Subsequently, to favor the Right to Food of the Venezuelan people, various laws and regulations have been decreed. The 1999 Venezuelan Constitution, in its Article 305, explicitly included for the first time a Food Security statement, understood as the sufficient and stable availability of food at the national level, at all times, and its permanent access by the consuming public…” ( República Bolivariana de Venezuela, 1999). Consequently at the national level, programs, norms, and laws were decreed to promote the population's health and nutrition. On December 10, 1948, 72 years ago, the right to food was recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by The General Assembly of the United Nations, Resolution 217 A (III).Īrticle 25 states: “Everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living that assures him, as well as his family, health and well-being, especially food…” ( Naciones Unidas, 1948). This work aimed to consider if decreeing many laws related to food and nutrition is not enough to reduce this scourge, or if there is any guarantee that the Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) of the people would improve. The current severe economic and social crisis has led to a Complex Humanitarian Emergency.
Other factors have influenced the actual Venezuelan food insecurity condition. Also, reports from Caritas showed 14.4% of Global Acute Malnutrition in children under 5 years of age, and 20% of children were at risk of acute malnutrition for the period April–June 2020. According to the 2020 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (2020), between 20, the undernourishment prevalence amounted to 31.4%. However, despite such laws, the well-being of the population has not improved. Subsequently, the government approved various laws and guidelines to regulate the right to food of the population.
The 1999 Venezuelan Constitution explicitly included, for the first time, the term “Food Security” in Article 305. Consequently, at the national level, programs, norms, and laws were decreed to promote the population's health and nutrition. The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, approved by The General Assembly of the United Nations, recognized the right to food as a Basic Human Right. 2Faculty of Medicine, School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.1Department of Public Health Sciences, Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
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