It has been a fruitful week at #SocialSummit2025. We were pleased to participate in a range of insightful events hosted by partners, alliances, and governments, continuing conversations about the key role of multidimensional measurement of poverty and wellbeing for social development.

We are honoured that Sabina Alkire will speak at the second High-level Roundtable at the #SocialSummit2025 tomorrow. This Roundtable will stress the relevance of the social development agenda as foundational to the 2030 Agenda. Watch live on 5 Nov, 10am - 1pm AST: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c...

Fighting poverty means tackling climate change head-on. Read more on how these issues intersect in a new OECD blog on the global MPI 2025, from OPHI's Ricardo Nogales, Sabina Alkire, Beatriz Jambrina-Canseco, Niall Maher & HDRO UNDP's Nabamallika Dehingia: www.oecd.org/en/blogs/202...

Ending poverty is key to social development. But how do we work towards this goal? Ahead of the #SocialSummit2025, OPHI offers five recommendations for eradicating poverty effectively - read more below. Find out more about OPHI’s participation at Summit: ophi.org.uk/news/looking...

How do we measure development progress? There is growing momentum to go beyond GDP. In a recent UN CDP Paper, OPHI recommends that a new framework should also include multidimensional measures of poverty & wellbeing. Read the full paper: policy.desa.un.org/sites/defaul...

Data can make a transformational contribution to eradicating poverty. The Second World Summit on Social Development (WSSD2) presents an opportunity to act on that potential. Read Sabina Alkire's key recommendations for WSSD2 in this CDP policy brief: www.un.org/development/...

Poverty looks different in every country included in the global MPI 2025. With OPHI's country briefings, you can explore the findings for each country included in this year's global MPI, including national, subnational, and urban-rural data, and much more. Read here: ophi.org.uk/global-mpi/2...

Children bear the greatest burden of multidimensional poverty. Of the 1.1 billion people today living in multidimensional poverty, over half of them are under the age of 18. Read more in OPHI and UNDP’s global MPI 2025: bit.ly/globalMPI2025

High temperatures are a major climate hazard today, but in countries with the highest multidimensional poverty rates, heat is expected to worsen. Read more about how multidimensional poverty & climate hazards intersect in OPHI and UNDP's global MPI 2025 report: bit.ly/globalMPI2025

Explore the global MPI 2025 findings through visual charts & explainers in this multimedia feature from UNDP, available in English, Spanish, and French. EN: feature.undp.org/poverty-climate-hazards ES: feature.undp.org/poverty-climate-hazards/es/ FR: feature.undp.org/poverty-climate-hazards/fr/

Many South Asian countries have made rapid progress reducing multidimensional poverty, but the global MPI 2025 finds that 99.1% of those left in multidimensionally poverty live in regions exposed to climate hazards. Read the full report from OPHI and UNDP to find out more: bit.ly/globalMPI2025

Missed the launch of the global MPI 2025? You can read highlights from our high-level speakers, reflecting on the key findings of the report, here: ophi.org.uk/news/discuss... Or you can watch the full recording of the event here: youtu.be/af6BbbXHPJ0?...

The global MPI 2025 assesses how multidimensional poverty intersects with four key climate hazards: high heat, drought, floods, and air pollution. These four hazards are major drivers of human vulnerability. Find out more in OPHI and UNDP's global MPI 2025: bit.ly/globalMPI2025

Middle-income countries are the hidden epicentre of multidimensional poverty. The global MPI 2025 by OPHI and UNDP finds that nearly two thirds of multidimensionally poor people live in middle-income countries. Read the full report: bit.ly/globalMPI2025

Thank you to our speakers for their insights at today's launch of the global MPI 2025. It is vital to align poverty reduction efforts with climate action. Our commitment is clear: no one must be left behind. Read the full report from OPHI and UNDP: bit.ly/globalMPI2025

Reflecting on the findings of the global MPI 2025 published today, Juan Manuel Santos highlights the importance of multilateralism for addressing the climate crisis. Read more in this commentary on @projectsyndicate.bsky.social:

The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2025 is now live. The report finds that of 6.3 billion people, 1.1 billion are multidimensionally poor. Poverty is our greatest global challenge - and one compounded by the climate crisis. Read the full report, published with UNDP: bit.ly/globalMPI2025

