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Advancing the framework for multidimensional poverty reduction

The Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) develops national and global measures for multidimensional poverty and wellbeing based on the Alkire-Foster method. This is a statistical method grounded in Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach that creates a counting-based index which can be broken down into an information platform telling us more about the nature of people’s lives. 

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Sudan and Mauritius launch first MPIs as Paraguay releases district-level report

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12 August 2026
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OPHI Summer School draws to a close after fortnight of learning on multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis

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31 July 2026
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‘Translating Evidence into Action’: HLPF side event highlights two key tools for integrated SDG implementation

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20 July 2026
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'MPI puts a human face on poverty': Global partnerships in poverty reduction across Africa discussed at HLPF

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09 July 2026
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Beyond the Household: A New Report on Multidimensional Poverty and Individual Child Disadvantages in Nutrition and School Attendance

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Tuesday 15th September 2026
12:00 - 14:00 ET
Keough School Washington Office, Washington DC
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Beyond 2030: Renewing the Global Commitment to End Poverty in All its Dimensions (UNGA 81)

UN General Assembly Side Event
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
15:00 - 16:30 ET
Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York (register below)
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Latest Publications

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National Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022

Statistics Mauritius
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Exploring Indicator Nuances of Multidimensional Poverty Coherently: A Moderate MPI as a Superset of the Global MPI

Rizwan ul Haq, Sabina Alkire and Lhachi Selden
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Poverty in Somalia: Are the Multidimensionally and Monetarily Poor Populations the Same?

Monica Pinilla-Roncancio, Lhachi Selden and Ahmed Ismail
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OPHI Summer School 2026: Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis

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Monday 20th July 2026 - Friday 31st July 2026
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Countries with National MPIs

A directory of countries which have adopted official National MPIs to measure poverty. 

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The Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN)

A growing global South-South network of 61 countries and 19 organizations that focuses on multidimensional poverty and the adoption and implementation of MPIs.

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MPI and the SDGs

The MPI is a tool for monitoring progress towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals including Goal 1 to end poverty and Goals 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 11. 

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Global MPI 2025

According to the global MPI 2025, 1.1 billion people (18.3% of the population) are multidimensionally poor. The report Overlapping Hardships: Poverty and Climate Hazards explores the relationship of poverty and climate hazards.  

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