UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights - Olivier De Schutter

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Rwanda (19-30 May 2025)

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Far-right populism and the future of social protection

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22 April 2026

REGISTER NOW: Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth: A Global Roadmap for a New Economy — 22 April 2026, ILO, Geneva

3 March 2026

The Guardian: Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert

20 February 2026

World Day of Social Justice 2026 — Special Rapporteur joins UNTFSSE and ILO-led Global Coalition for Social Justice to launch joint policy brief on the social and solidarity economy

27 January 2026

TIME: Opinion: Economic Growth at Any Cost Fails Us All

27 January 2026

Territoires zéro chômeur de longue durée: France has shown the way — now it must make it last

20 January 2026

L’Appel: Olivier De Schutter, “Changing the world is what motivates me”

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30 October 2025

Statement welcoming the final draft of the WSSD2 outcome document: The Doha Political Declaration

10 October 2025

Grounding the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy in human rights: Updated contribution to the consultation on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy

17 June 2025

Statement welcoming the final draft of the FFD4 outcome document: Compromiso de Sevilla

4 April 2025

Joint statement: All States must prioritise adoption of a living wage ahead of the Second World Summit for Social Development

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October 2025

Far-right populism and the future of social protection

June 2025

Weathering the storm: poverty, climate change and social protection

October 2024

The burnout economy: poverty and mental health

July 2024

Eradicating poverty beyond growth

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May 2025

August 2024

August 2023

May 2023

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