A/HRC/43/44/Add.6 ADDENDUM 1 ITALIAN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION EFFORTS TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHT TO FOOD As far as the Italian cooperation efforts in the implementation of the right to food, the following document summarizes the most recent commitments, which could be mentioned in your report. 1. Summary The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Directorate-General for Development Cooperation, engages in multilateral, multi-bilateral, emergency and humanitarian assistance initiatives, in order to ensure food security as a basic human right and as a fundamental element of human dignity. In 2018-2019, Italy financed € 45,8 million in emergency and humanitarian assistance projects that best respond to the issues close to the right to food, as well as a large number of other initiatives addressing the agricultural sector and food systems worldwide, with particular attention to African countries. Finally, Italy contributed in 2019 to the SDG 2 activities of the RBAs in 2019 with€ 9,5 million as well as a contribution of € 29,4 million to other agencies/international organizations engaged in ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture. 2. Italian cooperation programming and policy documents Main reference for our initiatives concerning the right to food should be made to the two Programming and Policy Planning Documents (respectively for 2016-2018 and 2017-2019). These set out strategic guidelines for the Italian development cooperation, geographical and thematic priorities, implementation mechanisms, instruments and financial allocations. The right to food is mentioned in several parts of these documents (On pages 52 and 60 in the 2016-2018 Document and on pages 3 and 12 in the 2017-2019 Document). We provide here some additional information that we hope might be useful for the SR’s report. In general, it is worth reminding that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Directorate-General for Development Cooperation pays particular attention to the role that the agricultural sector and food systems play on people’s access to adequate and nutritious food. Relevant issues include land access for young people and vulnerable groups as well as support for small-holder farmers and rural communities, for people disproportionately impacted by hunger, including migrants, and for the urban and the rural poor. Italy engages in multilateral, multi-bilateral, emergency and humanitarian assistance initiatives, in order to ensure food security as a basic human right and as a fundamental element of human dignity. 3. Italian humanitarian initiatives in the field of food security and related sectors The humanitarian initiatives of the Italian Cooperation respond to the needs of the most vulnerable groups of the population - namely refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), women and children, people with disabilities - facing particularly harsh conditions in contexts of armed conflicts, prolonged crises and natural disasters aftermath. Food security is among the most urgent needs to be addressed in order to save lives, and as such, the Italian Cooperation devotes a significant share of its resources to this sector, partnering with International Organizations - such as WFP, UNHCR and UNICEF - and Civil Society Organizations. Food security interventions play a crucial role to achieve results also in other areas, e.g. Italian-financed initiatives supporting meal distribution in schools, in particular for Syrian 23