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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
4 months
📢I'm looking for an Advocacy and Research Officer to join my team & support @srpoverty to influence global policy making on #poverty & #HumanRights Apply by Monday 8 July 2024: #Hiring #Jobs
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Poverty is not a failure of the individual, but a collective failure - a setback for all society. To combat poverty, let’s build an inclusive society based on diversity and justice. Watch our video: @DeSchutterO
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Today I release my first annual report on the impact of COVID19 on people in poverty, scrutinizing the recent wave of social protection. I find that most measures are maladapted, short-term, reactive, and inattentive to the realities of people in poverty:
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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صدر اليوم تقريري حول #لبنان الذي يظهر أن الأزمة الاقتصادية - التي دفعت الملايين إلى هوّة الفقر - ​​هي مسؤولية النخبة في البلاد وكان من الممكن تجنبها بالكامل. #تغيير_مسار_لبنان
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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🇪🇨 #Ecuador : El aumento de la violencia debe ser una llamada de atención para abordar urgentemente la #pobreza Comunicado de prensa: Hilo sobre mis conclusiones preliminares y recomendaciones tras mi visita 👇 #SRvisitEcuador
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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🇱🇧 Today I release my #Lebanon report. It finds that the economic crisis - which has plunged millions into poverty - is the responsibility of the country's elite & was entirely avoidable. 👉Read our press release : #ChangeCourseLebanon 1/10
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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#Bangladesh During my visit I travelled to Cox's Bazar & met #Rohingya refugees. The situation is desperate International donors must step up their response to this humanitarian nightmare The Gov must recognize the right of Rohingya to take up employment #SRvisitBangladesh
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Welcome to the official Twitter account of the UN Special Rapporteur on #Poverty and #HumanRights . Stay tuned for updates on @srpoverty country visits, press releases, thematic reports, call for input and more!
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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One week left to apply ➡️ I'm looking for a Senior Researcher to join my team – leading research on #poverty & #humanrights to inform @srpoverty thematic reports & country visits Apply by 1 October 2022:
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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The recent lifting of subsidies on medications in #Lebanon , without a plan for how people will afford them now, is as untimely as it is irresponsible. 5x or 6x price increases will lead to even more pressure on the already crippled healthcare system. 1/5
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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In Cox's Bazar #Bangladesh today to meet with and hear directly from #Rohingya refugees. #SRvisitBangladesh
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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It is disturbing that, while the Rotterdam authorities state they are willing to enter into a "dialogue" with the UN, they seem to want to rush the project undisturbed. Moving on the basis of a fait accompli is not entering into a dialogue in good faith.
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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To eradicate poverty, we need to move away from an exclusive focus on economic growth to a renewed commitment to wealth redistribution and to the fight against inequalities.
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Today I'm @UN calling on governments to end their dangerous fixation with GDP as the answer to global #poverty . Watch my live presentation to @UN_HRC #HRC56 at 4PM CET: Read the report:
@guardian
The Guardian
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Growth is enriching an elite and killing the planet. We need an economy based on human rights | Olivier De Schutter
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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📢UN Human Rights expert @srpoverty warns about imminent cut to Universal Credit uplift of £20 per week affecting 6 million low-income households. Read @DeSchutterO official letter to the UK: . Government expected to reply. #KeepTheLifeline
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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BREAKING - #Lebanon is not a failed State yet, but it is a failing State, with a government failing its population. I heard no credible poverty alleviation plan from the Government that does not rely on international donors and NGOs. NEW! 👉Press Release
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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In response to the UN concerns about La Cañada Real, the High commissioner against child poverty of the Spanish government @gasco63 said the national government is not responsible. What is truly irresponsible is to leave children without electricity in the middle of the winter.
