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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. 

Source for graphic: Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2023

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‘Our future is not predetermined’: leaders discuss poverty reduction and MPI at UNGA 79 MPPN event

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25 September 2024
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OPHI at UNGA 79 this week

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23 September 2024
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OPHI joins G20 Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty as a founding member

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16 September 2024
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MPPN meets in Uzbekistan to 'work together on solutions that can change the lives of millions of people'

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29 August 2024
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The MPPN leaflet 2024 edition

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Dimensions No. 16

Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN)
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Exploring Multidimensional Poverty of Children across IsDB Member Countries

IsDB and OPHI
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Mauritania MPI launch 2023

National MPI Directory

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

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Global MPI 2023

According to the global MPI 2023, 1.1 billion people (just over 18% of the population) are multidimensionally poor. The report Unstacking global poverty: Data for high-impact action presents a compact update on the state of the world’s multidimensional poverty based on descriptive analysis.

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OPHI Updates

Subscribe to our e-newsletter for the latest news about multidimensional poverty measurement, events and publications.

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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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OPHI Executive Education

OPHI Executive Education trains senior policymakers and leaders from all sectors in how to use Multidimensional Poverty Indices (MPIs) and other Alkire-Foster-based measures to reduce poverty.

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