46. Article 6 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child also includes provisions to support healthy childhood development. Article 24 (2) (c) reiterates the link between the rights to food and water and the right to the highest attainable standard of health. States must protect children against disease and malnutrition through the provision of adequate, nutritious foods and clean drinking water, taking into consideration the dangers and risks of environmental pollution. Further, article 32 assigns the State the responsibility to provide protection for children from economic exploitation.
| Year | 2019 |
| Topic | Food policy Other Health-related issues |
| Document Type | Special Reports |
| Country | N/A |
| Policy Area | Food marketing regulations Food production Food and nutrition security Access to water Environment and health |
| Human Rights | Right to water Right to adequate food and nutrition Right to a healthy environment Right to health |
| Groups Affected | Children and adolescents |
Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, A/73/164, (2019). Par. 46. Available at: https://undocs.org/A/73/164
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