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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🎂The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights turn 10 today. Corporations should not only have a responsibility to respect human rights, they should be allies in the struggle for human and sustainable development. #UNGPs10plus
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Un año después de los primeros cortes de electricidad, la comunidad de la #Ca ñadaReal continúa experimentando privaciones de energía. Ya han pasado 5 meses desde que España respondió a mi llamamiento urgente para que se pusieran soluciones sobre la mesa. HILO 🧵👇
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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What happens when jobs are guaranteed? As I present my new report on the role of the #JobGuarantee in the fight against #poverty @UN_HRC #HRC53 I hope you can join me and @ATD4thWorld at this online event. Friday 30 June, 1-2pm CET Register here:
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Increase benefits and wages in line with inflation or lives will be lost: UN #poverty expert My statement marking the Int Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 Oct) #IDEP2022 ➡️
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Very much looking forward to speaking at this #BeyondGrowth conf @Europarl_EN 4,000+ signed up to attend. An exciting sign that the idea that we must move beyond #economicgrowth as the precondition for development is moving into the mainstream.
@GEF_Europe
Green European Foundation
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The #BeyondGrowth Conference 2023 has started! This unprecedented event on Europe and alternatives to growth has opened with @vonderleyen , @EP_President , @ph_lamberts ( @GreensEFA ), @SDDecleve (Club of Rome), @jasonhickel and @adelaidecharli2 👏🏽
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Delighted that this resolution has been adopted. The international taxation system is in need of urgent reform and I have long supported the establishment of a #UNTaxConvention : Congratulations to all involved.
@TaxJusticeNet
Tax Justice Network @TaxJusticeNet.bsky.social
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HISTORY MADE!🎉 The UN has adopted plans for historic tax reform by a landslide majority! This is a historic victory delivered by the countries of the global South, for the benefit of people all around the world.
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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The widely held belief that increasing economic growth will solve global #poverty is wrong and leading the world down a dangerous path. Report presented @UN_HRC #HRC56 : Press release: A thread summarising the report below...
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Please share our statement calling on States at #UNGA75 to rethink social protection as a true source of resilience, not palliative, so we can come out stronger of this crisis. #HumanRights
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Children in England are going hungry due to #COVID -19 school closure. The UK’s voucher system is plagued with problems, leaving the children without essential meals. @HRW @Kartik_Raj
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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La pauvreté n’est pas le fruit d’une responsabilité personnelle : elle est un échec de la société toute entière. C’est en reconnaissant la créativité et les talents de toutes et tous que nous bâtirons une société inclusive. Regardez la vidéo et partagez-la
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Economic growth ≠ eradicating poverty We are obsessed with increasing GDP as a means to lift people over the international #poverty line (a pathetic $2.15 a day). But blind to the inequality and social exclusion this growth is creating. 1/5
@guardian
The Guardian
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Economic growth is not a magic wand for ending poverty | Olivier De Schutter
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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#SocialProtection is not about charity: it’s about a legal entitlement to basic income security. And it’s not about « them »: it’s about « us », as it covers each individual’s life, from cradle to grave. Read my interview on @GlblCtznImpact #GlobalFund4SocialProtection
@GlblCtznImpact
Global Citizen Impact
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Social protection is not charity — and we couldn't agree more @srpoverty . Without it, the next pandemic and climate crisis would be far more devastating.
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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🚨More than 1 in 5 workers live in #poverty 📈The number of workers in #extremepoverty is up 🪙Wages are falling even as employers profit Workers are struggling to eat/provide a decent life for their families. This is indefensible. Today I launch my campaign to #EndPovertyWages
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
4 years
UN Special Rapporteur @DeSchutterO will conduct a 2-month fact-finding mission to assess impact of EU policy on poverty. Roundtables with civil society, high-level meetings with EU officials to explore recovery plans and macroeconomic governance.
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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I'm spending the day with factory workers in Dhaka #Bangladesh including #garmentworkers – discussing their working conditions and rights. Interesting conversations also with local #tradeunions #SRvisitBangladesh
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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I have become convinced that the traditional approach to #poverty is no longer fit for purpose. In the name of #GDP we are pushing the planet beyond its limits and creating vast and growing gaps between the rich and the poor.
