New Economies for Eradicating Poverty (NEEP) is an initiative led by the former UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, to advance alternative development pathways that can end poverty and inequalities on a liveable planet.
Together with United Nations agencies, governments, civil society, academics, trade unions and others, the former Special Rapporteur is developing a Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth.
The Roadmap was presented to the UN in June 2026, providing policymakers with a catalogue of concrete measures that can shift our economy away from profit-at-all-costs and towards fulfilling human rights.
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Ahead of the conference on 1 October held at Sciences Po Bordeaux, former Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter interviewed with Sud Ouest on the Roadmap. Read the interview in Sud...
2 October 2026
Jules Pretty’s latest podcast featured Olivier De Schutter to chat about inequalities, growthism, and the lock-ins holding society back from sustainable and inclusive transformation. Listen to the podcast
8 September 2026
Olivier De Schutter joined the EQUALS podcast with hosts Max Lawson and Annie Theriault in a two-part series to unpack assumptions in economics. Drawing from his experience as UN Special...
8 July 2026
On 2 September, Olivier De Schutter joined Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi, President and CEO of the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), for an exchange of views at the European Parliament. Jointly...
2 September 2026, 11:30 - 12:30 CEST
Brussels, Belgium & Online
Organised by the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors, a virtual side event was held on June 7th at the 2026 High-Level Political Forum. The event convened experts to discuss...
7 July 2026, 9:00 - 10:30 EDT (New York Time)
Online
On the day after the presentation of the Roadmap to the UN Human Rights Council, a hybrid side event was held at the Palais des Nations, on 26 June 2026....
26 June 2026, 14:00 CEST
Palais des Nations, Geneva (Switzerland) and online
