UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights

From today you will find me on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/olivier-de-… and Bluesky bsky.app/profile/deschu… All updates on my work are also published here: srpoverty.org

Taxing extreme wealth can cover countries’ #ClimateFinance responsibilities with billions to spare Our new report shows that the problem isn't scarcity, it's weak tax sovereignty. #SB62 #BonnClimateConference #JuneClimateMeetings taxjustice.net/press/reassert…

Olivier De Schutter : « En Europe, on n’a pas encore pris la mesure du ressentiment qui existe dans les pays du Sud » lesoir.be/679070/article…

UN Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter praised #Rwanda’s progress in poverty reduction and urged stronger social protection and investment in its people. buff.ly/A5HONHd

«Le présent défi du Rwanda consiste à sortir encore les 3,6 millions de sa population qui vivent sous le seuil de la pauvreté» - L’Expert onusien Olivier De Schutter rnanews.com/le-present-def…

Imibereho myiza, uburezi, ubuzima, inguzanyo…Ibyo umugenzuzi wa ONU Olivier De Schutter yavuze kuri ibi mu #Rwanda Uyu mugenzuzi ku bibazo by’ubukene bukabije yashimye intambwe u Rwanda rwateye anenga ibidakorwa neza n’ibikiri inyuma bbc.in/43CdyYd

WATCH: United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Olivier De Schutter, commends #Rwanda’s poverty alleviation efforts which resulted in lifting 1.5 million people out of poverty in the last seven years from 2017 to 2024, according to data from the seventh Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV 7) by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). 📹: @EmNtirenganya /TNT

Le #Rwanda ne doit pas réduire son déficit sur le dos des pauvres - @DeSchutterO, @srpoverty. "Des coupes budgétaires inefficaces à long terme et socialement injustes" mettraient en péril les acquis. ▶️Déclaration complète: ohchr.org/sites/default/…

#Rwanda has made remarkable strides lifting ~ 1.5 million people out of poverty in just 7 years: UN expert @Srpoverty warns progress could be undone if plans to slash social protection are followed through, leaving the rural poor especially vulnerable. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

À partir de 11h30, heure de Kigali (heure d’Afrique centrale) – conférence de presse en direct sur la visite du Rapporteur spécial des Nations Unies sur l’extrême pauvreté et les droits de l’homme au #Rwanda. youtube.com/watch?v=it0y8H…

Starting at 11.30am Kigali, Central Africa Time – live press conference on the visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights to #Rwanda. youtube.com/watch?v=it0y8H…

Demain, vendredi 30 mai à 11h30 heure de Kigali, je présenterai les observations préliminaires de ma visite officielle sur la #pauvreté au #Rwanda. Suivez en direct ici: youtube.com/watch?v=it0y8H… Ma déclaration de fin de mission sera disponible sur bit.ly/RwandaSR

Tomorrow Friday 30 May @ 11.30am Kigali time I'll present the preliminary findings of my official visit to assess #poverty in #Rwanda. Follow live here: youtube.com/watch?v=it0y8H… My end of mission statement will be posted @ bit.ly/RwandaSR

Dernière journée de rencontres aujourd’hui avec des représentants du gouvernement, des ONG, et des agences de développement international. Mes observations préliminaires et recommandations sur la #pauvreté au #Rwanda seront publiées ce vendredi 30 mai: bit.ly/RwandaSR

Final day of meetings today with government officials including @PrimatureRwanda, NGOs, international development and UN agencies. My preliminary findings and recommendations on #poverty and #humanrights in #Rwanda will be published on Friday 30 May: bit.ly/RwandaSR

Prime Minister Dr. Ngirente met this afternoon with Professor Olivier De Schutter, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, who is currently in Rwanda on an official mission.

Kuri iki gicamunsi, Minisitiri w’Intebe Dr. Ngirente yakiriye Prof. Olivier De Schutter, Umugenzuzi wihariye wa Loni ku bijyanye n’ubukene bukabije n’uburenganzira bwa muntu, uri mu Rwanda mu ruzindiko rw’akazi.

The UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Mr. Olivier De Schutter, and his delegation paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Justice, Rt. Hon. MUKANTAGANZWA Domitilla.

Kuri uyu wa Gatatu, Urwego rw’Umuvunyi rwakiriye @DeSchutterO , Umugenzuzi wihariye wa Loni ku bijyanye n’uruhare rw’Urwego mu kurwanya ubukene bukabije n’iyubahirizwa ry'uburenganzira bwa muntu, uri mu Rwanda mu ruzindiko rw’akazi. #RWOX #RwOT

Min. @eugirashebuja1 today received UN Special Rapporteur @DeSchutterO. Discussions focused on access to justice for low-income individuals, digitalization of Justice services, follow-up on int'l #HumanRights obligations, and Rwanda’s rights-based approach to poverty reduction.