Right to food in UN General Assembly
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A few days ago Prensa Latina ran this story:
USA Disses UN Human Food Rights
United Nations, Nov 18 (Prensa Latina) The government of President George W. Bush shamed the United States into international isolation after it rejected a UN resolution defending the human right to food.
After a week of UN debates on humanitarian affairs, US diplomats were the only ones to vote against a resolution supporting the Right to Food. The related text was sponsored by an unusual majority of 131 countries, and another 44 UN member states yesterday voted in favor. Diplomats at the debates agreed the US delegation s stance ignored the right of every person to not suffer from hunger
The approved proposal reaffirms "hunger is an disgrace and violates human dignity," they sustained.
Can anyone tell me what they are talking about? Can you give me references to more complete accounts?
from fdonati@ohchr.org
This refers to the General Assembly Resolution on the right to food. The US were the only member states to vote against it for allegedly the following reasons: In requesting the vote, US noted that while it agreed with the sentiment of the resolution, it could not support the text as it was drafted, based on the fact that a progressive realization of rights does not give rise to obligations and in view of the fact that the draft contained some objectionable provisions.
Federica Donati
mailto:fdonati@ohchr.org