Climate change makes it increasingly difficult to produce and access food, especially in vulnerable areas.
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| Ambassador Mai Phan Dung spoke at the meeting. (Source: VNA) |
On March 13, within the framework of the 3th Session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the UN, World Trade Organization World and other international organizations in Geneva, spoke on behalf of the Resolution Core Group on human rights and climate change, including Vietnam, Bangladesh, and the Philippines, during the dialogue session on the High Commissioner's report UN Human Rights on the topic of measures to mitigate the impact of climate change on the enjoyment of the right to food.
Ambassador Mai Phan Dung affirmed that ensuring food security is always a top priority for countries, especially in the context of challenges caused by climate change that exacerbate vulnerability to climate change. famine and malnutrition.
Climate change makes food production and access increasingly difficult, especially in vulnerable areas, undermining food security, nutrition and the full realization of the right to food. .
The Ambassador thanked the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for mentioning this important issue throughout his report and providing recommendations to minimize the adverse impacts of climate change on the full realization of human rights. have food.
One of the measures proposed in the above report is the development and implementation of policies that ensure a just transition to more sustainable food systems.
The Ambassador asked the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to analyze this issue more clearly and propose measures by which countries, especially those with a food export orientation, can transform their agricultural activities. to ensure food security, increase resilience to climate change, and maintain stable livelihoods and economic prosperity.