The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) measures multidimensional poverty in over 100 countries, highlighting multiple aspects of the lived reality of poverty. Stay tuned on Oct 17 as OPHI & UNDP launch the 2025 report. More about the global MPI: ophi.org.uk/node/3155

How do multidimensionally poor people experience the double burden of poverty & climate change? Join OPHI and UNDP for the launch of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2025 on 17 Oct, 10am EDT, to hear high-level speakers share key findings from the report. Register now: bit.ly/GMPI2025

📣 Join OPHI and UNDP at 10am EDT on October 17 for the launch of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2025, which focuses on the overlapping hardships of poverty and climate hazards. Register now: bit.ly/GMPI2025

🚨 New paper proposes framework for dynamic analysis of multidimensional poverty! 🔗🔓: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @ubeconomics.bsky.social @ophioxford.bsky.social @redequalitas.bsky.social 1/3

“If we fail to measure poverty in its full complexity, we cannot hope to design policies that freely transform lives” - Claver Gatete. Thank you to our high-level speakers who shared valuable insights on accelerating multidimensional poverty reduction at ECA and the MPPN's UNGA side event today.

A better future for all is one in which poverty is a thing of the past. Join UNECA and the MPPN at “The Future is Now: Addressing Multidimensional Poverty for Sustainable Development”, a high-level side event on the margins of #UNGA80. More info: ophi.org.uk/event/future...

We also got the bonus pleasure of truly insightful commentary by Professors Jaya Krishnakumar and Sabina Alkire 🌟

At this week's HDCA Conference Sabina Alkire will present on parallels between the Capability Approach & Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Index. She will also speak on a panel at the Amartya Sen Lecture. Over the rest of the week, OPHI team members will present papers on MPI, wellbeing & belonging.

We are delighted to announce that the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific has joined the MPPN. We look forward to working with UNESCAP in this growing global community, which enables South-South cooperation for multidimensional poverty alleviation. Find out more: www.mppn.org

We greatly enjoyed last week’s OPHI Advanced Course on Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis, which brought together 42 MPI researchers and practitioners from 27 countries. Thank you to all the OPHI Team and congratulations to our inaugural cohort! Read more: ophi.org.uk/news/ophis-n...

Bangladesh’s new national MPI highlights the lived reality of poverty in the country - for example, nearly three out of ten children (28.9%) are multidimensionally poor, a much higher proportion than adults (21.44%). Read the full report to find out more: gedkp.gov.bd/wp-content/u...

📣 New MPI for Bangladesh We are delighted that the General Economics Division of Bangladesh Planning Commission have launched the first national MPI for Bangladesh in partnership with OPHI, UNICEF Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics & the EU. Find out more: www.unicef.org/bangladesh/e...

Congratulations to Iraq on launching the Iraq MPI report with OPHI & UNDP Iraq. H.E. Dr. Muhammed Tamim, Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister & Planning Minister, commented that the report is "a policy tool that informs us about vulnerable groups & ways to support them." More: www.undp.org/iraq/press-r...

Our new briefing explores Bhutan’s Rural Economy Advancement Programme Phase II (2014-18), which used MPI data to identify vulnerable populations & embraced a participatory approach to design poverty interventions in tandem with local communities. Read more: ophi.org.uk/publications...

How have this year's VNRs at #HLPF reported on multidimensional poverty? ➡️ Sharing poverty success stories ➡️ Highlighting those in need of poverty interventions ➡️ Sharing how data has informed poverty policies Find out more in OPHI's new policy brief: bit.ly 📷 IISD/ENB - Kiara Worth

High-quality data collection is vital for national & global sustainable development efforts - but DHS, a foundational international survey programme, is in jeopardy. For more info check out the @ourworldindata.org article below & this recent blog from Sabina Alkire: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/blog/flying-...

MPIs are key tools for reporting multidimensional poverty progress in the Voluntary National Reviews, presented this week at #HLPF. Our new policy brief looks at how countries have used MPI data in the VNRs since 2016. Read more: ophi.org.uk/publications... Photo: IISD/ENB - Kiara Worth

Thank you UNDESA for hosting yesterday’s #HLPF event ‘Accelerating Social Progress to Boost SDG Implementation’. Sabina Alkire shared how countries have approached poverty reduction from a multidimensional perspective, enabling data-driven, cost-effective poverty policymaking.

