A/HRC/9/28 page 22 (f) Encourages the Special Rapporteur to continue to examine ways and means of overcoming obstacles to the full and effective protection of the human rights of migrants, including national and international efforts to combat the trafficking of persons and smuggling of migrants, in order to achieve a better comprehension of the phenomena and to avoid practices that could violate the human rights of migrants; 5. Decides to continue consideration of this question at a future session in conformity with its annual programme of work. 22nd meeting 24 September 2008 Adopted without a vote. 9/6. Follow-up to the seventh special session of the Human Rights Council on the negative impact of the worsening of the world food crisis on the realization of the right to food for all The Human Rights Council, Reaffirming all previous resolutions and decisions on the right to food adopted in the framework of the United Nations, in particular Council resolution S-7/1 of 22 May 2008, Recalling the United Nations Millennium Declaration, in particular the first Millennium Development Goal of eradicating hunger and extreme poverty by 2015, Noting the outcome of the High-level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy, held from 3 to 5 June 2008, in Rome, Resolved to act to ensure that the human rights perspective is taken into account at the national, regional and international levels in measures to address the current world food crisis, Welcoming the holding of the panel discussion entitled “The human right to food and the global food crisis: root causes and responses”, held in New York, on 29 August 2008, Acknowledging the task force established by the Secretary-General, and supporting the Secretary-General to continue his efforts in this regard, Recognizing the complex character of the current global food crisis, as a combination of several major factors, both structural and conjunctural, also impacted negatively by, inter alia, environmental degradation, drought and desertification, global climate change, natural disasters and the lack of the necessary technology, and recognizing also that a strong commitment from national Governments and the international community as a whole is required to confront the major threats to food security, 1. Acknowledges with appreciation the report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food (A/HRC/9/23), and takes note of his recommendations;

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