africa: human rights and trade

A human rights approach to agricultural trade liberalization reminds States of their commitment to a just international and social order and encourages more concerted efforts on behalf of wealthy countries to reduce and remove distortions to trade given the inability of most other countries to offer similar protections to promote the right to food and the right to development of their populations. This is according to a report on Human Rights and Trade by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, submitted to the 5th WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun, Mexico.