68. With regard to the international obligations of States, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States take the following steps:
(a) Accord primacy to the right to health in international investment and trade agreements, and ensure that the right to health is not impaired by the provisions of these agreements or their implementation;
(b) Extend assistance and cooperation to other States, which, due to limited resources available to them, may be unable to attain required nutrition standards, leading to an increased burden of diet-related NCDs;
(c) Formulate goals and take concrete steps, jointly and individually, to reduce the burden of diet-related NCDs in a manner that also takes into account available resources of each State.
| Year | 2014 |
| Topic | Food policy |
| Document Type | Special Reports |
| Country | N/A |
| Policy Area | Industry interference Trade and investment |
| Human Rights | Right to adequate food and nutrition Right to health Business and human rights |
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. 68. Available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/26/31
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