STRUCTURAL
Constitutional recognition, legislation, institutions and formal guarantees.
S01 — S09MATER FONDAZIONE / GENEVA RIGHT TO FOOD OBSERVATORY
RIGHTS
NEED
EVIDENCE.
Geneva has a constitutional right to food. ODAG asks what changes after that commitment — in law, public policy and everyday life.
OPEN THE OBSERVATORY ↗ODAG · OBSERVATOIRE DU DROIT À L’ALIMENTATION À GENÈVE
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A PUBLIC TOOL FOR TRACKING PUBLIC OBLIGATIONS
WHY ODAG EXISTS / 01
A VOTE
IS NOT AN
OUTCOME.
On 18 June 2023, Geneva voted to enshrine the right to adequate food in Article 38A of its Constitution. Its implementation requires legislation, resources, institutions and accountability.
The Observatory follows this transition over time. It provides data, documented sources, methodologies, confidence levels and explicit information gaps — rather than making unsupported claims about progress.
THE INDICATOR FRAMEWORK / 02
30 INDICATORS · THREE CATEGORIESTHREE LAYERS.
ONE RIGHT.
PROCESS
Public resources, implementation measures and service coverage.
P01 — P17OUTCOME
Food insecurity, severe deprivation and adequate nutrition.
O01 — O04HISTORICAL BASELINE / 03
THE PAST
IS PART OF
THE DATA.
ODAG reconstructs observations from 2020–2026, so 2026 is not treated as year zero. It documents the COVID-era food crisis, the 2023 constitutional vote, implementation and subsequent developments. Missing annual values are kept as gaps, not estimated away.
2020FOOD CRISIS
2021PERSISTENCE
2022PRE-REFERENDUM
2023ARTICLE 38A
2024–26IMPLEMENTATION
2026 →MONITORING
TRACEABILITY / 04
NO DATA
WITHOUT
CONTEXT.
ANATOMY OF AN ODAG DATA RECORD
01 · YEAR / PERIOD02 · VALUE / STATUS03 · SOURCE04 · GEOGRAPHY05 · METHODOLOGY06 · CONFIDENCE07 · DATA GAP08 · INTERPRETATION
EVERY CLAIM NEEDS A SOURCE. EVERY GAP DESERVES A NAME.
An observatory does not exist to declare victory. It exists to show what is known, what is changing — and what we still cannot demonstrate.
READ THE METHODOLOGY ↗EXPLORE THE DATA ↗CHECK THE SOURCES ↗THE CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION / 05
WHAT DOES
THE RIGHT
TO FOOD
CHANGE?
Food aid responds to immediate needs. The right to food is a wider obligation to ensure dignified, adequate access. ODAG keeps that distinction visible in the evaluation of public policy.
READ ABOUT ARTICLE 38A ↗ENTER THE OBSERVATORY / 06
SEE THE
EVIDENCE.
ASK BETTER
QUESTIONS.
ODAG's data, indicators, reports and methodology are hosted on odag.ch. This page introduces that work within MATER's broader advocacy for the right to food.
