A/HRC/12/31* page 7 the policy responses.5 High-income countries will have to finance important recovery plans, issuing debts that could crowd out many developing country issuers. Remittance flows have been declining since late 2008. Developing countries might therefore find it increasingly difficult to finance agriculture and rural development, subsidize food to improve its affordability for the poorest, and establish or strengthen social protection programmes. III. THE ROLE OF THE RIGHT TO FOOD IN ADDRESSING THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS 7. In the face of a crisis of such magnitude, it is tempting to see the right to adequate food as a long-term objective, clearly beyond reach for the moment, and thus of little immediate relevance. Such an attitude would, however, betray a fundamental misunderstanding of what the right to food is about. The role of the right to food is more central, not less, in times of crisis. It is not simply an objective; it also shows the way towards fulfilling it. 8. An approach grounded in the right to food requires that we address the root causes of hunger and malnutrition. The right to food should also serve as a signpost in order to achieve increased consistency across the different sectors relevant to the realization of the right to food; including not only food aid and agricultural and rural development, but also social protection, the protection of agricultural workers, land policies, health and education, or trade and investment. 9. Since the first report of the Special Rapporteur on the global food crisis (A/HRC/9/23), he has sought to convince interlocutors, both within and outside the United Nations system, of the importance of devising solutions to the global food crisis grounded in the right to food. At the international level, this implies strengthening multilateralism in order to address effectively the structural causes of hunger. The global governance of our food system needs to be reformed without delay and the revitalization of the Committee on World Food Security represents a real opportunity (see paragraphs 33-40 below). At the national level, the implementation of the right to food has an institutional dimension which this section explores. 10. Grounding our efforts in the right to food first requires targeting the most vulnerable, identified through systems mapping food vulnerability and insecurity. A number of countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iraq and Panama, have regular mapping systems in place or have launched specific mapping exercises during the crisis period. Although a few tools for mapping vulnerability exist, vulnerability does not seem to have been identified fully, owing to the selective nature of coverage, which can exclude zones with good food production. Only a few countries seem to include urban areas in such mapping (Burkina Faso, Kenya). Some countries have used national maps of extreme poverty for food security purposes (El Salvador, Yemen). Despite these welcome efforts, some vulnerable groups are reportedly excluded from the mapping results. In order to be as well informed as possible, States should develop mapping systems through participatory means. 5 World Bank, Global Economic Prospects, op. cit.