50th session of the Human Rights Council.
Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty
27 June 2022
Joint statement by France on behalf of the Friends of the Special Rapporteur's mandate
President,
I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of a group of 50 States.
Special Rapporteur,
We renew our full support for your mandate. As the international community continues to grapple with the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, hundreds of millions of people could be pushed into extreme poverty this year as a result of the combined effects of the health crisis, the climate crisis, and of the war in Ukraine and its impact on global food and energy markets.
Once again, women, children, and older persons, as well as persons in vulnerable situations, are likely to pay the highest price. States must strengthen their commitments and cooperation if we are to achieve the goal of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030.
A response based solely on economic development is not enough, because situations of extreme poverty can hinder the realization of all human rights, civil and political as well as economic, social and cultural.
Non-take-up of rights, the theme of your report, is in this sense a particularly insidious and devastating phenomenon for the cohesion of our societies. It concerns all countries, whatever their level of development.
It is therefore essential to put in place policies to promote access to rights, to fight all forms of discrimination against persons living in poverty, and to guarantee their consultation and participation in decision-making processes that concern them. Only a human rights-based approach to fighting inequality can break the vicious circle of marginalization and build truly inclusive, just and resilient societies.
I thank you.
Liste des co-signataires (Alphabetical order in French) :
1. Albanie
2. Allemagne
3. Andorre
4. Australie
5. Autriche
6. Belgique
7. Bosnie-Herzégovine
8. Bulgarie
9. Chili
10. Chypre
11. Colombie
12. Costa Rica
13. Côte d’Ivoire
14. Croatie
15. Danemark
16. Estonie
17. Etats-Unis
18. Finlande
19. France
20. Grèce
21. Guatemala
22. Haïti
23. Honduras
24. Irlande
25. Islande
26. Italie
27. Liechtenstein
28. Lituanie
29. Luxembourg
30. Macédoine du Nord
31. Malaisie
32. Malte
33. Mexique
34. Monaco
35. Montenegro
36. Norvège
37. Paraguay
38. Pays-Bas
39. Pérou
40. Philippines
41. Portugal
42. République de Corée
43. Roumanie
44. Sénégal
45. Slovaquie
46. Slovénie
47. Suède
48. Suisse
49. Tunisie
50. Turquie
