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focused on the right to adequate, safe, nutritious, and affordable food as a matter of human dignity and human rights. Speakers linked this to local food systems, nutrition, smallholder support, and national efforts to reduce hunger and food insecurity."},{"key":"urban-poverty","label":"Urban Poverty and Inclusive Urbanization","description":"Delegations discussed how urbanization, municipal governance, informal work, service access, and the rising cost of living shape poverty and inequality in cities. Many speakers emphasized rights-based urban planning, participation of affected communities, and stronger local capacities to make cities more inclusive."},{"key":"conflict-starvation","label":"Starvation in Conflict","description":"Speakers repeatedly condemned the use of hunger or starvation as a method of warfare, including sieges, attacks on food infrastructure, and obstruction of humanitarian aid. The debate stressed respect for international humanitarian law, humanitarian access, early warning, and accountability for those responsible."},{"key":"housing-homelessness","label":"Housing, Homelessness and Gentrification","description":"A major theme was adequate housing as a human right, including housing affordability, slums and informal settlements, homelessness, and forced displacement through urban renewal. Several speakers also addressed gentrification and the criminalization of people in street situations."},{"key":"lgbt-criminalization","label":"Criminalization and Anti-LGBT Discrimination","description":"Many interventions addressed how criminalization, discriminatory laws, hostile political rhetoric, and shrinking civic space increase violence and exclusion against LGBT persons, especially in crises. Delegations and the expert called for decriminalization, stronger legal protections, and safeguards against discrimination."},{"key":"climate-food-resilience","label":"Climate Shocks and Food System Resilience","description":"Climate-related threats such as droughts, floods, El Niño, and broader environmental stress were repeatedly identified as major drivers of hunger and food insecurity. Delegations called for climate-resilient agriculture, irrigation, early warning systems, and stronger local resilience in food production."},{"key":"international-cooperation","label":"International Cooperation and Financing","description":"A cross-cutting topic was the need for stronger multilateral support, including South-South and triangular cooperation, development finance, debt relief, technology transfer, and humanitarian funding. Several delegations also raised the impact of unilateral coercive measures and shrinking resources on efforts to fight poverty and hunger."},{"key":"lgbt-humanitarian-inclusion","label":"LGBT Inclusion in Humanitarian Response","description":"The later debate focused on barriers that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other gender-diverse persons face in accessing humanitarian assistance and protection. Speakers highlighted the need to adapt registration, shelter, health, referral, and complaint systems so aid is truly impartial and accessible to all."}]}}