Current mandate · 2026–2029

Poverty is a matter of rights.

Elena Carolina Díaz Galán, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.

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Thematic priority

Cities and poverty

Understanding how territory, housing, services and urban inequality shape the effective enjoyment of human rights.

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Dignity must be at the centre of every response to poverty.

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Initiatives and collaborations

Research, academic partnerships and projects related to poverty eradication, clearly distinguished from the mandate’s official activity.

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