Ensuring food security during turmoil

Least developed and landlocked countries are the hardest hit by the Gulf conflict.

The Constitution of Nepal 2015 has designated the right to food as one of the fundamental rights of the Nepali citizenry. Article 36 of the Constitution spells out two provisions related to this right: First, every citizen possesses the right to be secure from life-threatening risk occurring from the scarcity of food, and second, it relates to ensuring food sovereignty in accordance with the provisions of law. Given the importance of food security and freedom from hunger for personal growth, the parliament has also passed legislation to give effect to those provisions of the constitution.