United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
In office 2 June 2014 – 1 May 2020
Personal details
Born
(1953-11-29) November 29, 1953 (age 70) Istanbul, Turkey
Alma mater
University of Ankara, UCLA
Hilal Elver (born November 29, 1953) is a member of the Academic Council of the UN Least Developed Countries (2011-2021)[1] and was the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food from June 2, 2014, until May 1, 2020.[2] She is also a research professor at University of California, Santa Barbara[3] and a Global Distinguished Fellow at the Resnick Food Law and Policy Center UCLA Law School.[2]
Her appointment as Special Rapporteur was criticized by the governments of the United States and Canada.[4][5]
Elver is the author of three books, including The Headscarf Controversy: Secularism and Freedom of Religion (2012) and Peaceful Uses of International Rivers: The Case of the Euphrates and Tigris River Basin (2002).[6]
Elver is married to Richard A. Falk.
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^"U.S. blasts UN appointment of Richard Falk's wife Hilal Elver, citing 'biased and inflammatory' statements". UN Watch. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
^Yashar, Ari (September 5, 2014). "UN 'Israel Expert' Falk Steps Down, Wife Appointed". Israel National News. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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