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discussion on the issue of the right to food and established a drafting group consisting of experts
from each regional group: Mr. José Antonio Bengoa Cabello, Ms. Chung Chinsung,
Mr. Latif Huseynov, Mr. Jean Ziegler and Ms. Mona Zulficar. In the course of its work, the
drafting group held meetings and hearings with representatives of the United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees.
2.
The drafting group proposes that the structure of its report to the Council be as follows:
(a)
The right to food and the current food crisis:
(i)
The current food crisis:
• Increase in food prices
• Increase in poverty
(ii)
Causes, inter alia:
• Speculation
• The conversion of food into biofuel
• Agricultural export subsidies
• Rising oil prices
• The increase in demand for food
• Financial measures made by certain international financial agencies (such as
the International Monetary Fund)
(iii)
Consequences:
• Countries in danger
• Hunger refugees
• Hunger in refugee camps
• The negative impact on the situation of peasants
(b)
State obligations;
(c)
Recommendations on measures.
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