Beyond GDP: Bhutan’s pursuit of wellbeing and happiness revealed in latest GNH results

22 May 2023 ­– The Prime Minister of Bhutan, Dr Lotay Tshering, launched the 2022 Gross National Happiness (GNH) Index for Bhutan today. The GNH Index measures the population’s overall wellbeing and happiness across nine domains. Addresses were also offered … Continue reading Beyond GDP: Bhutan’s pursuit of wellbeing and happiness revealed in latest GNH results more

Sri Lanka launches official national MPI linked to a child MPI

28 April 2023 – The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) in Sri Lanka launched the national Multidimensional Poverty Index and child Multidimensional Poverty Index today as official statistics to guide poverty reduction in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s national MPI … Continue reading Sri Lanka launches official national MPI linked to a child MPI more

Global coverage of national MPIs increasing as 2030 draws closer

15 March 2023 – Global coverage of national Multidimensional Poverty Indices (MPIs) looks set to advance this year with recent launches by Samoa, Mauritania and Belize and more scheduled to follow over the summer. The launch of national MPIs is … Continue reading Global coverage of national MPIs increasing as 2030 draws closer more

Halfway to 2030 Agenda: Statisticians share progress on poverty reduction at MPPN Side Event to UNSC 54

28 February 2023 – The Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN) was delighted to hold a side event today at the [...] more

Applications open for OPHI Summer School 2023 in Colombia

13 February 2023 – Applications are now open for the OPHI Summer School 2023 on Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis, 4–14 July in Bogotá,...
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The Big Lunch On Belonging: Eden Project celebrates the publication of Kim Samuel’s new book

2 February 2023 – We are delighted to announce that OPHI Visiting Scholar, Kim Samuel's book [...] more

Nigeria launches its most extensive national measure of multidimensional poverty to date

17 November 2022 – Abuja, the Federal Government of Nigeria launches a new policy tool for measuring poverty in Nigeria today, which finds that 63% of people – 133 million Nigerians – are...
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Smart data and targeted interventions – speakers discuss deprivation bundles to inform integrated policies at 2022 global MPI launch

17 October 2022 – The annual update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index took place today on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty with the live online launch event of the...
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Global MPI 2022 to launch on 17th October

12 October 2022 – Register now to join us and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the live launch of the annual update of the global Multidimensional Poverty...
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