UN Special Rapporteur: "Brazil is a leading country on the right to ..

United Nations press release UN Special Rapporteur: "Brazil is a leading country on the right to food, tremendous opportunities to do even better" BRASILIA - The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Professor Olivier De Schutter, is currently in Brazil for a country mission on the progressive realization of the right to food. Addressing journalists in Brasilia, he summarized his first conclusions. "My visit in Brazil is one of the most inspiring I had. Brazil has made so much progress since 2002, yet at the same time deep challenges remain, and persistent pockets of poverty and hunger are unacceptable. Brazil sits on enormous opportunities to accelerate change for the better, if the country commits to reinforce the policies that not only boost food production, but improve the situation of the most vulnerable groups,... [read full story]                    

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