GENEVA (8 December 2023) – Member States of the United Nations must use all measures at their disposal and their influence to promote an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, UN human rights...

GENEVA (1 December 2023) – The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is a poignant reminder that contemporary forms of slavery – including forced labour, forced marriage, domestic servitude...

GENEVA (30 November 2023) – As COP28 begins, UN human rights experts urged States to accelerate the just and equitable phase out of fossil fuels, warning about the immense magnitude of their negative...

GENEVA (16 November 2023) – Grave violations committed by Israel against Palestinians in the aftermath of 7 October, particularly in Gaza, point to a genocide in the making, UN experts said today...

GENEVA (31 October 2023) – A UN poverty expert today called on the CEOs of Amazon, DoorDash and Walmart to address allegations that wages at the US-based corporations are trapping workers in poverty...

NEW YORK (20 October 2023) – Workers’ pay should reflect their contribution to society, a UN poverty expert said today, calling for wage increases for essential workers and pay caps for those in...

QUITO (8 September 2023) –Poverty is a root cause of the surging violence and insecurity in Ecuador, the UN’s poverty expert said today at the end of his two-week visit to the country, as he urged...

GENEVA (24 August 2023) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, will conduct an official visit to Ecuador from 28 August to 8 September to...

GENEVA (26 July 2023) – The international community must take steps to prevent Israel’s annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory or risk being seen as accepting the Israeli Government’s...

GENEVA (25 July 2023) – UN experts* today welcomed the upcoming first Latin American and Caribbean Summit for an Inclusive, Sustainable and Equitable Global Tax Order to be held in Cartagena de Indias...