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Right to Food Fact Sheet

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The Right to Food in the United States
Last updated February 2009

 

 

 

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO FOOD….

“Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food.”  Article 25 (1)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), 1948.


What is the Right to Food?

Does the U.S. Recognize the Right to Food?

Is the U.S. Fulfilling the Right to Food?

Right to Food Footnotes