A new Resolution on the Right to Food in the Council of Europe

Event

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.

Program

Introduction

• Dr. Jonathan Peuch, FIAN Belgium

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
• Paola Laini, Member of the youth articulation of the European Coordination Via Campesina

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
• (speaker tbc) :
  Legal proposal to integrate the RtF in Portugal’s constitution

Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English and French