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Scottish Government response to UN on Food Insecurity and Poverty

Scottish Government position statement in response to a joint letter to the UK from the UN Special Rapporteurs responsible for food and poverty. It outlines Scotland’s human rights approach to the challenges of food insecurity and poverty, including actions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

This Scottish Government position statement responds to concerns identified by the United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the right to food (Professor Michael Fakhri) and on extreme poverty and human rights (Professor Olivier De Schutter) in a joint communication sent to the UK Government in August 2020. This statement puts on record Scotland’s distinctive approach to the human rights concerns raised by the two UN Special Rapporteurs and reflects our commitment to ending hunger by 2030 in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It describes Scotland’s human rights approach to tackling food insecurity and poverty, including the actions taken in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Scottish Government actions on food insecurity are focused on measures to:

  • Prevent food insecurity through increased incomes;
  • Improve dignified and ‘cash first’ food insecurity responses; and
  • Coordinate action on food policy.

The statement includes the Scottish Government’s response to food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic and addressing food insecurity beyond the pandemic as part of recovery and renewal.

Food Insecurity and Poverty 40 page PDF 634.3 kB

 

Channel website: http://www.gov.scot/

Original article link: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-government-response-un-food-insecurity-poverty/

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