Interview · HOY
The causes of poverty are not the same as thirty years ago
The interview explains the Rapporteur’s independent role and examines new dimensions of poverty linked to exclusion, the environment and digitalisation.
HOY describes the mandate as the United Nations’ “eyes and ears” for examining, advising and reporting publicly on extreme poverty and human rights.
The conversation addresses the situation of some 700 million people, urban and rural poverty including in Spain, civil society’s role in official visits, and the evolution of poverty towards contemporary challenges such as climate change, digitalisation and effective access to essential services.