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challenges to the full enjoyment of the right to food that indigenous peoples face, and calls
upon States to take action to address those obstacles and challenges and the continuous
discrimination against indigenous peoples;
16.
Recognizes the contributions of peasants and other people working in rural
areas in all regions of the world to development and in ensuring the right to food and food
security, which are fundamental to attaining the internationally agreed development goals,
including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
17.
Welcomes the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the
General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, 2 held on 22 and
23 September 2014, and the commitment to developing, in conjunction with the indigenous
peoples concerned and where appropriate, policies, programmes and resources to support
indigenous peoples’ occupations, traditional subsistence activities, economies, livelihoods,
food security and nutrition;
18.
Requests all States, private actors, international organizations and agencies,
within their respective mandates, to take fully into account the need to promote the
effective realization of the right to food for all;
19.
Recognizes the need to strengthen national commitments and international
assistance, upon the request of and in cooperation with affected countries, towards the full
realization and protection of the right to food, and in particular to develop national
protection mechanisms for people forced to leave their homes and land because of hunger
or humanitarian emergencies affecting the enjoyment of the right to food;
20.
Stresses that all States should make every effort to ensure that their
international policies of a political and economic nature, including international trade
agreements, do not have a negative impact on the right to food in other countries;
21.
Also stresses the importance of international cooperation and development
assistance as an effective contribution to both the expansion and improvement of
agriculture and its environmental sustainability, and the provision of humanitarian food
assistance in activities relating to emergency situations for the realization of the right to
food and the achievement of sustainable food security, while recognizing that each State
has the primary responsibility for ensuring the implementation of national programmes and
strategies in this regard;
22.
Invites all relevant international organizations, including the World Bank and
the International Monetary Fund, to avoid any actions that could have a negative impact on
the realization of the right to food;
23.
Encourages the Special Rapporteur to continue her collaboration with
relevant international organizations and United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, in
order to contribute to ensuring that the right to food is promoted further within these
organizations, in accordance with their respective mandates, including for the advancement
of smallholders and agricultural workers in both developing and least developed countries;
24.
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Special Rapporteur;3
25.
Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for a period of three
years to enable the mandate holder to continue to work in accordance with the mandate
established by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 6/2 of 27 September 2007;
26.
Requests the Special Rapporteur to participate in relevant international
dialogues and policy forums relating to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, paying particular attention to Sustainable Development Goal 2 in
respect of achieving zero hunger;
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General Assembly resolution 69/2.
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