A new Resolution on the Right to Food in the Council of Europe
5 novembre 2024 03h00
On 5 November 2025, from 1pm to 3pm (CET), a special webinar will bring together European experts to discuss the recent Council of Europe Resolution 2577, adopted on 3 October in Strasbourg, which aims to guarantee the human right to food. This event, organised as part of the ‘Rebooting the food system’ project, will explore in detail the implications of this resolution and the new perspectives it opens up for food policies in Europe.
Leading specialists, including representatives from the FAO, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and La Via Campesina, will discuss the issues at stake and propose concrete courses of action for European states.
On 3 October in Strasbourg, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted the Resolution 2577 entitled : “Guaranteeing the human right to food”. Within the framework of the EU project "Rebooting the food system", this webinar will underline the importance of this Resolution and its content and explore the opportunities it may provide in Europe, thanks to the input of renowned specialists. We invite you to listen, discuss and join us in action to achieve this goal.
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Introduction by Dr. Jonathan Peuch, FIAN Belgium
1) General discussion
- Simon Montquin, Resolution’s rapporteur and Ex-Deputy to the CoE
- Michael Windfhur,Member of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Deputy-Director of the German Institute for Human Rights
- Juan Echanove, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Paola Laini, Member of the youth articulation of the European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC)
2) Purpose, challenges, opportunities at the national level :
- Dr. Christophe Golay : The case of the Canton of Geneva in Switzerland, and the European Citizens’ Initiative on the Right to Food
- Farida Tahar, Deputy and ex-senatrice, [tbc] : Proposal for a Resolution regarding the Right to Food and the Social Security for Food in Belgium
- Legal proposal to integrate the RtF in Portugal’s constitution
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English and French
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