Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

A joint statement by the Center for International Environmental Law and Pesticide Action Network urging the FAO to rescind its partnership with CropLife International due to conflicts of interest and human rights concerns.

• The Center for International Environmental Law and Pesticide Action Network support the Special Rapporteur's recommendation that the FAO Council should direct the Director General to rescind the strategic partnership agreement signed in October 2020 with CropLife International. They argue this partnership is incompatible with UN mandates regarding human rights to health, clean water, environment, safe working conditions, and adequate food, noting that CropLife International is a global association of the largest seed and agrochemical companies.
• The authors highlight the risks of the FAO's partnership with CropLife International, stating that such agreements may lead to "undue corporate influence over international policymaking" and raise conflict of interest questions. This is framed against the context of 44% of the global farm-working population being poisoned by pesticides and the fact that the partner companies derive over one-third of their sales from Highly Hazardous Pesticides.
• The statement calls for the FAO to promote people-led agroecology and support a transition away from dependence on toxics, citing reports from Special Rapporteurs that identify industrial agriculture as a primary source of pollution that undermines human rights.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2022). Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/HRC-Statement_-PAN-CIEL.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. 2022. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/HRC-Statement_-PAN-CIEL.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2022item, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2022}, month = mar, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/HRC-Statement_-PAN-CIEL.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }