AMMAN, Nov 2 (MENA) – Assistant Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs and International Security Amr Aljowaily said achieving food system transformation requires a multidimensional approach that includes international coordination among various international agencies, organizations and mechanisms, and national coordination between the ministries and government bodies concerned.
The Egyptian diplomat made the remarks while participating in a session on “the right to food as an incentive for food system transformation,” held as part a regional forum on “Accelerating Food Systems Transformation in the Arab Region”, which was held in Amman, Jordan, on October 30-31.
The right to adequate food is guaranteed under the International Human Rights Law, as stipulated in both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Aljowaily said asserting Egypt’s support for the implementation of the ‘Right to Food Guidelines’ set by the Committee on World Food Security and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) council in 2004.
He noted that under the Egyptian Constitution, the State is required to secure food resources for all citizens, while protecting and expanding agricultural area.
Aljowaily also highlighted Egypt’s efforts in cooperation with relevant UN bodies to address to the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the Gaza as a result of Israel’s ongoing aggression.
He emphasized that the UN and its agencies must live up to their responsibility for assessing and addressing food and agricultural security needs, and ensuring immediate access to food by the population in the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave.
A great host of representatives from Oxford University, FAO, the World Food Program, and the World Bank, participated in the two-day event. (MENA)
