Olivier De Schutter

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-...

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...

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...

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 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...

📢 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

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

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...

"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...

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...

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:

‼️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 👇👇

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...

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...

My message at the United Nations General Assembly #UNGA80: "Welfare cuts are fuelling far right rise" Press release ➡️: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

🚨Today at 15:00 NY/21:00 GENEVA…My presentation to the UN General Assembly #UNGA80 on how the rolling back of social protection for people living in #poverty has created fertile ground for far-right movements across the world Follow live/read the report: www.srpoverty.org/2025/10/01/f...

Today I will present my new report to UN General Assembly #UNGA80: Far-right populism and the future of social protection As I told @theguardian.com it’s not by accident that we are seeing the rise of the far right Full report & link to presentation (9PM CET): www.srpoverty.org/2025/10/01/f...

A new episode of our Shared Goals podcast is out! Today is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty & to mark this day we talked with Professor @deschuttero.bsky.social, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty & human rights. Listen to our podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/2XBd...

Decades of economic growth have failed to end #poverty, exacerbated inequalities & driven environmental collapse. Today #EndPovertyDay 17 Oct, I present the ‘Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth’ — an urgently-needed rethink in the fight against poverty: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7htI...

Provided the political will exists, and its upcoming anti-poverty strategy is grounded in #HumanRights, the European Union could become the first world region to eradicate poverty. My updated recommendations for the new @ec.europa.eu #EUAntiPovertyStrategy: www.srpoverty.org/2025/10/10/g...

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, read @deschuttero.bsky.social and @profkepickett.bsky.social’s commentary examining the link between income inequality and mental-health outcomes. bit.ly/48NOhyv

"Wir sind weit davon entfernt, Kinderarbeit zu beenden." – @deschuttero.bsky.social, UN-Sonderberichterstatter Event: „Toward ending child labour“ organisiert von @oefse.at & Dreikönigsaktion. Jetzt reinhören! youtu.be/_812ULHUun8?... #ChildLabour #SDG87 #Menschenrechte #DKA #ÖFSE #UN

Olivier de Schutter, Relator Especial sobre la extrema pobreza y los derechos humanos de la ONU: "Cuanto más meritocrática es una sociedad, más vergonzoso es ser pobre" ✏@patriciarblanco.bsky.social elpais.com/planeta-futuro/...

La Cour constitutionnelle belge rejette le recours contre l’ordonnance de la région bruxelles qui organise la transition vers le numérique dans les administrations mais elle confirme en même temps l’interdiction du tout-numérique. C’est une victoire dans la défaite: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

One year after #UNGA resolution on ICJ ruling, UN experts urge States to comply with the Advisory Opinion and cut ties with #Israel's unlawful occupation of #Palestine. "This means that sanctions cannot be avoided," they explain: www.ohchr.org/en/statement...

🌎 @deschuttero.bsky.social: "La respuesta al auge de la extrema derecha debería ser reforzar las políticas sociales" www.laopiniondemurcia.es/comunidad/20... vía @laopiniondemurcia.es

🗣️@deschuttero.bsky.social, relator especial de la ONU sobre pobreza y DDHH, en el I Simposio Europeo sobre #Aporofobia: "La lucha contra la #pobreza en empleo, educación o protección social no tendrá éxito si no abordamos la aporofobia. Es clave incluirla en los debates". @eapnrm.bsky.social

In July, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food @michaelfakhri.bsky.social l and I wrote to the #USGovernment on the severe #HumanRights and #Poverty related impacts from decisions to cut foreign development assistance. That letter is now public: spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

*Let’s stop pretending economic growth will end poverty* My piece in El Mundo @elmundo.es.web.brid.gy ahead of the Conferencia Más Allá del Crecimiento in Madrid next week @beyondgrowth-es.bsky.social #MásAlládelCrecimiento www.elmundo.es/opinion/2025...

I'm joining #BackToTheFuture backtothefuturemarch.org No company doing business in the #EU should profit from poverty wages, child labour or outsourcing to places with weak environmental rules #March4Rights #HoldBizAccountable @foeeurope.bsky.social @eccjorg.bsky.social @etuc-ces.bsky.social

This month UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities Heba Hagrass and I wrote to the #UKGovernment expressing our concerns over the reform process related to health and disability benefits in the UK #UniversalCreditBill #UCBill #PIP spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

Wo stehen wir im Kampf gegen Kinderarbeit? Dem gehen wir in einer Diskussion mit Olivier de Schutter (@deschuttero.bsky.social) & Sr. Regina Ignatia Aflah bei der Veranstaltung "Towards ending child labour" nach, wo auch eine neue Studie zum Thema präsentiert wird. 👉 www.oefse.at/veranstaltun...

Olivier de Schutter, rapporteur spécial de l'ONU : « La famine est officiellement déclarée à Gaza » rfi.my/Brd2.BS

🔍 ☂️ Dive into our special July #BlogOfTheMonth: ‘Financing social protection in a post-aid world’ tinyurl.com/3kjdpkme ✍️ A powerful reflection by Olivier De Schutter (#UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights) in his latest blog post for socialprotection.org