UN recognizes efforts of the Bolivarian Government to guarantee food to the People
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Published at: 14/02/2024 06:58 PM
The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations (UN) on the Right to Food, Michael Fakhari, highlighted the efforts of the Bolivarian Government aimed at guaranteeing food protection for the People despite the United States' Unilateral Coercive Measures against the nation.
“During my visit, I was able to see first-hand how unilateral coercive measures in the form of economic sanctions have limited the Government's ability to implement its social protection programs and provide basic public services,” he said.
In addition, in the presentation of the preliminary report, broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión, he said that the so-called sanctions imposed against the country have also increased the cost of providing humanitarian aid and have prevented international financial institutions from providing any funding.
“The damage is disproportionately suffered by people living in conditions of extreme poverty or vulnerability,” he emphasized.
Fakhari also described unilateral coercive measures as cruel and ruthless, since they hinder the development of the right to food, and therefore called on all States involved to immediately review and lift the sectoral sanctions imposed on Venezuela, “including secondary sanctions against third parties.”
On the other hand, he recognized the effort to promote legal instruments aimed at promoting food sovereignty, as well as the protection of the country's productive actors.
“What gives me hope is that the Venezuelan Constitution recognizes the right to food and food sovereignty,” he said.
He argued that Venezuela “has many laws developed through effective participation mechanisms that have the potential to realize the right to food, the Constitution recognizes and has enacted a set of laws to recognize the rights of indigenous peoples.”
Mazo News Team