The right to food
Economic and Social Council decision 1998/248
At its 46th plenary meeting, on 30 July 1998, the Economic and Social Council, taking note of Commission on Human Rights resolution 1998/23 of 17 April 1998, approved the Commission’s decision to endorse the proposal made by the Consultation on the Right to Adequate Food to have a follow-up meeting in 1998 to pursue the discussions on the content and means of implementation of the rights related to adequate food in order to provide the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights with a full set of recommendations concerning her response to the request of the World Food Summit contained in objective 7.4 (e) of the Plan of Action of the Summit, and in that regard to invite the High Commissioner to promote and encourage broader participation by experts from Member States, relevant specialized agencies and programmes, in particular the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and non-governmental organizations.
46th plenary meeting
30 July 1998