As my mandate as UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights draws to a close, I would like to share a simple reflection: poverty is not inevitable, it is manufactured. And if governments can manufacture poverty, they can also dismantle it. www.linkedin.com/posts/olivie...

As my mandate as UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights draws to an end today, I would like to share a simple reflection: poverty is not inevitable, it is manufactured. And if… | Ol...

As my mandate as UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights draws to an end today, I would like to share a simple reflection: poverty is not inevitable, it is manufactured. And if gover...

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How can we end #poverty without treating GDP growth as our primary condition for progress? The Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth, developed by 400+ contributors & launched last week at a major event @ilo.org headquarters, answers that question: www.neep-poverty.org/roadmap-for-...

Today at ILO in Geneva, @deschuttero.bsky.social presents the Global Roadmap to Eradicate Poverty Beyond Growth. This roadmap is not just for the North but also for the South. Growth does not serve Southern nations in the duty to serve their population. Check in here: live.ilo.org/group/eradic...

ILO Live - Eradicating poverty beyond growth: A global roadmap for a new economy

This high-level international policy conference is organised under the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, as a contribution to the Internati...

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Today we’re in Geneva for a global conversation on tackling poverty beyond economic growth after we contributed to this roadmap. Poverty is not inevitable. It reflects how systems are designed and the choices we make. Great to be joining @deschuttero.bsky.social pushing for rights-based solutions.

📰 Front page, 1 April 2026. If only it were real. But these ideas aren’t far-fetched - they’re policies govs could adopt today & move beyond the myth that growth is the only solution to #poverty. Register for launch of a new Roadmap for poverty (22 April): www.neep-poverty.org/event/eradic...

📢 How can we eradicate #poverty without relying on socially & environmentally damaging economic growth? 📆 Join me in person or online @ilo.org on Wednesday 22 April for the launch of the Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth: www.neep-poverty.org/event/eradic... #BeyondGrowthRoadmap

💬 ConcertES & Acteurs de l'économie sociale met @deschuttero.bsky.social (UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights) to talk about the brief on SSE for a human rights economy published by UNTFSSE & the Global Coalition for Social Justice! 📖 Check the policy brief: shorturl.at/Qfth5

Europe is losing the fight against poverty, I warn jointly with the UNSR Poverty, Olivier de Schutter. Read our joint statement ahead of the High level @coe.int Conference on social rights in Chisinau 👇 #HLCSocial2026 @deschuttero.bsky.social 1/3

Social Rights: An Essential Component of the Fight Against Poverty - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int

Chișinău, Republic of Moldova 18 March 2026

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Social rights are fundamental to the fight against #poverty. As @coe.int representatives meet in Moldova to discuss the protection/implementation of social rights across Europe, @commissionerhr.coe.int and I have issued the following urgent call for action: www.srpoverty.org/2026/03/18/j...

Joint statement of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights on the occasion of the Council of Europe High-Level...

Social Rights: An Essential Component of the Fight Against Poverty Joint Statement of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty a...

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📢 How can we eradicate #poverty without relying on growth-dependent strategies that deepen inequality and environmental harm? Join online on Wednesday 22 April for the launch of the Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth @ilo.org - www.neep-poverty.org/event/eradic... #BeyondGrowthRoadmap

Learn more about the "Roadmap for Eradicating #Poverty Beyond Growth" - our decisive break from growth-at-all-costs in the name of poverty eradication - and register to follow next month's conference at which it will be presented (22 April): www.neep-poverty.org

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Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert

Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert

Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert

Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse The global economy must be reordered to ensure it serves ordinary people around the world rather than the “frivolous and destructive demands of the ultra-rich”, according to a leading UN figure. Olivier De Schutter, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, says politicians must stop prioritising “socially and ecologically destructive growth” that only increases the profits – and serves the consumption demands – of the world’s richest individuals and corporations. Continue reading...

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On #SocialJusticeDay, I’ve launched a policy brief with UNTFSSE & the Global Coalition for Social Justice @ilo.org on the social & solidarity economy as a driver of post-growth #poverty eradication. From decent work to care & climate resilience, see how SSE delivers: www.neep-poverty.org/news/sse/

#Poverty and the #ClimateCrisis won’t be solved by doubling down on economic growth. This #ReclaimTheEconomyWeek, I argue in TIME for moving beyond the growth orthodoxy still defended at #Davos and towards new development models that put people and planet first. time.com/7358059/econ...

Economic Growth at Any Cost Fails Us All

We saw this paradigm at Davos last week, as leaders talked up growth. But that fails the planet and the world’s poorest.

