New Leadership Appointed at Spain's Observatorio de Derecho a la Alimentación
Miguel Ángel Martín López and Adriana Fillol Mazo take the helm at the Observatorio de Derecho a la Alimentación, advancing Spain's right to food initiatives.
- • Miguel Ángel Martín López and Adriana Fillol Mazo appointed as new leaders of the Observatorio de Derecho a la Alimentación de España.
- • ODA-E collaborates with Latin American and Caribbean counterpart comprising nearly 200 institutions.
- • It leads the European Citizen Initiative for the Right to Food in Spain, soon to be presented in Seville.
- • The network promotes multidisciplinary research and influences public policies for fair and sustainable food access.
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The Observatorio de Derecho a la Alimentación de España (ODA-E) has named Miguel Ángel Martín López as general coordinator and Adriana Fillol Mazo as general secretary during its annual assembly. Both are researchers from the University of Seville’s Department of International Public Law and International Relations.
The ODA-E works closely with the Latin American and Caribbean Food Rights Observatory, representing nearly 200 institutions. It is currently spearheading the European Citizen Initiative for the Right to Food in Spain, which will be presented in Seville.
The network includes over thirty institutions from faculties, university schools, and research centers, focusing on political, legal, health, and sustainable food system areas. Its mission centers on promoting multidisciplinary research and diagnostics on the right to food, aiming to influence public policies to ensure fair, sustainable, and equitable food access in Spain.
ODA-E fosters exchanges among academic institutions, parliaments, civil society, and international organizations to strengthen food rights advocacy. The new leadership signals continued efforts to advance the right to food as a crucial social and legal issue in Spain.
This article was synthesized and translated from native language sources to provide English-speaking readers with local perspectives.
