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international levels, oriented to the eradication of poverty and the fulfilment of all human
rights for all;
33.
Recalls general comment No. 15 (2002) of the Committee on the right to
water (articles 11 and 12 of the Covenant), in which the Committee noted, inter alia, the
importance of ensuring sustainable water resources for human consumption and agriculture
in the realization of the right to adequate food;
34.
Reaffirms that the Voluntary Guidelines to support the progressive realization
of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security represent a practical
tool to promote the realization of the right to food for all, contribute to the achievement of
food security and thus provide an additional instrument in the attainment of internationally
agreed development goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration;
35.
to food;
Acknowledges the work undertaken by the Advisory Committee on the right
36.
Requests the Advisory Committee to undertake a study on discrimination in
the context of the right to food, including identification of good practices of antidiscriminatory policies and strategies, and to report thereon to the Council at its thirteenth
session;
37.
Welcomes the continued cooperation of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights, the Advisory Committee and the Special Rapporteur, and
encourages them to continue their cooperation in this regard;
38.
Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special
Rapporteur in his/her task to supply all necessary information requested by him/her and to
give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the Special
Rapporteur to visit their countries to enable him/her to fulfil his/her mandate more
effectively;
39.
Recalls the requests made by the General Assembly, in its resolution 63/187,
that the Special Rapporteur submit to it an interim report at its sixty-fourth session on the
implementation of that resolution and to continue his/her work, including by examining the
emerging issues with regard to the realization of the right to food within his existing
mandate;
40.
Invites Governments, relevant United Nations agencies, funds and
programmes, treaty bodies and civil society actors, including non-governmental
organizations, as well as the private sector, to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur
in the fulfilment of his/her mandate through, inter alia, the submission of comments and
suggestions on ways and means of realizing the right to food;
41.
Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit a report on the implementation of
the present resolution to the Council at its thirteenth session;
42.
Decides to continue consideration of this matter under the same agenda item
at its thirteenth session.
42nd meeting
26 March 2009
[Adopted without a vote. See part II, chap. III.]
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