A/HRC/34/28 is conducted, while remaining sensitive to general human rights principles, such as participation, accountability, transparency, equality and the rule of law. 41. FAO measures progress on governance in relation to its strategic goals, and provides legal advisory services to Governments in the preparation of laws, regulations, agreements and other legal texts and institutional structures. It pays close attention to procedural rights in draft legislation and to multi-stakeholder approaches in the legislative process. One element of most advisory projects is capacity-building through the participatory training of national officials. 42. For FAO, a human rights-based approach to food security and nutrition is necessary to tackle the root causes of hunger and malnutrition. Its Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security provide an overall framework for achieving food security and nutritional objectives. In the Plurinational State of Bolivia, for example, the Government, with the support of FAO, has applied a right-to-food approach to its national food and nutrition policy. 43. The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication, which are based on international human rights standards, provide a framework for the governance of small-scale fisheries and their contribution to food security and eradication of poverty. FAO is undertaking research, developing indicators and guidance materials for the application of a human rights-based approach to small-scale fisheries. With the support of FAO, Indonesia has adopted a law on protecting small-scale fisheries, while Costa Rica has approved a decree on the application of the Guidelines. 44. FAO also supports States in the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security within a broader human rights framework. In Guatemala, a new land governance policy incorporates the principles of the Guidelines with the objective of improving food security and nutrition in rural areas, particularly among indigenous communities, and promoting stability, investment and growth in agriculture. 45. The Global Framework for Action to achieve the Vision on Groundwater Governance consists of policy and institutional guidelines, recommendations and best practices designed to improve groundwater governance and management at the local, national and transboundary levels. FAO is currently supporting Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan in the development of more inclusive and sustainable governance structures and mechanisms for groundwater resources. 2. International Maritime Organization 46. The work of IMO in the area of good governance with respect to human rights is focused on the protection of seafarers and of persons rescued at sea, and on the safety of passenger ships and maritime security. 47. With regard to the abandonment of seafarers, IMO reported on the database, set up at the International Labour Office and efforts to better protect abandoned seafarers and to provide financial security or compensation to seafarers and their families in the event of the death of seafarers or long-term disability. 48. IMO also reported on the development of guidance on the implementation of a resolution and guidelines on fair treatment of seafarers in the event of maritime accident, where seafarers may be detained by public authorities, to respond appropriately. 49. Lastly, IMO reported on a high-level meeting to address unsafe mixed migration by sea, specifically with regard to the large number of lives lost in unsafe craft in the 8

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