Op-Ed – A Welfare System Built to Exclude Will Never Reduce Poverty in the US
Common Dreams, 23 September 2022: The facts are clear: well-designed social protection programs slash poverty. And so—with an estimated 37.2 million...
Video – The Contribution of Development to the Enjoyment of All Human Rights
1 September 2022: Watch the Special Rapporteur's intervention at a seminar on "The Contribution of Development to the Enjoyment of...
Op-ed – Social protection must be extended to millions of excluded informal workers
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 7 July 2022: Worldwide, more than 60% of workers – some two billion individuals – make their...
Poverty is a violation of human rights
"To combat social exclusion, we should create an inclusive society, recognizing the potential of each individual and nurturing diversity"
Welcome to the website of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Professor Olivier De Schutter. Navigate the menu below to learn more about the work of the Special Rapporteur as he investigates and advises on human rights and poverty around the world. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)