UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty

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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
 
Organization type Special Rapporteur
Abbreviation SRExtremePoverty
management Philip ALSTON
Founded April 17, 1998
Headquarters Palais des Nations, Geneva
Upper organization UN Human Rights Council
 

The position of Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights was created because extreme poverty is a multi-dimensional phenomenon. According to the "Multidimensional Poverty Index" of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), which reflects several disadvantages at household level, including health, school and living conditions. According to the UNDP Human Development Report 2014, over 2.2 billion people, more than 15 percent of the world's population, are “nearby or live in multidimensional poverty”.

The UN mandate

The UN Human Rights Commission created this position on April 17, 1998 by means of a resolution in which the mandate was also defined. This UN mandate is limited to three years and is regularly extended. After the UN Human Rights Commission was replaced by the UN Human Rights Council in 2006 , the latter is now responsible and oversees. The last extension of the mandate took place on July 11, 2017.

The expert is not an employee of the United Nations, but is given a mandate by the UN, and the UN Human Rights Council has issued a code of conduct for this purpose. The independent status of the electorate is crucial for the impartial performance of his or her duties. The term of office of a mandate is limited to a maximum of six years.

It prepares thematic studies and elaborates guidelines for improving human rights. The Special Representative makes country visits at the invitation of states and can make recommendations in an advisory capacity. It examines notifications and makes suggestions to the states on how they can remedy any irregularities. He also carries out follow-up procedures in which he checks the implementation of the recommendations. To this end, he prepares annual reports for the attention of the UN Human Rights Council .

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Creation and mandate. (Word) In: E / CN.4 / RES / 1998/25. UN Human Rights Commission , April 17, 1998, accessed April 8, 2019 .
  2. ↑ UN Human Rights Council. In: Enforce human rights. Published by: German Society for the United Nations e. V. (DGVN), accessed on March 24, 2019 (The Human Rights Council replaced the Human Rights Commission, which until 2006 had been the United Nations' most important body in the protection of human rights, but was increasingly exposed to criticism of its efficiency.).
  3. ↑ Decision of the UN General Assembly to create the Human Rights Council. (pdf) In: UN Res. 60/251. Published by: UN General Assembly , March 15, 2006, p. 1, item 1 , accessed on March 24, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Extension of mandate. (PDF) In: A / HRC / RES / 35/19. UN Human Rights Council , July 11, 2017, accessed April 8, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Appointment of the special rapporteurs. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Special procedure. In: Human Rights Council. Published by: German Institute for Human Rights , accessed on April 5, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Code of Conduct (Word) In: A / HRC / RES / 5/2 . UN Human Rights Council . June 18, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  8. ↑ Action manual (PDF) UN Human Rights Council . Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  9. ↑ a b Special Rapporteur. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Country visits. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  11. ↑ a b Recommendations. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  12. ↑ General information. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Connection procedure. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Annual reports in general. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .