El País – “Dejar a familias en esta terrible situación es una violación de convenios que España ha ratificado”
Olivier De Schutter, relator especial de la ONU sobre pobreza extrema y derechos humanos, critica la guerra política que se...
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Interview on RT : COVID a ‘missed opportunity’ to tackle poverty, inequality, climate change
"COVID-19 aid to the private sector should have been sized as an opportunity to impose very strong conditions on...
France 24 : UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty: ‘We need to build back better’
Watch the video "The current crisis is an opportunity to rethink the role of social protection in our societies. What...
VIDEO: Speaking of poverty, differently
Poverty has often been pictured as attributable to the individual, but we should see it instead a failure of society....
TV5 Monde: L’extrême pauvreté repart à la hausse
Pour la première fois depuis plus de 20 ans, l’extrême pauvreté va augmenter dans le monde. Chaque jour, ils sont...
The “Just Transition”: Video statement
On the occasion of the presentation of the report « Just Transition » to the UN General Assembly, October 21, 2020
The Special Rapporteur intervenes at BRAC event
"Driving Systems Change through Governments to End Extreme Poverty" - BRAC event October 20, 2020 Watch the rest of the...
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: ‘Growth as usual’ COVID-19 recovery plans would harm planet and human rights
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – 17 October ‘Growth as usual’ COVID-19 recovery plans would harm planet and...
HRC Social Forum: Poverty Matrix (video)
In this video, presented at the Human Rights Council Social Forum of 8-9 October 2020, the Special Rapporteur explains why...
Special Rapporteur launches new report on Poverty in a Covid-stricken world
The world is facing the deepest economic recession since the 1929 Great Depression, and countries are now rediscovering social protection...
La priorité doit aller à la promotion de l’égalité
Le Centre d’information régional des Nations Unies en Europe (UNRIC), basé à Bruxelles, a interviewé M. De Schutter sur ses priorités, la...