65. With a view to ensuring their obligation to realize the right to health of vulnerable groups such as children, women and low-income groups, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States take the following steps:
(a) Address gender stereotypes in preparation of meals that place an unequal burden of cooking on women;
(b) Formulate and implement health education programmes to promote healthy food options in such institutional settings as schools, health or youth centres and workplaces by involving children, parents and employees, respectively;
(c) Ensure that social welfare schemes for low-income groups make relevant information available and provide access to healthier food options to eliminate “food deserts”.
| Year | 2014 |
| Topic | Food policy |
| Document Type | Special Reports |
| Country | N/A |
| Policy Area | Schools and meals programs Education and information Food and nutrition security |
| Human Rights | Right to health Right to education Right to information Right to adequate food and nutrition Right to a healthy environment Right to no discrimination |
| Groups Affected | Children and adolescents Women and/or girls Low-income groups |
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, A/HRC/26/31, (2014). Par. 65. Available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/26/31
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