Upcoming and past events on ideas and initiatives taken to eradicate poverty beyond growth.
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
The Human Rights Council will consider the reports of the previous mandate holder, Olivier De Schutter, during an interactive dialogue with the new mandate holder, Elena Carolina Díaz Galán. The session...
25 June 2026, 12:30 CEST
United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva (Switzerland) and online
On 5 June, Olivier De Schutter joined Lucas Chancel, Céline Guivarch, and Jofre Carnicer on a panel at the 2026 World Inequality Conference in Paris. The session tackled the “inequality...
5 June 2026,
World Inequality Lab, Paris
This event focuses on the Roadmap for Poverty Eradication Beyond Growth, a major international project coordinated by the Special Rapporteur that aims to rethink anti-poverty policies within a post-growth framework centered on respect for human rights and the planet’s ecological limits.
30 April 2026,
Lausanne (Switzerland) and online
A high-level, international policy conference organised under the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, as a contribution to the International Labour Organization-led Global Coalition for Social Justice.
22 April 2026, 9:00-6:30pm CET
ILO Geneva (Switzerland)
UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, joins Michael Mezzatesta to discuss the Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth.
30 March 2026,
Paris (France) and online
Two years after the landmark Beyond Growth 2023 Conference, the European Parliament will once again host a high-level debate on the future of Europe’s socio-economic model.
9 December 2025, 9:00-6:30pm CET
Brussels (Belgium) and online
In this Open University Global Development Annual Lecture, Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights asks: Eradicating poverty without growth: can it be done?
20 November 2025, 4:00pm GMT
Milton Keynes (UK) and online
UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, joins the monthly WEAll Talk series to discuss the Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth.
13 November 2025, 4:00pm GMT
Online
