This page contains links to the official United Nations press releases issued by the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights:
Olivier De Schutter (2020-2026)
2021
Indonesia: UN experts flag rights concerns over $3bln tourism project (March 31, 2021)
2020
España: Los cortes de electricidad ponen en peligro la vida de los niños y niñas en la Cañada Real (22 de deciembre de 2020)
UN human rights expert to assess impact of EU policy on poverty (November 18, 2020)
Los Estados deben aunar la lucha contra la pobreza con la transición hacia una economía verde (21 de octubre de 2020)
UN human rights forum to focus on poverty and inequalities (October 6, 2020)
COVID-19: Experto en pobreza de la ONU afirma que las medidas de protección social están «llenas de agujeros», insta a un replanteamiento global (11 de septiembre de 2020)
Sus vidas corren peligro a menos que las condiciones de los trabajadores migrantes estacionales de España mejoren rápidamente, advierte un experto de la ONU (24 de julio de 2020)
Ending poverty by 2030 now a fading dream, says UN expert (July 7, 2020)
España: Pasarse la pelota en el tema de los trabajadores migrantes víctimas de explotación debe terminar, dice el experto de la ONU (26 de junio de 2020)
COVID-19: Los olvidados trabajadores migrantes de la India deberían recibir ayuda urgente, tras el fallo del Tribunal Supremo, afirman expertos de Naciones Unidas (4 de junio de 2020)
Experto de las Naciones Unidas insta a España a que amplíe la cobertura y la elegibilidad para acogerse al ingreso mínimo vital (3 de junio de 2020)
La crisis del COVID-19 pone de relieve la urgente necesidad de transformar la economía mundial, dice nuevo experto en pobreza de las Naciones Unidas (1 de mayo de 2020)
Philip Alston (2014-2020)
2020
Lao dam disaster: UN rights experts call for justice two years on (April 29, 2020)
Ireland’s Public Services Card discriminates against the marginalised, warns UN rights expert (April 21, 2020)
US COVID-19 strategy failing the poor, says UN expert (April 16, 2020)
2019
Lebanon: UN experts decry incidents of excessive force against protesters (November, 26 2019)
Malaysia vastly undercounting poverty, says UN rights expert (August 23, 2019)
Malaysia: UN human rights expert visits to assess poverty (August 8, 2019)
UN expert condemns failure to address impact of climate change on poverty (June 25, 2019)
UN expert calls for reform of poverty-driving policies in Lao PDR (June 19, 2019)
UN expert laments UK’s ‘doubling down on failed anti-poor policies’ (May 22, 2019)
Zimbabwe policies hitting poor hardest, say UN rights experts (April 4, 2019)
UN expert: Lao PDR’s economic strategy entrenches poverty (March 28, 2019)
Laos: UN human rights expert visits to assess poverty (March 12, 2019)
2018
UN poverty expert says UK policies inflict unnecessary misery (November 16, 2018)
UN human rights expert to visit UK to assess poverty (November 1, 2018)
UN poverty expert warns against tsunami of unchecked privatisation (October 19, 2018)
Ghana’s main economic initiatives will do little to reduce poverty, warns UN expert (20 June 2018)
«Contempt for the poor in US drives cruel policies,” says UN expert (4 June 2018)
Japan: Benefit cuts threaten social protection of the poor, UN rights experts warn (24 May 2018)
UN expert on extreme poverty to visit Ghana from April 9-18 (3 April 2018)
2017
Put human rights at heart of development, Zeid urges Peru (25 October 2017)
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – Tuesday 17 October 2017 (16 October 2017)
Death penalty disproportionately affects the poor, UN rights experts warn (6 October 2017)
End to Saudi driving ban for women should be just the first step – UN experts (28 September 2017)
Power shortages in Gaza deepening the humanitarian crisis, say UN rights experts (12 July 2017)
Embrace diversity and protect trans and gender diverse children and adolescents (16 May 2017)
“Saudi Vision 2030 could be a catalyst for realizing women’s rights” – UN expert (19 January 2017)
2016
UN expert on extreme poverty and human rights to visit Saudi Arabia (29 December 2016)
Human rights under increasing attack worldwide (9 December 2016)
Brazil 20-year public expenditure cap will breach human rights, UN expert warns (9 December 2016)
UN expert on extreme poverty and human rights to visit China (10 August 2016)
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights financial crisis (3 June 2016)
“AIDS epidemic still being driven by human rights violations” – UN experts warn (3 June 2016)
2015
“As the Covenants turn 50, it is time to turn norms into action” – UN experts (9 December 2015)
Romania “in denial about extent of poverty, UN human rights expert says (11 November 2015)
Poverty in Chile risks being overlooked, says UN human rights expert (24 March 2015)
UN expert on extreme poverty and human rights visits Chile at crucial crossroads (12 March 2015)
2014
Human rights impact must be addressed in vulture fund litigation – UN experts (27 November 2014)
Far more than charity needed to lift 2.2 billion people out of poverty for good (17 October 2014)