It is not legally binding, but directed to states' obligations to the right to food under international law.

[3] In 1945, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is founded.

[5] "We pledge our political will and our common and national commitment to achieving food security for all and to an ongoing effort to eradicate hunger in all countries, with an immediate view to reducing the number of undernourished people to half their present level no later than 2015.

[8] In November, the FAO Council set up an Intergovernmental Working Group which drafts the Right to Food Guidelines.

[9] In 2004 the Right to Food Guidelines are adopted by 187 Member States of the General Council of the FAO.