Ep.57 | Rethinking Poverty, Power, and Social Protection: a Conversation with Olivier De Schutter...

In this special episode with Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, we explore where global efforts stand today to combat poverty and how international actors can strengthen their support, particularly through a human-rights lens. The discussion brings what an effective path forward might look like in today’s complex global context, and how poverty, as a deeply transversal issue, is interlinked with a myriad of other major themes requiring international and national attention.



Our regular podcast episodes will take a short break in January 2026, but we will be back in February with exciting guests and new social protection topics. In the meantime, we leave you with our special TRANSFORM podcast series (https://socialprotection.org/learn/po...) , which will feature two more episodes: one to be released later this month and the other in January. Stay tuned!



 



Meet our guests:




• Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights




For our Quick Wins segment, we have Marco Knowles, Senior Social Protection Officer at FAO, talking about the latest publication on social protection for rural populations within green climate fund projects. We also discuss the latest development on COP30 in Belém and the advocacy efforts that have been made so far.



Publication: Weathering the storm: poverty, climate change and social protection (https://socialprotection.org/discover...)



Publication| Breaking the cycle: ending the criminalization of homelessness: Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter (https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/f...)



Publication | The Poverty of Growth (https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.14054619)



Publication | Eradicating poverty beyond growth: Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter (https://docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/56/61)



Publication | Non-take-up of rights in the context of social protection: Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter (https://socialprotection.org/discover...)



Publication | Social protection and inclusive climate action – A review of social protection for rural populations within Green Climate Fund projects (https://socialprotection.org/discover...)