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"MGNREGA has captured the world’s attention with its demonstrated achievements and innovative design. To dismantle it now would be a historic error." We have drafted a letter calling for the preservation of India's NREGA law. Read the letter now and add your name. levyinstitute.org?p=16777

My letter to the Government of #Ireland @gov.ie on introducing a new equality ground of socio-economic disadvantage in its General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

It was great to discuss so many important ideas for eradicating poverty beyond growth at the EU Parliament event this week shorturl.at/k0kcG! Can't wait for Olivier de Schutter's @deschuttero.bsky.social roadmap being published in spring 2026 🙂

🎙️ 🎧 New #SPpodcast Episode – Listen now to “Rethinking Poverty, Power, and Social Protection: a Conversation with Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur”: buff.ly/s1b6fzi ▶️🎧

How can we move the #EU beyond its fixation on destructive GDP growth as the answer to #poverty? Join me @baseickhout.bsky.social @marietouss1.bsky.social @mmbuchs.bsky.social @drmariannaleite.bsky.social @chloemiko.bsky.social & others in Brussels/online www.beyond-growth-2023.eu/about-the-co...

I have joined 600+ economists and inequality experts from 70 countries in calling on world leaders to create a new, permanent International Panel on Inequality (IPI) – modelled after the IPCC – to address the global inequality emergency #G20SouthAfrica www.equals.ink/p/500-econom...

500 economists and inequality experts from seventy countries support call for new ‘IPCC for inequality’

World’s leading economists and experts on inequality from seventy countries are urging world leaders to establish an International Panel on Inequality.

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UN experts: #COP30 must advance human rights-based climate action in accordance with ICJ Advisory Opinion on State obligations on #ClimateChange, to prevent further harm to the environment, the climate system and human rights. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#RSA #Droits 📣 Fin août, le rapporteur spécial des Nations unies @deschuttero.bsky.social a adressé une lettre au gouvernement français dans laquelle il exprime ses préoccupations quant à la réforme du RSA. ⤵️ Lire la lettre : spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

Ahead of #COP30, we are launching “Basic Income for a Just Transition” Paper, showing how unconditional cash can drive #ClimateJustice across 5 key #UNFCCC workstreams. 💡 Read the paper here: www.equalright.org/publications #JustTransition #LossAndDamage #ClimateFinance

The #DohaDeclaration to be adopted at next week’s #WSSD2 reaffirms global commitment to end #poverty — especially through investment in #SocialProtection. But key gaps remain on #NonTakeUp, #Povertyism & #BeyondGDP. My full reaction here: www.srpoverty.org/2025/10/30/5...

Statement welcoming the final draft of the WSSD2 outcome document: The Doha Political Declaration - Olivier De Schutter

Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights 30 October 2025   WELCOMING THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE WSSD2 OUTCOME DOCUMENT: THE DOHA POLITICAL DECLARATION   *** I welcome the f...

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For our next WEAll Talk join UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, @deschuttero.bsky.social to hear about the new Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth. 🗓️ 13 November 🕒 3pm UTC 🎟️ zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Social protection is a human right. In a new report, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights @deschuttero.bsky.social warns that weakening social protection fuels the rise of far-right populism. Read more:

Welfare cuts are fuelling far right rise, warns UN expert

NEW YORK – The rolling back of protections for people living in poverty has created fertile ground for far-right movements across the world, warned the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human ...

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‼️La protection sociale est un droit humain ‼️ 📖 Tribune de @deschuttero.bsky.social, Rapporteur spécial sur l'extrême pauvreté qui fait le lien entre la réduction des programmes de protection sociale ds nbreux pays, la désillusion à l'égard des institutions et l'attrait pour l'extrême droite 👇👇

Olivier De Schutter@deschuttero.bsky.social · 10mo ago

J’ai présenté hier à l’ONU mon rapport sur la protection sociale et l’extrême droite. Le message est simple : Contrer l’extrême droite suppose de faire la guerre à la pauvreté, et d’arrêter de faire la guerre aux pauvres. Ma tribune dans @lemonde.fr : www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

En août dernier, j’ai écrit au #GouvernementFrançais @info.gouv.fr pour exprimer mes préoccupations concernant la réforme du revenu de solidarité active (#RSA). La communication est désormais publique: spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas... #pauvreté #protectionSociale #droitsHumains

Protection sociale : un collectif d'associations attaque l'État sur sa réforme du RSA. www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...

Protection sociale : un collectif d'associations attaque l'Etat sur sa réforme du RSA

Une dizaine d'associations et plusieurs syndicats attaquent l'État en justice contre son "décret sanction" concernant les chômeurs et allocataires du RSA.

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J’ai présenté hier à l’ONU mon rapport sur la protection sociale et l’extrême droite. Le message est simple : Contrer l’extrême droite suppose de faire la guerre à la pauvreté, et d’arrêter de faire la guerre aux pauvres. Ma tribune dans @lemonde.fr : www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

Olivier De Schutter, rapporteur de l’ONU sur l’extrême pauvreté : « La stigmatisation des pauvres accroît le sentiment d’anxiété et d’insécurité économique »

TRIBUNE. Dans une tribune au « Monde », le juriste décrit les mécanismes d’une véritable « guerre contre les pauvres plutôt que contre la pauvreté », menée par un Etat-providence qui contrôle plus qu’...

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