The author looks at the obligations of international assistance and cooperation assumed by 159 states parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) with the aim of determining whether they can be used as a tool to reinforce the commitments assumed under...

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights presents fiscal policy, and particularly taxation policies, as a major determinant in the enjoyment of human rights. Taxation is a key tool when tackling inequality and for generating the resources necessary for...

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights carried out a mission to the Republic of Namibia from 1 to 8 October 2012, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolutions 8/11 and 17/13. In the present report she presents her findings and recommendations regarding...

This article analyzes the human rights instruments that have so far dealt with the issue of trade and investment at the UN level. The first part is devoted to exploring the different strategies used to scrutinize the relationship between human rights, trade and investment policies as well as the...

The present report addresses the impact of the current global financial crisis on people living in extreme poverty and the enjoyment of their human rights. It stresses that the crisis offers an opportunity to move beyond the restructuring of the global financial and monetary systems and to place...

At the invitation of the Government, the independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, undertook a mission to Ireland from 10 to 15 January 2011. The independent expert focuses her report on the impact of the economic and financial crises...

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official visit to Mongolia from 3 to 7 December 2012, during which she collected first-hand information on the situation of people living in extreme poverty and on the impact of key policies relating to...

At the invitation of the Government, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, undertook a mission to Timor-Leste from 13 to 18 November 2011. The Special Rapporteur collected first-hand information on the human rights situation of people living in...

At the invitation of the Government, the United Nations independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, undertook a mission to Viet Nam from 23 to 31 August 2010. During the visit, the expert collected first-hand information on the human...

In this report, the United Nations independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty focuses on non-contributory pensions or so-called social pensions. Social pensions consist of cash benefits received by persons above a given age that do not require prior compulsory...