An international workshop on ‘Right to Food’, being participated by human rights activists from more than 50 countries, is currently underway in Kathmandu.

The five-day workshop that began on October 31, 2017 is being organized by a member-based human rights organization called Food-first Information and Action Network Nepal (FIAN Nepal).

With this, FIAN International has brought in the human rights activists belonging to its associated countries.

“The workshop discussed on food deprivation among people in national and international communities and ways to resolve the issue,” informed Ashok Singh, Director of FIAN Nepal, speaking in this regard.

On the occasion, the FIAN International council meeting was also held in Kathmandu.

The organization is actively into promoting and advocating for the realization of human rights related to in Nepal.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Mohana Ansari, FIAN Nepal Chairperson Mr. Ammar Bahadur Air and General Secretary of FIAN Nepal Satya Twayna were among other key personalities who attended the event.

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The Government of Nepal has invited two UN Special Rapporteurs to take a stock of human rights situation in Nepal and report them back to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the UN General Assembly (UNGA).

According to the Nepali Foreign Ministry spokesperson, the Ministry has already written to UNHRC in Geneva to send two special rapporteurs to analyze rights issues in Nepal pertaining to food and women violence.

The Ministry also welcomed UN’s official check on issues related to migration.

The special official on food-related rights would assess Nepal in terms of UN’s Right to Food that demands regular, permanent and unrestricted access to food in sufficient quantity and adequate quality.

Whereas, the other official would assess rights violation and violence against women, related causes and consequences, in Nepal.

This will be conveyed to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights through Nepal’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva today, said the Ministry in its yesterday’s release.

Prior to this, UNHRC had asked Nepal regarding sending of its special rapporteurs to the country. However, Nepal did not approve UN’s request due to internal issues.

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