The
advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy
freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear
and want has been proclaimed as the highest
aspiration of the common people.
Preamble to the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
Everyone,
as a member of society, has the right to social
security and is entitled to realization, through
national effort and international cooperation and in
accordance with the organization and resources of
each State, of the economic, social and cultural
rights indispensible for his dignity and the free
development of his personality.
Article 22
Everyone
has the right to work.
Article 23.1
Everyone
has the right to a standard of living adequate for
the health and well-being of himself and his family,
including food, clothing, housing and medical care
and necessary social services, and the right to
security in the event of unemployment, sickness,
disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of
livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
Article 25.1
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What do people need more: freedom or
food? To this age-old question, the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights answers unequivocally: Both. People
require both freedom and food to progress toward their
potentials, advance peace and justice in their societies,
and live in dignity. Get more background information .
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Act Now:
Request and Read
Consider
reflections by activists working for economic, social and
cultural rights, or read the story of a child growing up
in the slums of Limerick, Ireland.
Act Locally
Make sure hospitals
honor their obligation not to deny emergency medical
screening or treatment to poor or uninsured patients or
to women in labor.
Act Nationally or Internationally
Help people most in
need get information on health and nutrition through a
national health education program that promotes an
adequate standard of living.
Grab a Partner
Join Bread for the
World in pressing for legislative changes that increase
food supplies to more than 800 million people who go
hungry every day.
Raise Your Voice
Demand an
investigation into the killings of Elsa Constanza
Alvarado and Mario Calderon, murdered because of their
work for economic and social rights.
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