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
4 years
Poverty in Europe: the current crisis is a unique opportunity to invent inclusive societies. Watch the full press conference on my EU visit: #EndPoverty @DeSchutterO
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Back in Dhaka where my fact-finding mission to #Bangladesh began just over a week ago. As well as meetings with gov officials this week I'm holding three roundtables on #socialprotection , #discrimination & #workersrights to inform my understanding of #poverty #SRvisitBangladesh
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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زرت # لبنان في تشرين الثاني /نوفمبر 2021 وصدمت من عدم إدراك القادة السياسيين للبؤس الذي تسببوا فيه. وتستمر حياتهم اليوم كالمعتاد، مع وجود معظم أموالهم في حسابات خارج البلاد بفضل سياساتهم الاقتصادية عديمة الضمير
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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🇺🇳 In New York this week to present my report to the @UN General Assembly on the scandal of the #WorkingPoor and what a #HumanRights approach to wages would look like (Fri 20 Oct). Report/link to livestream here: #EndPovertyWages #UNGA78
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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📢📢📢Don’t miss my press conference tomorrow at 10.30am CET about Poverty in Europe. It will close the mission I held as Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights to the institutions of the European Union - #EndPoverty @UNinBrussels
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Thank you @UN_HRC #HRC53 for renewing my mandate as UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty & human rights. The world needs a new approach to combatting #poverty that does not rely on economic growth. I will spend the next 3 years seeking to co-design it
@UN_HRC
United Nations Human Rights Council | 📍#HRC57
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#HRC53 | Draft resolution A/HRC/53/L.15 on extreme poverty and human rights was ADOPTED without a vote.
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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🌱The transition to renewable energy will mean lower energy costs for people in #poverty & reduced air pollution in low-income neighborhoods. But the #EnergyCharterTreaty , a historic relic, may block that transition. Time to abandon it.
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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The Action Plan for the European Pillar of Social Rights is a step in the right direction, but the target of reducing poverty by 15 million people lacks ambition. The EU can set a 50% poverty reduction target by 2030, and introduce accountability measures to reach that goal.
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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One week left to apply➡️I'm looking for an Advocacy and Research Officer to deliver high-impact advocacy strategies for @srpoverty Apply by 8 July 2024: #Hiring #Jobs
@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
4 months
📢I'm looking for an Advocacy and Research Officer to join my team & support @srpoverty to influence global policy making on #poverty & #HumanRights Apply by Monday 8 July 2024: #Hiring #Jobs
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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With @ATD4thWorld in NY @UN today to mark the Int Day for the Eradication of Poverty #EndPovertyDay #IDEP2023 Progress on #poverty is fading fast. Inequalities & environmental destruction continue to rise. We are in desperate need of a new approach to combating global poverty.
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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⏰BREAKING – New report by UN expert @DeSchutterO released today. 👉Entrenched inequality condemns the poor for generations, but we can break the cycle of poverty. 🔖Press release : 🔖Report #BreakTheCycle #EndPoverty #UNGA76
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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On Tuesday 2 July I will be @UN_HRC #HRC56 to present my new report: Eradicating #Poverty #BeyondGrowth – urging governments to end their mistaken belief that increasing economic growth is the answer to global poverty. Details of how to follow live here:
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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I have become convinced that the traditional approach to #poverty is no longer fit for purpose. In the name of #GDP we are pushing the planet beyond its limits and creating vast and growing gaps between the rich and the poor.
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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La #pobreza no es un fracaso individual, sino un fallo colectivo, un retroceso para toda la sociedad. Para combatir la pobreza, construyamos una sociedad inclusiva basada en la diversidad y la justicia. Vea nuestro vídeo: @EAPNEurope @ATD4MundoEsp
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Today @adequatehousing & I published our joint study on the decriminalisation of #poverty & #homelessness . Press release: Study: Thank you to the 100+ organisations that sent submissions to inform this work. #DecrimPoverty
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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The EU should stop seeing healthcare, education and training as expenses, they are investments making societies stronger in the long term. Watch the full press conference online: #EndPoverty #SocialProtectionNow
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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🛑Ban #povertyism - discrimination against people experiencing #poverty - in the same way as racism, sexism etc.🛑 🧵A thread on my latest report to @UN #UNGA 1/6
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Honoured to present final reports of my predecessor @PhilipGAlston on #Malaysia , #Spain , and the parlous state of #poverty eradication, to #HRC44 tomorrow, 7 July 10:00 CEST.
