UN HRC53: Statement on climate change's impact on right to food
Interactive dialogue on Secretary-General's report on the adverse impact of climate change on the full realization of the right to food. As delivered by the UK.
Thank you, Mr President, and thank you to the Secretary General for their report.
Climate change and environmental degradation pose an unequivocal threat to food and nutrition security. Climate change has slowed agricultural productivity and is a major underlying driver of food insecurity. Food systems are responsible for up to a third of global greenhouse gas emissions and are the leading cause of biodiversity loss, further driving food insecurity.
States have an obligation to ensure everyone is free from hunger and can enjoy the right to adequate food. Yet almost 1 billion people globally do not have enough food to eat and 345 million face extreme food insecurity. Women, girls and marginalised groups are bearing the brunt of this, some 126 million more women than men do not have enough food to eat. We must accelerate a just transition to sustainable agriculture and food systems that deliver for people, climate and nature.
Mr President,
How can States strengthen our coordination and efforts to secure a just transition towards increasing food security and realising the right to food for all?
Thank you.