consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the Special Rapporteur to visit their
countries to enable him/her to fulfil his/her mandate more effectively;
39. Recalls the requests made by the General Assembly, in its resolution 63/187, that the
Special Rapporteur submit to it an interim report at its sixty-fourth session on the
implementation of that resolution and to continue his/her work, including by examining the
emerging issues with regard to the realization of the right to food within his existing mandate;
40. Invites Governments, relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes,
treaty bodies and civil society actors, including non-governmental organizations, as well as the
private sector, to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur in the fulfilment of his/her mandate
through, inter alia, the submission of comments and suggestions on ways and means of realizing
the right to food;
41. Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit a report on the implementation of the
present resolution to the Council at its thirteenth session;
42. Decides to continue consideration of this matter under the same agenda item at its
thirteenth session.
42nd meeting
26 March 2009
[Adopted without a vote.]
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