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UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights

UN expert on extreme poverty and human rights launches first official visit to Guinea-Bissau

GENEVA / BISSAU (21 February 2014) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Magdalena Sepúlveda will undertake an official visit to Guinea-Bissau from 24 February to 1 March 2014 to collect first-hand information on the situation of people living in extreme poverty and to assess the initiatives taken by the authorities to improve their situation.

Country Visit: Mozambique

The UN Special Rapporteur most recent African country visit, in April 2013 was in Mozambique. The final report is not available yet.