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	Pauses in Syrian Fighting during Harvest Vital to meet Country’s Food Needs by World Food Programme (WFP)   26 May 2015   The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has called for humanitarian pauses in the fighting in Syria so farmers can safely harvest and transport crops within the country to reach all Syrians in need.   “With indications that the 2015 harvest in Syria may exceed the last two years’ harvests at a time of massive food insecurity and internal displacement, it is paramount that crops are not lost and that food stays within the country,” said WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin.   “We must support unhindered and unrestricted food transport across frontlines; this will ensure food now available in one part of the country reaches Syrians wherever they are in the country,” she added. “Farmers need peace to harvest and to move their produce to markets. I am urging all sides to allow this to happen.”   “Without a humanitarian pause by all sides, providing unhindered access to Syrian food and opening up corridors for transport, people will still go hungry despite a good harvest, and prices for food will remain high,” Cousin said.   Staffan de Mistura, the UN Special Envoy for Syria who addressed a WFP Executive Board meeting in Rome on Monday, applauded the call.   “I strongly welcome and support the appeal by WFP. The Syrian people have shown incredible resilience and determination in going through this terrible conflict; they should be given a chance to make sure their own crops can reach their own people safely during this critical period,” said de Mistura.   http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/pauses-syrian-fighting-during-harvest-vital-meet-country-food-needs http://www.wfp.org/emergencies http://www.wfp.org/operations http://www.wfp.org/news/news-releases http://www.wfp.org/videos http://www.wfp.org/videos/3456 http://www.wfp.org/videos/archive
	Social protection and an enabling environment for the right to adequate food by FAO, Social Protection & Human Rights   This Thematic Study takes a retrospective glance at social protection related developments over a span of a decade from 2004 to 2014. It starts off mentioning the historical shift in development policymaking in the early 2000s from a narrow focus on risks to a wider focus on rights. This shift created the context within which application of a human rights-based approach to social protection has found a greater audience in the past ten years.   The study takes a wide angle view to capture trends at global and regional level which support endorsement of a rights based approach to social protection, reveals the expanding international consensus on the link between social protection, food security and the right to adequate food, and takes stock of a noticeable increase in the presence of non-state actors in social policy development.   It looks at key opportunities that have surfaced for technical cooperation, knowledge exchange, and financial assistance which make social protection a feasible development option for poverty reduction and economic growth both of which can enhance food security.   http://socialprotection-humanrights.org/key-issues/ Visit the related web page
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