@PhilipGAlston
Philip Alston
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My successor @DeSchutterO will be presenting my report to the UN Human Rights Council July 7. His presentation will be streamed live here: . You can follow his excellent work at @srpoverty .
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Goodwill is not enough. If Europe wants to lead the way towards inclusive societies, it needs a bold EU-wide anti-poverty strategy that commits to reducing poverty by 50% equally across Member States by 2030. #EndEUPoverty
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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I will be making an official visit to the #EU to investigate the impact of EU-wide policies on #poverty Nov. 25 - Jan. 29. I welcome submissions ahead of the visit from civil society, academics, and interested individuals until December 9 -- details here:
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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The Lebanese population will have an opportunity to change the course of its history with #lebanonelections2022 15/05 👉Read my new op-Ed : A message to Lebanon’s next government: recover stolen wealth, build accountability #ChangeCourseLebanon
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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🇧🇩 #Bangladesh : Economic growth cannot justify keeping workers in #poverty Press release: 👇Thread on my preliminary findings & recommendations following my visit. #SRvisitBangladesh
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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It has been a privilege to visit #Bangladesh over the past 12-days, meeting with people in #poverty , civil society orgs & gov ministries. My thanks to the Gov for the invitation and to all those I met and whose expertise and lived experiences I benefited from #SRvisitBangladesh
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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📰My latest newsletter (which we send out every two/three months) has just gone out with details of @srpoverty vacancies and upcoming events. Subscribe here:
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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My message at today's #HRC50 : Providing social protection on paper is not enough; govts must do more to ensure ppl can access the benefits they are entitled to #NonTakeUp is perpetuating the poverty that social protection was designed to wipe out More:
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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A busy day few days ahead in Dhaka #Bangladesh talking to #humanrights defenders and government ministries. I'll present my findings and recommendations on Monday 29 May. #SRvisitBangladesh
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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يفتقر # لبنان لشبكة أمان حقيقية. فقد دمّر المسؤولون الحكوميّون الخدمات العامة، حيث أصبح التعليم والرعاية الصحية وحتى الكهرباء بعيدًا عن متناول معظم السكان. وإذا لم يتغير الوضع، سيضيع جيل كامل من الأطفال
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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The Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty @DeSchutterO explores the reality of social dumping during his 2-months EU visit. Are countries keeping wages low and slowing social progress to remain competitive in the internal market? #EndPoverty @UNinBrussels @etuc_ces
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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يعيش اليوم 90٪ من سكان لبنان في دوامة الفقر. في بلد كان يتمتّع بمسويات معيشة عالية، باتت الأسر تتخلى عن تناول وجبات الطعام، ويُجبر الأطفال على العمل. معظم سكان # لبنان اليوم يريدون أن يغادروا البلاد. أما الذين ليس لديهم خيار سوى البقاء، فيتم دفعهم إلى حافة الهاوية
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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A duty not to violate human rights is not enough. Corporations should use their enormous influence to contribute to poverty alleviation and social inclusion. 📢𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲 at the #𝗦𝗗𝗚𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭on 14 Oct at 12:40 CET 👉 @CSREuropeOrg
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Reminder of these 2 events next week @UN_HRC #HRC56 🔵2 July, launch of my @UN report: ‘Eradicating #Poverty #BeyondGrowth ’ 🔵3 July, event with @ATD4thWorld on how the #participation of people in poverty is key to this shift away from GDP More info:
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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"De Schutter told This Week in Asia a category of “new poor” had emerged in #Bangladesh , households hovering just above the #poverty line, possessing scant savings & at high risk of falling below it in the event of an unexpected job loss or medical bill."
