Vietnam makes ensuring food security top priority
VOV.VN - Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, has stated that ensuring food security remains a top priority of all nations, including Vietnam, particularly amid challenges relating to climate change.
The impact of climate change has increased vulnerability to both poverty and malnutrition, he explained while addressing an interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s report on climate change, which was held on March 13 within the framework of the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
On behalf of the core group for climate change and human rights, comprising of Vietnam, Bangladesh, and the Philippines, Ambassador Dung said climate change makes food production and access increasingly difficult, especially in vulnerable areas, whilst it also undermines food security, nutrition, and the full realisation of the right to food.
The Ambassador thanked the High Commissioner for touching upon the issue through his report and providing recommendations regarding how to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change on the right to food.
He asked the High Commissioner to clarify his proposal on building and carrying out policies that seek to ensure a just transition to more sustainable food systems.
Ambassador Dung also suggested measures for countries, especially those with export orientations, to convert farming activities to ensure food security, raise their resilience to climate change, and maintain stable livelihoods and prosperity.
