Extreme Poverty and Human Rights

A/HRC/RES/44/13View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2020.

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6 versions · 2011–2026

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/62/28

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/HRC/RES/62/28	Extreme poverty and human rights	1,475	76%Compare
2023	A/HRC/RES/53/10	Extreme poverty and human rights	1,201	73%Compare
2020	A/HRC/RES/44/13	Extreme poverty and human rights	1,068	66%Compare
2017	A/HRC/RES/35/19	Extreme poverty and human rights	896	70%Compare
2014	A/HRC/RES/26/3	Extreme poverty and human rights	915	65%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Covid-19 Human Rights Poverty Poverty Mitigation Special Rapporteurs

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, including his thematic reports and country visits;²

²A/HRC/44/40 and Adds.1–2.

Decides to extend, for a period of three years, the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, as set out in Human Rights Council resolution 8/11;

Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue to give high priority to the issue of extreme poverty and human rights, to pursue further work in this area in full cooperation with the Special Rapporteur in the various activities, and to continue to provide the Special Rapporteur with all the human and budgetary assistance necessary for the effective fulfilment of his mandate;

Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit an annual report on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly and to the Human Rights Council, in accordance with their programmes of work;

Also requests the Special Rapporteur to participate in relevant international dialogues and policy forums relating to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and to undertake thematic research with a view to advising States and relevant State institutions on the eradication of extreme poverty in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, including with reference to targets 1.1, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 of the Sustainable Development Goals and other goals and targets related to extreme poverty;

Invites the Special Rapporteur to dedicate his next annual report to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the enjoyment of all human rights by persons in extreme poverty, identifying challenges and including recommendations and good practices to ensure that no one is left behind in the adoption and implementation of crisis management and post-crisis recovery plans;

Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in his task, to supply all necessary information requested by the mandate holder, and to respond favourably to the requests of the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries to enable him to fulfil his mandate effectively;

Invites relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, the treaty bodies, other relevant mandate holders, and civil society actors, including non-governmental organizations, as well as the private sector, to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur in the fulfilment of his mandate;

Decides to continue its consideration of the issue of extreme poverty and human rights in accordance with its programme of work.

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