A/HRC/16/40 Ministers have due regard for strategic decisions relative to the rights and obligations of children enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The measure is expected to strengthen the existing rights-based approach to children and young people in policymaking in Wales and to reinforce their position in Welsh society.89 VI. Conclusion 85. The food crisis, the economic crisis and the environmental crisis have deepened already existing inequalities between the world’s regions and the vulnerability of the poorest members of developing countries. In 2009, for the first time in history, more than 1 billion people were undernourished worldwide. The people most vulnerable to hunger and malnutrition include people working in rural areas, the urban poor, women, children, refugees, indigenous people, disabled people, the elderly and other minorities. Most of these people are hungry because they suffer from many forms of discrimination. It is in this context that the current study has outlined strategies and best practices to combat discrimination, which States, international organizations and other stakeholders should implement. 86. The Advisory Committee considers that all efforts of States and intergovernmental organizations to reduce hunger and malnutrition, including through economic development and trade, should have at their base a human rights approach and be guided by a right to food framework. Such an approach assures that both de jure and de facto discrimination in the context of the rights food are effectively addressed. 89 22 See http://new.wales.gov.uk/newsroom/childrenandyoungpeople/2010/100614legislation/?lang=en.