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The right to adequate food and indigenous people

Indigenous peoples, like everyone else, have a right to adequate food and a fundamental right to be free from hunger. This is stipulated in Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) of 1966 and constitutes binding international law. This means states parties to the ICESCR are obliged to implement the right to food domestically, ensuring that it becomes part of their national legal system.

This joint brief can be accessed here

Author:
FAO, UNPFII
Year:
2009