Today is Human Rights Day. Yet, nutritious food is still not recognized as a human right in the U.S.
WhyHunger believes food is life—and every person deserves access to it.
What is the Right to Food?
It’s a fundamental human right that ensures all people have regular, permanent, and unrestricted access to adequate and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and preferences for a healthy life.
Access to food should be a right, not a privilege.
What does a Right to Food look like?
Accessibility:
- Food must be both economically and physically accessible. This means people should have adequate income and working conditions to buy food, and food costs should not threaten other basic needs.
Availability
- Adequate food must be available through access to land and natural resources or a distribution system that ensures food reaches where it’s needed.
Adequacy
- Food must be culturally acceptable, free from harmful substances, and provide sufficient nutrition.
Sustainability
- Food must be accessible, available, and adequate for present and future generations, ensuring long-term availability.
Join us in the movement to protect and expand the human right to food across the nation, from community-led programs and coalition building to the WhyHunger Hotline and Find Food tools.
