Les mesures liées au COVID-19 doivent garantir les droits humains et construire le système alimentaire durable dont nous avons besoin

The statement urges G20 ministers to address the vulnerability of food producers and migrant workers during the COVID-19 crisis. It calls for measures to prevent financial speculation on food, the protection of fundamental rights for agricultural workers, and a systemic shift away from industrial food chains toward sustainable, local food sovereignty to mitigate future pandemics and climate crises.

• The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the fragility of a global food system where 2 billion people faced food insecurity and 820 million suffered from chronic hunger prior to the pandemic. Half of those suffering from hunger globally are food producers, including peasants and salaried agricultural workers, whose vulnerability is linked to the systemic denial of basic rights such as healthcare, social security, and decent housing.
• To prevent a food price crisis similar to that of 2008, governments must implement strong measures to limit financial speculation on food products, such as restricting the trading of agricultural futures contracts, similar to how some G20 nations have banned short selling or conditioned financial support on the cessation of dividend payments.
• The current food system is described as unsustainable and prone to shocks due to its reliance on external inputs and long supply chains. It is argued that this system contributes to soil depletion, water pollution, biodiversity loss, the climate crisis, and the emergence of future pandemics.
• The authors call for a coordinated global political response led by the UN Committee on World Food Security, emphasizing food sovereignty and the implementation of existing human rights instruments, including the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas.

APA

Chandrasekaran, K., Conti, M., De Schutter, O., Dove, F., Gioia, P., Guttal, S., Hitchman, J., Longley, S., Monsalve, S., Pavanelli, R., Jonas, T., Prato, S., & Thomas, J. (2020). Les mesures liées au COVID-19 doivent garantir les droits humains et construire le système alimentaire durable dont nous avons besoin. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/les-mesures-liees-au-covid-19-doivent-garantir-les-droits-humains-et-construire-le-systeme-alimentaire-durable-dont-nous-avons-besoin/

Chicago

Chandrasekaran, Kirtana, Mauro Conti, Olivier De Schutter, Fiona Dove, Paula Gioia, Shalmali Guttal, Judith Hitchman, et al. Les mesures liées au COVID-19 doivent garantir les droits humains et construire le système alimentaire durable dont nous avons besoin. Friends of the Earth International, 2020. https://www.foei.org/fr/les-mesures-liees-au-covid-19-doivent-garantir-les-droits-humains-et-construire-le-systeme-alimentaire-durable-dont-nous-avons-besoin/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{chandrasekaran2020les, author = {Chandrasekaran, Kirtana and Conti, Mauro and De Schutter, Olivier and Dove, Fiona and Gioia, Paula and Guttal, Shalmali and Hitchman, Judith and Longley, Sue and Monsalve, Sofia and Pavanelli, Rosa and Jonas, Tammi and Prato, Stefano and Thomas, Jim}, title = {{Les mesures liées au COVID-19 doivent garantir les droits humains et construire le système alimentaire durable dont nous avons besoin}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2020}, month = apr, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/les-mesures-liees-au-covid-19-doivent-garantir-les-droits-humains-et-construire-le-systeme-alimentaire-durable-dont-nous-avons-besoin/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }