2024
‘ICC arrest warrants can help save lives, must be respected and complied with’: UN experts (26 November 2024)
G20: Leaders must show courage to tax the super-rich to rescue 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, say experts (15 November 2024)
COP29: States must prioritise effective climate action and sufficient finance in accordance with human rights, say experts (11 November 2024)
Sudan faces one of the worst famines in decades, warn UN experts (17 October 2024)
International financial system ‘not fit for purpose’ to address catastrophic debt crisis: UN poverty expert (17 October 2024)
7 October: UN experts call for end of violence and accountability after year of human loss and suffering and blatant disregard for international law (7 October 2024)
Lebanon: UN experts deplore Israel’s increasing disregard for international law (4 October 2024)
Indonesia: UN experts warn of irreparable harm to Indigenous Peoples’ rights ahead of AIIB loan disbursement and MotoGP race (24 September 2024)
There will be no peace in Colombia while social segregation exists: UN poverty expert (4 September 2024)
UN poverty expert to visit Colombia (22 August 2024)
Ecuador must respect the will of the people and halt oil drilling in Yasuní Park: Independent experts (20 August 2024)
UN experts commend launch of Women Parliamentarians Council (13 August 2024)
L’expert de l’ONU sur la pauvreté alerte sur la dangereuse focalisation sur l’augmentation du PIB comme moyen d’éradiquer la pauvreté dans le monde (2 juillet 2024)
Governments must urgently scrap unfair laws criminalising homelessness and poverty: UN experts (25 June 2024)
UN experts condemn outrageous disregard for Palestinian civilians during Israel’s military operation in Nuseirat (14 June 2024)
UN experts urge all States to recognise State of Palestine (3 June 2024)
UN experts outraged by Israeli strikes on civilians sheltering in Rafah camps (29 May 2024)
Small Island Developing States summit: UN experts urge States and development banks to support endangered islands (23 May 2024)
Relief agency UNRWA targeted politically over partiality claims, funding must resume: UN experts (17 May 2024)
UN experts call for redoubling efforts to end discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity (17 May 2024)
Israel’s Rafah invasion must stop now, say UN experts (10 May 2024)
Israel/Gaza: Threats against the ICC promote a culture of impunity, say UN experts (10 May 2024)
Arms exports to Israel must stop immediately: UN experts (23 February 2024)
Sudan: 25 million people in dire humanitarian need, say UN experts (5 February 2024)
States must reinstate and strengthen support to UNRWA amid unfolding genocide in Gaza: UN experts (2 February 2024)
Gaza: ICJ ruling offers hope for protection of civilians enduring apocalyptic conditions, say UN experts (31 January 2024)
2023
UN experts urge States to unite for peace and push for ceasefire in Gaza (8 December 2023)
UN experts urge shift towards human rights economy to prevent contemporary forms of slavery (1 December 2023)
Fossils fuels at the heart of the planetary environmental crisis: UN experts (30 November 2023)
Gaza: UN experts call on international community to prevent genocide against the Palestinian people (16 November 2023)
Amazon, DoorDash and Walmart are trapping workers in poverty: UN poverty expert (31 October 2023)
Les salaires devraient refléter la contribution à la société, et pas seulement la capacité à générer des profits : Expert de l’ONU en matière de pauvreté (20 octobre 2023)
Ecuador: Surging violence must be wake-up call to urgently address poverty, says UN expert (8 September 2023) – KICHWA
UN poverty expert to visit Ecuador (24 August 2023)
UN experts welcome first Latin American and Caribbean Tax Summit (25 July 2023)
La « garantie d’emploi » pourrait permettre de relever les principaux défis de notre époque en matière d’emploi : Expert de l’ONU (30 juin 2023)
UN experts back draft New York bill to ensure effective and fair debt relief: UN experts (8 June 2023)
Bangladesh must suspend pilot project to return Rohingya refugees to Myanmar: UN expert (8 June 2023)
United States: Abortion bans put millions of women and girls at risk, UN experts say (2 June 2023)
Bangladesh: UN experts decry devastating second round of rations cuts for Rohingya refugees (1 June 2023)
Bangladesh: Economic growth cannot justify keeping workers in poverty, says UN expert (29 May 2023) – BANGLA
States must tackle racism and stigma against LGBT persons (16 May 2023)
UN expert to visit Bangladesh to assess impact of poverty on human rights (10 May 2023) – BENGALI
Singapore: UN experts condemn continued use of death penalty for drug-related crimes (28 April 2023)
UN experts concerned over delay in Zambia’s debt restructuring (17 April 2023)
Water is a common good not a commodity: UN experts (22 March 2023)
Indonesia: UN experts alarmed by reports of increased militarisation and intimidation around Mandalika project (1 March 2023)
Genuine solidarity with earthquake survivors calls for lifting of sanction-induced restrictions: UN experts (10 February 2023)
UN experts intervene in toxic legacy class action against lead pollution (19 January 2023)
2022
Afghanistan: Taliban’s outrageous exclusion of women and girls from universities is disastrous for everyone, say UN experts (21 December 2022)
Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des paysans : les experts de l’ONU appellent à l’action avant l’anniversaire (16 décembre 2022)
Maroc: Report de la visite de l’expert des Nations Unies (8 décembre 2022) – ARABIC
Comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation must be a priority, say UN experts ahead of Universal Declaration anniversary (7 December 2022)
Un expert de l’ONU se rendra au Maroc pour évaluer l’impact de la pauvreté sur les droits de l’homme (29 novembre 2022) – ARABIC
Human rights experts support call for UN tax treaty (29 November 2022)
Interdire la « pauvrophobie » au même titre que le racisme et le sexisme : Expert de l’ONU (28 octobre 2022)
Increase benefits and wages in line with inflation or lives will be lost: UN poverty expert (17 October 2022)
UN experts condemn Israeli suppression of Palestinian human rights organisations (24 August 2022)
UN experts call for international investigation into 2020 Beirut explosion (3 August 2022)
Singapore: UN experts call for immediate moratorium on executions for drug offences (29 July 2022)
Lao dam disaster: UN experts decry lack of progress for survivors four years on (22 July 2022)
Des millions de personnes exclues de la protection sociale à laquelle elles ont droit – selon l’expert de l’ONU sur la pauvreté (24 juin 2022)
Tanzania: UN experts warn of escalating violence amidst plans to forcibly evict Maasai from ancestral lands (15 June 2022)
Kyrgyzstan: Invest in people to reduce human capital flight, says UN expert (3 June 2022) – RUSSIAN / KYRGYZ
UN experts urge action to address alarming increase of child labour in agriculture sector (30 May 2022)
Negotiations for international instrument on pandemic preparedness must be guided by human rights: UN experts (20 May 2022)
UN human rights expert to visit Kyrgyzstan to assess poverty (18 May 2022) – RUSSIAN / KYRGYZ
Forcibly displaced LGBT persons face major challenges in search of safe haven (16 May 2022)
Lebanon: UN expert warns of ‘failing State’ amid widespread poverty (11 May 2022) – ARABIC
Afghanistan: UN experts call on US Government to unblock foreign assets of central bank to ease humanitarian impact (25 April 2022)
UN experts call for end to Russian aggression against Ukraine and urgent protection of human rights (28 February 2022)
Afghanistan: Taliban attempting to steadily erase women and girls from public life – UN experts (17 January 2022)
2021
Afghanistan: UN experts call for immediate action to stop escalating humanitarian catastrophe (23 December 2021)
Nepal must now deliver on promise of social justice – UN human rights expert (9 December 2021) – NEPALI
Statement by Professor Olivier De Schutter, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, on his visit to Nepal (8 December 2021) – NEPALI
35th anniversary UN Declaration on the Right to Development (3 December 2021)
Myanmar: Halt evictions, cease intimidation of residents – UN experts (2 December 2021)
Les États doivent donner la priorité à la santé et à l’égalité plutôt qu’aux profits et à l’accaparement des vaccins, selon des experts de l’ONU (29 novembre 2021)
UN human rights expert to visit Nepal to assess poverty (24 November 2021) – NEPALI
Lebanon – UN poverty expert says Government fails population (12 November 2021) – ARABIC
Statement by Professor Olivier De Schutter, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, on his visit to Lebanon (12 November 2021)
UN human rights expert to visit Lebanon to assess poverty (27 October 2021) – ARABIC
La persistance des inégalités condamne les personnes en situation de pauvreté pour des générations, selon un expert de l’ONU (20 octobre 2021)
UN human rights experts urge States to create a global level playing field for responsible business conduct (19 October 2021)
UN Food Systems Summit marginalizes human rights and disappoints, say experts (22 September 2021)
Zambia must treat children suffering from lead poisoning, clean up former mine area – UN experts (29 July 2021)
India must halt mass eviction that threatens to leave 100,000 homeless – UN experts (16 July 2021)
Un expert de l’ONU appelle le monde à se préparer aux prochaines crises en établissant le Fonds mondial pour la protection sociale (30 juin 2021)
Pakistan: UN experts demand halt to mass evictions along Karachi’s watercourses (25 June 2021)
Experts de l’ONU : Les gouvernements du G-7 doivent garantir l’accès aux vaccins dans les pays en développement (9 juin 2021)
Chile: Nearly 40 years on, still no remedy for victims of Swedish toxic waste – UN experts (7 June 2021)
Rétablissement face à la pandémie : les droits numériques, clé d’un monde inclusif et résilient (4 juin 2021)
Déclaration commune des experts des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies pour la Journée mondiale de l’environnement (4 juin 2021)
Sommet de l’UE: en réponse à la crise du COVID-19, un expert de l’ONU en appelle à une Europe sociale plus ambitieuse (3 mai 2021)
Indonésie: un projet touristique de 3 milliards de dollars alarme les experts en droits humains de l’ONU (31 mars 2021)
Turkey: Withdrawal from Istanbul Convention is a pushback against women’s rights, say human rights experts (23 March 2021)
USA: UN experts urge far-reaching reforms on policing and racism (26 February 2021)
L’Union européenne doit se réinventer si elle veut remporter la lutte contre la pauvreté – Expert de l’ONU (29 janvier 2021)
Statement by Professor Olivier De Schutter, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, on his visit to the European Union (29 January 2021)
Disability is not a reason to sanction medically assisted dying – UN experts (25 January 2021)
2020
Spain: Power outages put children’s lives at risk in informal settlement (22 December 2020)
34th anniversary of UN Declaration on the Right to Development (4 December 2020)
UN experts call for clemency for Lisa Montgomery after US Government reschedules execution (3 December 2020)
Building back better: People with disabilities have vital role (1 December 2020)
Governments must do more to prevent slavery and exploitation during COVID-19 pandemic (20 November 2020)
Une mission de l’ONU examine les conséquences des politiques de l’Union européenne sur la pauvreté (18 novembre 2020)
«La pandémie COVID-19 et les droits humains à l’eau et à l’assainissement» (16 novembre 2020)
UN experts hail landmark environmental treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean (9 November 2020)
No one is secure until all of us are secure: UN experts decry COVID vaccine hoarding (9 November 2020)
Statement by UN Human Rights Experts: Universal access to vaccines is essential for prevention and containment of COVID-19 around the world (9 November 2020)
Les gouvernements doivent combiner la lutte contre la pauvreté avec le passage à une économie verte (21 octobre 2020)
UN human rights forum to focus on poverty and inequalities (6 October 2020)
Crise du COVID-19: l’expert de l’ONU sur la pauvreté décrit les « failles béantes » des mesures de protection sociale, en appelle aux gouvernements (11 septembre 2020)
UN human rights experts call for justice and accountability in response to Beirut explosion (13 August 2020)
Lives at risk unless conditions for Spain’s seasonal migrant workers are rapidly improved, UN expert warns (24 July 2020)
Eradiquer la pauvreté pour 2030 est un rêve qui s’éloigne, selon un expert de l’ONU (7 juillet 2020)
Le Conseil des droits de l’homme dialogue avec le Rapporteur spécial sur l’extrême pauvreté (7 juillet 2020)
Spain: Passing the buck on exploited migrant workers must end, says UN expert (26 June 2020)
UN experts call for decisive measures to protect fundamental freedoms in China (26 June 2020)
Philippines: UN human rights experts renew call for an on-the-ground independent, impartial investigation (25 June 2020)
UN experts condemn modern-day racial terror lynchings in US and call for systemic reform and justice (5 June 2020)
Statement on the Protests against Systemic Racism in the United States (5 June 2020)
COVID-19: Urgent help for India’s forgotten migrant workers must follow Supreme Court ruling, say UN experts (4 June 2020)
UN expert urges Spain to expand coverage and eligibility for minimum income scheme (3 June 2020)
“Every worker is essential and must be protected from COVID-19, no matter what” – UN rights experts (18 May 2020)
COVID-19 : La souffrance et la résilience des personnes LGBT doivent être visibles et informer les actions des États (14 May 2020)
Venezuela must offer concrete steps to end humanitarian crisis, say UN experts (6 May 2020)
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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)