Poverty

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Poverty and Human Rights: UNESCO's Anti-Poverty Projects



Anti-Poverty - Home


A Right to:


Food, Housing and Clothing Safe Environment Health and Social Services Education and Training Decent Work Benefits of Science and Technology Cultural Identity Peace and Security Non-Discrimination Access to Justice Freedom of Expression and Participation

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Poverty: the human rights approach

UNESCO's ethical and intellectual mandate and its role in standard setting and policy promotion, places it in a key position to contribute to achieving the first of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), that of eradicating poverty, especially extreme poverty and hunger.


		Books


			Freedom from Poverty as a Human Right. Who Owes What to the Very Poor? Pogge, Thomas; Campbell, Tom; Tasioulas, John; de Vita, Álvaro; Fleurbaey, Marc; Kreide, Regina; Ashford, Elizabeth; Gewirth, Alan; Alegre, Marcelo; Wenar, Leif; Caney, Simon; Chauvier, Stéphane; Sengupta, Arjun; Guariglia, Osvaldo; Gargarella, Roberto Fifteen essays by leading academics about the severe poverty that today afflicts billions of human lives. More...


		Articles


			Interview with Sylvie Kayitesi Zaïnabo: ‘Poverty is a denial of human rights.’ UNESCO - Sector for Social and Human Sciences - 2008-04 in SHSviews 20 More...


			Interview with Monique Ilboudo: “poverty is disregard for human rights” UNESCO - Sector for Social and Human Sciences - 2006-09 in SHSviews 14 More...


			Interview with philosopher Thomas Pogge on the fight against poverty UNESCO - Sector for Social and Human Sciences - 2003-10 in SHS Newsletter 03 More...


		Documents


			UNESCO Small Grants Programme on Poverty Eradication. Building national capacities for research and policy analysis. Summary of the findings and recommendations of the selected research projects. More...

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INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY


	UNESCO's Strategy UN Development Goals in focus UN Millenium Declaration UN Millennium Campaign Universal Declaration of Human Rights

ACTION-RESEARCH


	Research Projects Pilot Projects

RESOURCES

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