Launch of the 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index

On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, OPHI and the UNDP will be launching the 2022 global Multidimensional Poverty Index at 10:00 EDT.

The joint OPHI and UNDP 2022 MPI report features the latest estimates and analyses on multidimensional poverty, providing a closer look at the interlinked deprivations of poor people globally and shedding valuable insights on how to tackle poverty by addressing it in its multiple dimensions.

The leading experts discussing the findings will be:

Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator 

Aminata Touré, Former Prime Minister, Senegal 

Hala Helmy-el Said, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Egypt 

Luis Felipe López-Calva, Global Director of Poverty and Equity, Global Practice, World Bank 

Sabina Alkire, Director, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative 

Moderator: Shankuntala Santhiran, International Broadcast Journalist