Register by midnight tomorrow (8 July) for Uruguay, UNDP LAC & the MPPN's side event at #HLPF - “Measuring What Matters: How Multidimensional Poverty Indices Drive Evidence-Based Action for a Sustainable Future”. 📅 14 July, 13:15 EDT 📍Conference Room E, UN HQ, NY Register here: bit.ly/mppn-hlpf25

According to the Global MPI, 56% of the multidimensionally poor live in debt-fragile countries: 607 million people. We hope that #FFD4 this week takes meaningful strides with debt. Read more about #FFD4 in Sabina Alkire's new blog: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/blog/reformi...

The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (#FFD4) starts next week! We’re looking forward to sharing thoughts on how multidimensional measures are essential tools for prioritising investments and guiding efficient development processes. financing.desa.un.org/ffd4

We're delighted the UN Economic Commission for Africa has joined the MPPN to contribute to South-South cooperation for multidimensional poverty alleviation. We commend ECA’s support of member States in tackling poverty & look forward to learning from their experience. More info: mppn.org

🌍 Launched: The YL Hub on Climate Change & Environmental Shocks We’re excited to have launched our new research hub! Linking our longitudinal data with climate & environmental data to strengthen the evidence base for informed policy making younglives.org.uk/Research%20H... @climateoxford.bsky.social

El conflicto prolongado de Yemen reduce su proceso de desarrollo y agudiza la pobreza y el hambre. En la última edición de Dimensiones, Abdo Seif, líder del Equipo de Apoyo de PNUD Yemen, explora el estado de pobreza en medio de conflicto en el país. Lea aquí: www.mppn.org/a-roadmap-to...

Según el IPM Global 2024, en 112 países que abarcan a 6.300 millones de personas, 1.100 millones de personas (18,3%) viven en pobreza multidimensional aguda. La Dimensiones 17 incluye un resumen de los hallazgos clave del informe del IPM Global 2024: www.mppn.org/es/global-mp...

Las medidas multidimensionales como el IPM pueden ser usadas de diferentes maneras para apoyar los sistemas de protección social, tanto para determinar que programas se necesitan y para monitorear su efectividad. Lea más en este artículo por Monica Pinilla: www.mppn.org/es/social-pr...

📢 Adriana Conconi has been appointed as the new Director of the MPPN, succeeding Gonzalo Hernández Licona. We are deeply grateful to Gonzalo for his work with the MPPN, and look forward to this new chapter of the MPPN with Adriana as Director. Read more: www.mppn.org/adriana-conc...

The Second World Summit on Sustainable Development will require clear, actionable solutions to eradicate poverty amid compounding challenges. Read Sabina Alkire's five recommendations in a new brief for the Committee for Development Policy. Read more: bit.ly/3SR7AxG

En Colombia, la pobreza multidimensional se mide desde el 2010. ¿Cómo el IPM nacional (C-IPM) continúa siendo una prioridad de las administraciones salientes y entrantes? Lea las reflexiones del expresidente Iván Duque en la última edición de la revista Dimensiones. www.mppn.org/es/reducing-...

We were honoured to be highly commended for “Making A Difference Globally” at last week’s University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor’s Awards, for building capacity to use MPI to track & advance poverty reduction globally, particularly in developing nations. Read more: ophi.org.uk/news/ophi-hi...

Data can make a transformational contribution to eradicating poverty - our greatest global challenge. In a new policy brief for the Committee for Development Policy, Sabina Alkire discusses the potential of data to catalyse poverty eradication. Read more: www.un.org/development/...

¿Cómo se establecen las políticas de reducción de pobreza multidimensional en Uzbekistán? Dr Obid Khakimov, director del CERR, comparte las experiencias en el desarrollo del IPM piloto de Uzbekistán y su uso en la medición de la reducción de la pobreza. Lea aquí: www.mppn.org/es/uzbekista...

El IPM nacional de Mauritania fue lanzado en 2023 con ANSADE, UNICEF y OPHI. ¿Cómo puede este IPM contribuir para una mejor planeación de políticas de reducción de la pobreza? Lea más en la entrevista con Alioune Gueye y Latifa Mohamed Vall: www.mppn.org/es/overview-...