Moldova publishes first report on multidimensional poverty
Statistica Moldovei, the National Bureau of Statistics of Moldova, has published their first report on multidimensional poverty for Moldova.
The report was produced in partnership with OPHI and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The national Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for Moldova uses national Household Budget Survey 2022 data and analyses the way that poverty affects the Moldovan population across 11 indicators grouped within four dimensions: health, education, living standards, and employment.
The report finds that in 2022, 716,000 people (27.5% of the population) were multidimensionally poor, which means they experienced deprivations in at least 35 percent of the weighted indicators.
According to the MPI for Moldova, each multidimensionally poor person is on average deprived in 46.5 per cent of the weighted indicators.
The results of the national MPI cover urban, rural and regional disparities; poverty across age groups; poverty among households with children; sex-disaggregated disparities of poverty, and comparison with monetary poverty figures.
From 20th to 21st November, OPHI participated in a two-day training in Chisinau where the Director General of NBS, Oleg Cara, and the UNDP Resident Representative, Daniela Gasparikova, spoke about how the report can support poverty reduction and policymaking in Moldova. Participants from line ministries, NBS and UNDP discussed next steps for the technical and policy processes in Moldova including updating the report with the next round of data and using the MPI for public policy.
Fanni Kovesdi, Research and Development Manager, said 'The training was an important opportunity to introduce Moldova's newly launched National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) and accompanying analytical report to the policy community, and discuss together how the National MPI can aid poverty reduction and further Moldova's development goals.'
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OPHI's Research and Development Manager, Fanni Kovesdi, speaks about the MPI during the training.
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Participants listen to a session during a two-day training in Chisinau.
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Ms Daniela Gasparikova, UNDP Resident Representative to the Republic of Moldova, speaks at the training.
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Director of Statistica Moldovei (National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova), Oleg Kara
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