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B. Right to food
44. Pursuant to Council resolution 7/14, the Advisory Committee, at its 4th meeting,
on 5 August, held a discussion on the right to food.
45. At the same meeting, a representative from OHCHR made a presentation. During the
ensuing discussion, at the 4th and 5th meetings, on 5 and 6 August, statements were made by
members of the Advisory Committee and by observers for Governments and non-governmental
organizations (see annex II).
46. At its 5th meeting, on 6 August, the Advisory Committee established, without a vote, an
open-ended drafting group on the right to food, consisting of one full-member expert from each
regional group. The drafting group on the right to food consisted of the following members of
the Advisory Committee: Mr. Bengoa, Ms. Chung, Mr. Hüseynov, Mr. Ziegler and Ms. Zulficar.
47.
The drafting group held three meetings, on 6, 12 and 15 August.
48. At the 9th meeting, on 8 August, the Director of the Division on Globalization and
Development Strategies of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development,
Heiner Flassbeck, addressed the plenary. During the ensuing discussion, statements were made
by members of the Advisory Committee and observers for non-governmental organizations
(see annex II).
49. At the 10th meeting, on 11 August, the Chief of the Protection, Policy and Legal Advice
Section of the Division of International Protection Services of the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees, Oldrich Andrysek, addressed the plenary. During the ensuing
discussion, statements were made by members of the Advisory Committee and by observers for
non-governmental organizations (see annex II).
Hunger refugees: good offices of the Human Rights Council and the Secretary-General
50. At its 15th meeting, on 14 August, the Advisory Committee considered draft
recommendation A/HRC/AC/2008/1/L.13, sponsored by Mr. Bengoa, Ms. Chung,
Mr. Hüseynov, Mrs. Warzazi, Mr. Ziegler and Ms. Zulficar.
51. Mr. Ziegler introduced the draft recommendation, orally revising it by modifying the
fourth paragraph.
52. The draft recommendation was adopted, as orally revised, without a vote (for the text as
adopted, see chap. I, recommendation 1/6).
Realization of the right to food in United Nations refugee camps
53. At its 15th meeting, on 14 August, the Advisory Committee considered draft
recommendation A/HRC/AC/2008/1/L.14, sponsored by Mr. Ziegler. Subsequently,
Ms. Quisumbing joined the sponsor.
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