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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I'm in Geneva this week to present my new report to @UN_HRC #HRC56 on Eradicating #Poverty #BeyondGrowth You can follow my presentation at 4pm CET tomorrow (2 July) here:
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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يجب السعي لترسيخ المساءلة والشفافية. ويجب فتح جميع المؤسسات العامة أمام التدقيق. كما يجب أن تحاسب الحكومة اللبنانية والمؤسسة السياسية الأوسع ومصرف لبنان والقطاع المصرفي على الدمار الذي تسببوا فيه. # تغيير_مسار_لبنان
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Delighted that @amnesty has joined the call alongside @UN & @ilo for a #GlobalFundForSocialProtection #Socialprotection is key to ending #poverty but chronically under financed. It is time to support countries to provide #socialprotection for all. More:
@amnestypress
amnestypress
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Amnesty International calls for universal social protection, as overlapping crises leave hundreds of millions facing disaster
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Prétendre lutter contre la pauvreté sans miser sur l’expérience des personnes en pauvreté, c’est comme vouloir apprendre une langue sans écouter celles et ceux qui la parlent. ATD Quart Monde, plus que jamais, doit porter cette parole au sein du CESE.
@ATDQM
ATD Quart Monde France
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ATD Quart Monde doit continuer à porter la voix des plus pauvres au sein du Conseil économique, social et environnemental ! Vous aussi, signez et partagez ce texte sur @ChangeFrance et demandez au @gouvernementFR de réintégrer ATD Quart Monde @lecese 👇
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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📢Save the date and join us for the livestreamed press conference : Media invitation : 📢À vos agendas! Assistez à la conférence de presse en ligne Et lisez l'invitation aux médias:
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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📘So grateful to @KateRaworth for writing a foreword for my book, The Poverty of Growth - an extract of which has been published in @guardian . "When we turn away from growth as the goal, we can focus directly on asking what it would take to deliver social & ecological wellbeing"
@PlutoPress
Pluto Press
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'Putting endless growth above our wellbeing and the environment is no longer viable' Read @KateRaworth 's foreword to The Poverty of Growth by @DeSchutterO in @guardian :
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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"The #RightToWork can become an enforceable human right, guaranteeing to any adult able and willing to work a right to paid public employment. "This is the idea of a #jobGuarantee ." 📖
@UN_HRC
United Nations Human Rights Council | 📍#HRC57
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Job guarantee programmes – whereby the government guarantees a job to anyone willing and able to work – can protect workers from the biggest global employment challenges of our time, @srpoverty Olivier @DeSchutterO told the @UN Human Rights Council. #HRC53
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UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
4 years
Our chance to act to both eradicate poverty and protect the planet is now. "Growth as usual" is not an option. Read my statement for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty here #EndPoverty 👇
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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📢📢📢TOMORROW online! UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights will hold a press conference in Beirut to present the preliminary findings of his #Lebanon fact-finding mission. 12 Nov at 11:30 Beirut time Join us here:
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Women are disproportionately more at risk of poverty than men (22.3% compared to 20.4 % in the EU). This is even more striking for older women having reached pension age, with a 37.2% pension gap across the EU. Read the article: #EndPoverty @UNinBrussels
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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To ensure anti-poverty policies are supported and sustained, we must rethink how poverty is framed: not as individual responsibility, but as our collective responsibility. Thank you @BRACworld for bringing together @ASteiner @lindsaycoates and others
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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يظهر تقريري كيف أدّت السياسات الحكومية الفاشلة والتضارب الهائل في المصالح إلى: • مستويات مروعة في تركيز الثروة في القمة • قطاع مصرفي غير خاضع للمساءلة • إهمال مزمن للخدمات العامة • حماية اجتماعية غير كافية
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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In August I wrote to the CEOs of @amazon @Walmart & @DoorDash following allegations that workers in these multi-billion dollar companies were struggling to eat or pay their rent. These letters (and @amazon response) are now public: #EndPovertyWages
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FT Moral Money
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Walmart and DoorDash shun UN human rights rapporteur
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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UN expert @DeSchutterO applauds #Spain ’s new minimum income scheme as a crucial investment on social protection. Its coverage should be expanded and eligibility and bureaucratic requirements should be lowered.
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
4 years
COVID19 is pushing millions into poverty, but the question is not how many, but why: governments were ill-equipped to deal with its socioeconomic impacts, not because they could not anticipate it, but because they never recovered from the austerity imposed after 2010.
