As my mandate as UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights draws to an end today, I would like to share a simple reflection: poverty is not inevitable, it is manufactured. And if gover...

This high-level international policy conference is organised under the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, as a contribution to the Internati...

Chișinău, Republic of Moldova 18 March 2026

Social Rights: An Essential Component of the Fight Against Poverty Joint Statement of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty a...

Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse The global economy must be reordered to ensure it serves ordinary people around the world rather than the “frivolous and destructive demands of the ultra-rich”, according to a leading UN figure. Olivier De Schutter, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, says politicians must stop prioritising “socially and ecologically destructive growth” that only increases the profits – and serves the consumption demands – of the world’s richest individuals and corporations. Continue reading...

We saw this paradigm at Davos last week, as leaders talked up growth. But that fails the planet and the world’s poorest.

World’s leading economists and experts on inequality from seventy countries are urging world leaders to establish an International Panel on Inequality.

Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights 30 October 2025   WELCOMING THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE WSSD2 OUTCOME DOCUMENT: THE DOHA POLITICAL DECLARATION   *** I welcome the f...

NEW YORK – The rolling back of protections for people living in poverty has created fertile ground for far-right movements across the world, warned the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human ...

Une dizaine d'associations et plusieurs syndicats attaquent l'État en justice contre son "décret sanction" concernant les chômeurs et allocataires du RSA.

TRIBUNE. Dans une tribune au « Monde », le juriste décrit les mécanismes d’une véritable « guerre contre les pauvres plutôt que contre la pauvreté », menée par un Etat-providence qui contrôle plus qu’...

NEW YORK – The rolling back of protections for people living in poverty has created fertile ground for far-right movements across the world, warned the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human ...

YouTube video by Olivier De Schutter

Grounding the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy in human rights  *** Based on the conclusions from his 2020 mission to the European Union, his thematic reports on the eradication of poverty, and ongoing conver...

Olivier De Schutter & Kate Pickett propose raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy to improve well-being in unequal countries.

YouTube video by OEFSE - Austrian Foundation for Development Research

El relator especial de extrema pobreza y derechos humanos de la ONU califica de “genocidio” los ataques de Israel contra la franja de Gaza

Dans son arrêt de ce jeudi 25 septembre, la Cour constitutionnelle belge rejette le recours contre l’ordonnance de la région bruxelles qui organise la transition vers le numérique dans les administrat...

<strong>Relator especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre la extrema pobreza. </strong>El experto en derechos humanos participó ayer en el I Simposio Europeo sobre Aporofobia, celebrado en la UMU y organi...

Durante casi seis años, las Naciones Unidas me han encomendado la tarea de informar sobre las soluciones más prometedoras del mundo para erradicar la pobreza. Hoy puedo afirmar...

Israël continue d'intensifier ses opérations à Gaza. Avec de nouvelles frappes, ce mardi 22 juillet, mais aussi l'extension de son offensive sur Deir al-Balah, où l'État hébreu n'était jamais allé dep...