Michael Fakhri

Fakhri is the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food.

About the author

Michael Fakhri is the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and Associate Professor at the University of Oregon School of Law.

Holding the Lebanese political elite to account can be the first step towards the country’s recovery.

Only a truly independent international investigation can renew the Lebanese people’s hopes for their country’s future.

The UN Committee of World Food Security should lead the global response to the pandemic’s impact on the food system.

International lenders are as responsible for the growing inequality in Lebanon as the country’s own political elite.