The Right of the Child to Food: The Case of Seqota Woreda
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2021-06
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Abstract
Ethiopia is prone to recurrent drought and famine. Food insecurity and poverty are also
intertwined with the country. The right to food is protected under international and regional
human right instruments that are ratified by Ethiopia. However, the right to food is not clearly
recognized in the FDRE constitution as fundamental right of the people rather as state policy
and objectives. There are also no subordinate proclamations or regulations that protect the right
to food in Ethiopia. In Seqota Woreda, due to reasons such as lack of enough food production
and lack of nutrition knowledge children are susceptible to both food and nutrition insecurity.
The government has taken measures to realize adequate food of a child however the problem is
still not resolved. This paper therefore examines the status of the right to food of a child in
Seqota Woreda. It mainly assesses the practical impediments to realize the right to food, the
measures taken by the government, and possible solutions that helps to ensure the right to
adequate food of a child in Seqota Woreda.