Michael Fakhri

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Michael Fakhri
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United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 1, 2020
Personal details
Education University of Western Ontario (BSc)
Queen's University at Kingston (LLB)
Harvard University (LLM)
University of Toronto (SJD)

Michael Fakhri (Canada , 1977) is a Canadian lawyer. He is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and an associate professor of Law at the University of Oregon.

Fakhri was appointed to his position as Special Rapporteur by the UN Human Rights Council and assumed his functions on May 1, 2020. [1] he served as an independent advisor to the UN summit on food systems but was critical of its effectiveness. [2] Fakhri called on the government of Venezuela to develop a robust plan to address hunger and malnutrition and for an end to the economic sanctions imposed on the country. [3] He believes that Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians in Gaza, saying that "In my view as a UN human rights expert, this is now a situation of genocide." [4]

Biography

Fakhri comes from a Lebanese family that immigrated to Canada. [5] He initially studied biology at the University of Western Ontario where, in 1998, he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Ecology, then studied law. He obtained a Bachelor of Laws from Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, and was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2002. From 2005 to 2006, he completed a Master's degree from Harvard Law School, and in 2011, he completed his studies by obtaining a Doctor of Juridical Sciences from the University of Toronto. [6]

Fakhri is a native speaker of English and Arabic, as well as French.

References

  1. ↑ "Mr. Michael Fakhri Special Rapporteur on the right to food". United Nations Human Rights office of the high commissioner. United Nations. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Fakhri, Michael. "The UN summit on food systems took two years to plan. It's offered nothing to help feed families". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ↑ CANO, REGINA GARCIA. "UN-backed food expert calls on Venezuela to tackle hunger and urges end to economic sanctions". AP News. AP. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Lakhani, Nina. "Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians, UN rights expert says". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Christiane Grefe (2022-04-02). "Welthunger: "Das globale Handelssystem befriedigt nicht die Ernährungsbedürfnisse"" (in German). Die Zeit. ISSN   0044-2070.
  6. ↑ "Sr. Michael Fakhri: Relator Especial sobre el derecho a la alimentación" (in Spanish). 2024-04-23.
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