About the mandate

About extreme poverty and human rights

Through its resolutions 8/11 and 44/13, the Human Rights Council requests the Special Rapporteur for extreme poverty to:

Identify approaches for removing all obstacles, including institutional ones, to the full enjoyment of human rights for people living in extreme poverty.
Identify, including in cooperation with international financial organizations, the most efficient measures taken at the national, regional and international levels to promote the full enjoyment of human rights of persons living in extreme poverty.
Make recommendations on how persons living in extreme poverty can participate in the full enjoyment of their human rights and the sustainable improvement of their quality of life, including through empowerment and resource mobilization at all levels.
Study the impact of discrimination, paying particular attention to the situation of women, children and other vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities living in extreme poverty.
Develop cooperation with United Nations bodies dealing with the same subject and to continue participating in relevant international conferences on extreme poverty.

In the fulfilment of the mandate, the Special Rapporteur:

Undertakes country visits;
Responds to information received concerning the human rights situation of people living in extreme poverty;
Develops constructive dialogue with Governments, international organizations, civil society and other relevant actors with a view to identifying ways to remove all obstacles to the full enjoyment of human rights for people living in extreme poverty;
Submits annual reports to the Human Rights Council and to the General Assembly;
Communicates with States and other concerned parties with regard to alleged cases of violations of the human rights of people living in poverty and social exclusion and other issues related to the mandate.

Session	Date	Symbol number	Title
71^st session GA	02/02/2017	A/RES/71/186	Human rights and extreme poverty
70^th session GA	22/12/2015	A/RES/70/218	Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017)
69^th session GA	06/02/2015	A/RES/69/183	Human rights and extreme poverty
	19/12/2014	A/RES/69/234	Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017)
68^th session GA	21/12/2013	A/RES/68/226	Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017)
67^th session GA	13/03/2013	A/RES/67/164	Human rights and extreme poverty
	21/12/2012	A/RES/67/224	Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017)
66^th session GA	22/12/2011	A/RES/65/215	Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017)
65^th session GA	25/03/2011	A/RES/65/214	Human rights and extreme poverty
64^th session GA	23/03/2010	A/RES/64/216	Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008–2017)
63^rd session GA	26/03/2009	A/RES/63/175	Human rights and extreme poverty
61^st session GA	19/12/2006	A/RES/61/157	Human rights and extreme poverty
59^th session GA	10/03/2005	A/RES/59/186	Human rights and extreme poverty

Session	Date	Symbol number	Title
44^th session HRC	16/07/2020	A/HRC/RES/44/13	Extreme poverty and human rights
35^th session HRC	11/07/2017	A/HRC/RES/35/19	Extreme poverty and human rights
26^th session HRC	17/07/2014	A/HRC/RES/26/3	Extreme poverty and human rights
21^st session HRC	18/10/2012	A/HRC/RES/21/11	Guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights
17^th session HRC	14/07/2011	A/HRC/RES/17/13	Extreme poverty and human rights
15^th session HRC	06/10/2010	A/HRC/RES/15/19	Draft guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights
12^th session HRC	12/10/2009	A/HRC/RES/12/19	The Sub-Commission's Draft Guiding Principles on extreme poverty and human rights
8^th session HRC	18/06/2008	A/HRC/RES/8/11	Human rights and extreme poverty
6^th session HRC	28/09/2007	A/HRC/RES/6/13	The Social Forum
2^nd session HRC	09/01/2007	A/HRC/RES/2/2	Human rights and extreme poverty

Session	Date	Symbol number	Title
61^st session CHR	15/04/2005	E/CN.4/RES/2005/16	Human rights and extreme poverty
60^th session CHR	16/04/2004	E/CN.4/RES/2004/23	Human rights and extreme poverty
59^th session CHR	22/04/2003	E/CN.4/RES/2003/24	Human rights and extreme poverty
58^th session CHR	22/04/2002	E/CN.4/RES/2002/30	Human rights and extreme poverty
57^th session CHR	20/04/2001	E/CN.4/RES/2000/12	Human rights and extreme poverty