In a speech before the Human Rights Council, a member of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's delegation to the United Nations, Sarah Aref, called on the world to focus on the Covid-19 pandemic and the looming hunger crisis it caused.

She welcomed in her speech on the report of the rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhry, and his call for countries to address the Corona pandemic by adopting a human rights-based approach, noting that the final statement of the G20 summit hosted by Riyadh in November 2020 included a roadmap to combat the Corona pandemic. Limiting its effects globally, as it included many commitments in the framework of solidarity in facing challenges and ensuring the achievement of a comprehensive recovery to address inequality and ensure a sustainable future.

She emphasized that the Kingdom places the right to food at the center of its priorities. In 2018, it launched the Food Security Strategy emanating from the Kingdom's Vision 2030, which among its goals is to ensure the right to safe food.

In her speech, she also indicated that the sustainable agricultural rural development program was launched in 2020 in support of small agricultural producers, cooperative societies and rural institutions to enhance their capabilities. The Kingdom has also provided, at the regional level, assistance that supports institutions and individuals to help those affected by crises by securing food for them, and has launched 531 humanitarian projects related to food security.