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Today marks the start of my official visit to #Bangladesh (17-29 May). My thanks to the gov. for inviting me to assess #poverty #humanrights Conscious that the visit takes place at a time when the country is facing yet another dramatic climate-related catastrophe #CycloneMocha
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Falta de oportunidades laborales y educativas en #Ecuador permite a bandas criminales reclutar jóvenes. Las bandas potencian la #pobreza ; extorsionan a los negocios, provocan inseguridad en las escuelas y fuerzan a los ecuatorianos a emigrar Hay que romper este círculo vicioso.
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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The data is clear. Plummeting public investment in healthcare led millions into poverty, as private insurance coverage increased and hospital beds declined. Care work is undervalued and precarious. Social services are underfunded and overwhelmed. People in poverty pay the price.
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
2 years
Very much looking forward to speaking at this @UNHumanRights event on economic, social & cultural rights on 7 Feb I'll be arguing for a major rethink of how we measure #poverty - moving away from the meaningless international poverty line Register➡️
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
4 years
Civil society @FEANTSA says that 700,000 people sleep on the streets every night in the EU. But this number fell sharply at the beginning of the COVID crisis, thanks to the emergency measures. The lesson: with political will, the EU can end homelessness. #EndPoverty
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
4 years
Keeping low wages to compete on the EU markets will not make Europe a better place. I support the proposed directive on adequate minimum wages across the EU. Watch the full press conference online: #EndPoverty
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Join me, @adequatehousing & expert speakers at this event on Tuesday 25 June on ending the criminalisation of #homelessness and #poverty - held on the sidelines of @UN_HRC #HRC56 . Programme: Meeting link: #DecrimPoverty
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
3 years
For two weeks, I met government officials as well as women, children, refugees, people with disabilities, stateless people... I was shocked by the disconnect between the political establishment and the reality of those in poverty on the ground
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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The Global Fund for #SocialProtection is an idea whose time has come. By June 2022, we can move decisively to universalise social protection floors in developing countries. My presentation at the G20 development working group. @ituc @soc_protection
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Join me, @ATD4thWorld & expert speakers at this event on 3 July, 1-2pm CET supported by @LUinGeneva @costarica_ungva @rosaluxgeneva @GMGenevaMission @SAfrPMUN_Geneva More info & register to attend in person or online:
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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How can we separate the eradication of #poverty from the pursuit of economic growth that is damaging the environment & increasing inequalities? I'm seeking input on this question & more to inform my next report to @UN_HRC . ➡️ 🗓️Deadline: 15 January 2024
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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The way countries will spend EU recovery funds is based on technocratic assessments without voices of people in poverty - social targets must be integrated. The EU must end mismatch between economy and social dimensions. It’s now or never. 👇
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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Design flaws in social protection mean millions of ppl are unable to benefit from the very systems set up to protect them. This is known as #NonTakeUp & is a huge waste of public resources. 👇A thread on #NonTakeUp - the theme of my report to #HRC50 1/6
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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From #unemployment to #lowpay , poor working conditions & urgent skills gaps – #JobGuarantee could address biggest #employment challenges of our time. 📖Report presented today @UN_HRC #HRC53 : 🧵Thread with my main findings below:
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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#Women are discriminated against in the search for work, paid less than men & more likely to be in informal, precarious jobs. Could a #JobGuarantee - where govts guarantee everyone a decent job at a decent wage - be part of the solution? Discussed in my next report⬇️ #IWD2023
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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To end poverty, we must build on the expertise of those on the frontline: the real experts are people with experience of poverty. The EU visit of the Special Rapporteur @DeSchutterO is starting today with a roundtable with @EAPNEurope Press release
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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# لبنان هو أحد أكثر البلدان تفاوتًا في العالم. ما لم تتمكن الحكومة من تقديم خطة انتعاش ذات مصداقية تسترشد بالمساءلة والشفافية وحقوق الإنسان، فالدولة مهددة بأن تصبح فاشلة
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@srpoverty
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights
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BREAKING: Our new film with @ATDQMInt is on line today! People living in poverty suffer from discrimination and institutional violence. This is a violation of human rights. To break the silence, ATD Fourth World activists speak out. in EN-FR-ES-DE-NL.
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