Geneva)
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Date:
22 February 1983
1983/16. The new international economic order and the promotion of human rights[1]44
The Commission on Human Rights, Recalling article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which proclaim inter alia the human right to adequate food, Further recalling the provisions of the Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition[2]45 whereby every man, woman and child has the inalienable right to be free from hunger and malnutrition in order to develop fully and maintain their physical and mental faculties, Bearing in mind the concepts contained in General Assembly resolution 32/130 of 16 December 1977, including the concept that all human rights and fundamental freedoms are indivisible and interdependent and that equal attention and urgent consideration should be given to the implementation, promotion and protection of both civil and political rights and economic, social and cultural rights, Emphasizing the link as recognized by the General Assembly in its resolutions 34/46 of 23 November 1979, 35/174 of 15 December 1980 and 36/133 of 14 December 1981 between universal realization of the right to proper nourishment and the establishment of the new international economic order, Deeply concerned about the precarious nature of the food situation, particularly in the least developed countries, and about the implications thereof for enjoyment of the fundamental right to food,1. Recommends to the Economic and Social Council that it authorize the Sub-Commission to entrust Mr. Eide with the preparation of a study on the right to adequate food as a human right. The Special Rapporteur, in elaborating his study, should take into account all relevant work being done within the United Nations system and should consult with organs and agencies such as the World Food Council, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and relevant non-governmental organizations in the field. In his study the Special Rapporteur should give special attention to the normative content of the right to food and its significance in relation to the establishment of the new international economic order;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to give the Special Rapporteur all the assistance he may require in his work;
3. Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit his preliminary report to the Sub-Commission at its thirty-sixth session and his final report to the Sub-Commission at its thirty-seventh session.
[1]44 Adopted at the 31st meeting, on 22 February 1983, by 36 votes to none, with 5 abstentions. See chap. VI. [2]45 Report of the World Food Conference, Rome, 5-16 November 1974 (United Nations publication, Sales No. 75.II.A.3), chap. I.
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