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<p class="SubtitleCover" style="line-height:normal"><b style><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><font>[PHM is a member of this network]</font><br></span></b></p><p class="SubtitleCover" style="line-height:normal"><b style><span style="font-size:14.0pt">GLOBAL NETWORK FOR THE RIGHT TO FOOD AND
NUTRITION:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><b> </b>A
CALL FOR JOINT ACTION</span></p>
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</span></p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%"> What We want</span>
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<p class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The
network is an initiative of public interest civil society organizations and
social movements (peasants, fisherfolk, pastoralists, landless people,
consumers, urban people living in poverty, agricultural and food workers,
women, youth, and indigenous peoples) that recognize the need to act jointly
for the realization of the human right to adequate food and nutrition. The
Network opens a space for dialogue and mobilization of its members to hold
States accountable for their obligations to realize this right; it supports the
struggles of social movements and groups fighting against the violation of this
right; it supports and does its best to protect human rights defenders against
repression, violence and criminalization; and it moves to end the impunity of
state-condoned violations and of non-state human rights abusers.</span></p>
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<h1 style="margin-bottom:.2in"> </h1><h1 style="margin-bottom:.2in"><u><b><span style="font-weight:normal"><font>How we understand
the right to adequate food and nutrition</font></span></b></u><span class="Lead-inEmphasis"><span style="text-transform:none"></span></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:.2in">All
human beings, without discrimination, are entitled to enjoy the full
realization of the human right to adequate food and nutrition. This right
guarantees people’s informed participation in the decision making and
elaboration of public policies assuring an economically, politically, socially,
and ecologically sustainable supply of adequate and nutritious food within the
frameworks of food and of people's sovereignty; it also guarantees the
enjoyment of regular access to food for all while respecting both cultural
traditions and the principle of non-discrimination. <span style>
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the Network, this right encompasses nutritional well-being and the principles
of food sovereignty.<br><br><br><div style="border-top:solid gray 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid gray 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in">
<h1 style="margin-bottom:.2in"><font>What we do</font><span class="Lead-inEmphasis"><span style="text-transform:none"></span></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:.2in">The
network will:</p>
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</span></span></span>Hold States, as duty bearers, accountable for
their general and specific obligations under International Human Rights Law,
including the Maastricht Principles on extraterritorial obligations. As a
general obligation, States must abide by the principles of non-discrimination,
equality, non-retrogression, transparency, participation, accountability and
rule of law. Specific obligations call on States to respect, protect, and
fulfill (facilitate, promote and provide), in our case, the right to adequate
food and nutrition. This implies that governments must make all their policies,
such as agricultural, food, trade, economic, environment, social, energy and
others coherent with the realization of human rights.</p>
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</span></span></span>Develop monitoring and advocacy materials and
methods that members and other partners can use when placing demands in front
of States.</p>
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</span></span></span>Engage to protect human right defenders and
support their work.</p>
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</span></span></span>Act as a watchdog making sure:</p>
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</span></span></span>The principles of non-discrimination and
equality are respected and applied; </p>
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</span></span></span>The State complies with its human rights
obligations and non-state actors do not abuse them. Impunity must end; and<span style>
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</span></span></span>The State discharges their extraterritorial
obligations.</p>
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</span></span></span>Promote the highest possible standards of
nutritional well-being for all age groups and actively foster local sustainable
food systems that support those standards including breastfeeding.</p>
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</span></span></span>Work towards the strengthening of the human
rights system at all levels, guaranteeing the binding nature of human rights
law and the redress of violations.<span style> </span></p>
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</span></span></span>Mobilize support for the struggles of social
movements when their human right to adequate food and nutrition or related
rights are under threat or are being violated.</p>
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<h1 style="margin-bottom:0.2in"><font>How We Work</font></h1>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:.2in">Central
to the functioning of the Network is the promotion of exchanges and dialogue
among its members. Each member has its own focus area of work; in being members
of the network they agree to work together to advance issues of common interest
deemed of great relevance for the furthering of the human right to adequate
food and nutrition. The network does not speak on behalf of itself, but
provides an avenue for members to express themselves on shared concerns.</p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:.2in">The
members of the Network engage in debates, advocacy campaigns and/or action days
to demand redress of violations and abuses, as well as in alerting other
network members and the general public to specific themes in need of attention.
Furthermore, members also make policy recommendations and monitor their
implementation. The publishing of the Right to Food and Nutrition Watch every
year is an additional key contribution.</p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:.2in">On
the basis of these principles, the members of the Network call on all
interested public interest civil society organizations and social movements to
join, and individuals to support the work of the Network.</p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:.2in">This
appeal is backed by a charter which expands on the Networks' aims. <br></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:.2in">The network is being officially launched June 24, 2013 in Vienna on the occasion of the Vienna+20 global meeting which PHM is attending.<br>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:.25in;text-align:left;text-indent:0in" align="left">Facilitating secretariat:<span style>
</span>FIAN International <br>
Contact: Martin Wolpold-Bosien, <a href="mailto:Wolpold-Bosien@fian.org"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Wolpold-Bosien@fian.org</span></a>
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