Item 2 - Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. JST Indonesia. (17.06.2026)

Joint Statement delivered by Indonesia during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health at the 62th Session of the Human Rights Council

17 June 2026

 

Mr. Vice President,

I have the honour to deliver this Joint Statement on behalf of a group of more than 60 states. 

We take note of the SR’s report on health as an enabler of dignity.

We believe access to food and nutrition is a foundational determinant for both, sustaining people’s right to health and enabling them to live in dignity.

Alarmingly, billions of people still suffer from food insecurity and millions of children remain malnourished, undermining progress towards SDGs.

This is most acute in conflict-affected areas, where access to food and life-saving nutrition is gravely constrained.

For children, malnutrition is more than a health concern. It threatens the enjoyment of their rights, growth, and well-being, and entrenches structural stigma.

Combating malnutrition also requires tackling obstacles to a sustainable supply of nutritious food for children and communities.

Feeding our children with adequate nutritious food is human rights obligation, as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

We call on States to strengthen equal access of children to nutritious food, including through school meal programmes, resilient local food systems, and robust social protection policies.

Only through equitable and sustained measures can we secure access to nutritious food for every child, and so uphold their dignity and rights.

 

Thank you.

List of Co-Sponsors:

  1. Indonesia
  2. Brazil
  3. Cuba
  4. Finland
  5. France
  6. Venezuela
  7. Sudan
  8. Nigeria
  9. Albania
  10. Nepal
  11. Timor-Leste
  12. Portugal
  13. Pakistan
  14. Bangladesh
  15. Norway
  16. Monaco
  17. The Gambia
  18. Singapore
  19. Viet Nam
  20. Japan
  21. Ethiopia
  22. Senegal
  23. Malta
  24. Uzbekistan
  25. Belarus
  26. Djibouti
  27. Kuwait
  28. Cambodia
  29. Estonia
  30. Nauru
  31. India
  32. Georgia
  33. Australia
  34. Spain
  35. Egypt
  36. Islamic Republic of Iran
  37. Ireland
  38. Switzerland
  39. Ecuador
  40. Colombia
  41. Türkiye
  42. The Netherlands
  43. China
  44. Peru
  45. Maldives
  46. Moldova
  47. Lithuania
  48. Armenia
  49. Iceland
  50. Burkina Faso
  51. Andorra
  52. Afghanistan
  53. Jordan
  54. Oman
  55. North Macedonia
  56. Morocco
  57. Lao PDR
  58. Bahrain
  59. State of Palestine
  60. Eritrea
  61. Kazakhstan
  62. Chile
  63. United Arab Emirates