El País – “Dejar a familias en esta terrible situación es una violación de convenios que España ha ratificado”
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.Olivier De Schutter, relator especial de la ONU sobre pobreza extrema y...
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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
Sorry, this entry is only available in French. Pour la première fois depuis plus de 20 ans, l’extrême pauvreté va...
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...