To estimate a truly global moderate MPI we need timely, comparable & disaggregated data.
A new paper in Springer Nature's Social Indicators Research journal explores the current gap in multidimensional poverty data & makes recommendations to address it.
Read here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Meet the speaker🎤 Prof Sabina Alkire, Director of @ophioxford.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk, will be joining our webinar panel on 29 April to discuss the relationship between happiness, wellbeing and economic growth. Register now💻️ ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...
The Ministry's Social Integration Division also hosted a consultation with local NGOs to foster dialogue around the proposed national MPI.
Minister Subron commented that the MPI "will be a crucial tool in the fight against poverty.”
Read more: govmu.org/EN/Pages/New...
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Last week in Mauritius, OPHI's Derek Apell & Frank Vollmer were delighted to meet with the Minister of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity & representatives of Statistics Mauritius, to discuss the ongoing development of a national MPI for Mauritius.
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Yesterday, ECA & MPPN hosted an event on the margins of the UN Statistical Commission. High-level speakers from National Statistics Offices came together to share lessons learned from their MPI experiences - key insights for accelerating poverty reduction.
Read more: ophi.org.uk/news/tool-so...
Do you currently work in - or want to gain skills in - multidimensional poverty measurement? Apply before 20 March to join the OPHI Summer School, taking place between 20 - 31 July 2026 at Universidad Latina, San José, Costa Rica.
More info: bit.ly/ophiSS26
How can digital wellness, family practice & wellbeing measurement come together to promote the flourishing of young people in our increasingly digital world?
Join us on Thu 26 Feb at Queen Elizabeth House to hear more from Michael Rich, Founder & Director at Boston Children's Digital Wellness Lab.
How do you measure poverty with a multidimensional lens? What are the steps for constructing and analysing an MPI? How do you make sure the tool is leveraged for maximum policy impact?
Apply for the OPHI Summer School by 20 March to learn more: bit.ly/ophiSS26
Do you currently work in - or want to gain skills in - multidimensional poverty measurement?
Applications are open for the @ophioxford.bsky.social Summer School 2026.
📅 20 - 31 July 2026
📍 Universidad Latina, San José, Costa Rica
Apply before 20 March:
📊 Data update: Track measures of poverty beyond income: health, education, and living standards—
The experience of poverty goes far beyond having no or low income.
Dr Ricardo Nogales, Professor of Economics at Universidad Privada Boliviana, will teach at OPHI's Summer School.
Ricardo has over 8 years' experience supporting MPI development & MPI policy applications. He conducts research on robustness & stability of MPIs.
Apply by 20 Mar: bit.ly/ophiSS26
We're looking forward to the 64th Commission for Social Development. At today's High Level Panel, Sabina Alkire will provide the keynote speech & moderate a discussion.
Tune in at 3pm EST/8pm GMT to hear more on how effective policymaking can advance social development.
Watch live: webtv.un.org
Apply now for the OPHI Summer School 2026, led by Sabina Alkire and the OPHI Team - a great opportunity to learn from researchers and academics with extensive experience of developing and implementing MPIs and other multidimensional measures.
Apply now: bit.ly/ophiSS26
To tackle poverty, we need clarity on how it is understood. In a recent piece from The Cable, MPI Champion Sola Afolayan discusses ‘why Nigeria must stop mistaking projections for outcomes, and start governing poverty as a system.’
Read the full article: www.thecable.ng/the-politics...
When we address poverty in its multiple dimensions, we address multiple challenges simultaneously.
At the OPHI Summer School, learn how to compute & analyse MPIs - key tools for tackling interconnected sustainable development challenges.
Apply before 20 March: ophi.org.uk/event/ophi-s...
On Fri 16 Jan, join us at Oxford's Said Business School for an insightful high-level panel on poverty exit strategies in Nigeria.
Speakers from Nigeria’s leadership and global partners will discuss how the MPI and integrated safety net systems can inform poverty reduction and economic inclusion.
Learn how to measure and analyse the ways poverty affects people's lives in multiple dimensions at the OPHI Summer School. Join us to gain a deeper understanding of multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis.
Applications close 20 Mar: bit.ly/ophiSS26
ECA analysis on Ghana's multidimensional poverty highlights ongoing gaps. Chief of the Social Policy Section Christian Oldiges urged stakeholders to use the data to inform poverty reduction strategies, enhance national planning & improve policy coordination.
More info: www.uneca.org/stories/stre...
How can countries create inclusive social protection programmes?
Last week Ghana held a high-level Stakeholder’s Forum on Social Protection last week focused on further developing Ghana's social protection system. Progress has been made but data remain key to highlighting gaps.
And we’ve gained new data insights through projects like the global MPI and research into understanding intrahousehold disparities.
We’re looking forward to this momentum continuing in 2026 - keep an eye on our website and social media channels to stay up to date.
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We’ve seen that countries and international organisations are committed to working towards poverty reduction.
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At international conferences and summits throughout the year, we’ve seen that multilateralism is still alive.
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The road to achieving SDG 1 - ‘No Poverty’ - is a challenging one. But in 2025, we’ve seen reasons to have hope in this journey.
Visit our website to find out more about what OPHI has been up to this year: ophi.org.uk/ophi-news
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We’re one year closer to 2030. What role can MPIs play in achieving the SDGs & beyond?
To make progress we need to make sure we don’t address sustainable development issues - including the SDGs - in silos, but as interconnected challenges.
Find out more: ophi.org.uk/national-mpi...
Applications are open for the OPHI Summer School 2026.
Do you currently work in - or want to gain skills in - multidimensional poverty measurement? Apply now to join us on between 20 - 31 July 2026 at Universidad Latina, San José, Costa Rica.
Apply now: ophi.org.uk/event/ophi-s...
Children bear a disproportionate burden of multidimensional poverty. We must place children at the centre of our poverty alleviation strategies.
Read more about the global MPI’s findings on child multidimensional poverty in this policy brief: ophi.org.uk/publications...
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Ahead of #FFD4 earlier this year, we observed that 56% of the multidimensionally poor (according to the global MPI 2024) live in debt-fragile countries.
The global financing development framework must serve the world’s poorest. Read more: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/blog/reformi...
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In countries for which data are available, the global MPI 2025 found that post-pandemic, trends in poverty reduction are beginning to point to stagnation.
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Lower-middle-income countries are a hidden epicentre of multidimensional poverty, home to 55.5% of poor people. They also bear an overwhelming burden of climate hazards, with 548 million poor people in the region living in areas exposed to at least one climate hazard.
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