Despite 100+ countries who either fully or partially embraced the idea, the United States has done nothing (Devine, 2016, p.180). This model views food as a basic human right, and as such, it is the government's responsibility to ensure that all people have access to adequate food. In 1999, the United Nations promoted the “Right to food” model and urged countries to use it to become more active in addressing hunger. That's common knowledge, right? At least that's what I’ve always assumed, but in the midst of research for a paper I am writing, I got a reality check the United States has yet to officially declare food as a human right. Nobody can deny the fact that every human being needs food to live, so obviously we can consider food a human right. To live we need food, water, and shelter, it’s common sense. We’re all taught as tiny Kindergarteners (and often younger) about the basic needs of humans.
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