The present report is submitted by the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 35/19. The world is at an existential crossroads involving a pandemic, a deep economic recession, devastating climate change, extreme inequality, and an uprising against racist policies. Running through all of these challenges is the longstanding neglect of extreme poverty by many Governments, economists and human rights advocates.

GENEVA (19 November 2020) – UN human rights experts* condemned the demolition by Israel of the homes and property belonging to a Palestinian Bedouin community in the northern Jordan Valley of the West...

19 November 2020 Chairperson, High Commissioner, Distinguished delegates and participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to open this thirteenth session of the Forum on Minority...

Geneva, 19-20 November 2020 Dear President of the Council, Dear Chair, Distinguished panellists, Delegates and participants, Let me begin by congratulating Chair Natalie Alkiviadou for her nomination...

Русский GENEVA (19 November 2020) – UN human rights experts* said today they were gravely concerned by increased reports of mass detentions, intimidation and torture, and called on authorities to...

Español GENEVA (19 November 2020) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Diego García-Sayán, expressed concerns at continued attacks, and arbitrary and undue legal...

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 18 November 2020 Resistance to anti-microbial medications is one of the top 10 global public health threats , according to WHO...

GENEVA (18 November 2020) – The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, will examine the impact of the European Union’s policies on the eradication of poverty...