Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network Launch: Podcasts and Presentations

News
08 June 2013
OPHI News

The Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN) was formally launched in Oxford by President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia, with high-level representatives from Mexico and around 20 other governments, on 6-7 June 2013. 

The launch events included a Policy Symposium on 6 June, a speech by President Santos, a Distinguished Public Lecture by Professor Amartya Sen, and a series of roundtables on Multidimensional Poverty: National and Subnational Applications on 7 June. All presentations given during the launch were filmed and can be viewed below, and the accompanying presentations downloaded.

See an agenda of the launch events and a list of international participants.

Policy Symposium (6 June 2013)

VideoPresentation
Introduction – by Sabina Alkire 
Mexico – Dr Gonzalo Hernández, Executive Secretary of CONEVAL, Mexico 
Columbia – Mr Bruce Mac Master, Director, Department for Social Prosperity (DPS), ColombiaPresentation
China – Mr Zheng Wenkai,  Vice Minister, the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development (LGOP), ChinaPresentation
Mexico – Mr Enrique González Tiburcio, Advisors’ Coordinator, Social Development Secretary (SEDESOL), MexicoPresentation
Morocco - Dr Rachid Benmokhtar Benabdellah,President, the National Observatory of Human Development, MoroccoPresentation
Morocco - Mr Ayache Khelaf, High Commission for Planning, Morocco 
India – Professor Abhijit Sen,  Member of the Planning Commission, India 
Brazil - Dr Paulo de Martino Jannuzzi, National Secretary of Evaluation and Information Management, Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger, BrazilPresentation
Malaysia – Datuk Dr Rahamat Bivi Bt. Yusoff, Director General of the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), Prime Minister’s Department, MalaysiaPresentation
El Salvador - Ms Leslie Quiñones,Technical Under-Secretary of the Presidency, El SalvadorPresentation


Speech by President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia (6 June 2013)

HE Dr Juan Manuel SantosPresentation


Distinguished Public Lecture by Professor Amartya Sen on ‘Discovery of Women’ (6 June 2013)

Professor Amartya Sen 


Multidimensional Poverty: National and Subnational Applications
(7 June 2013)

VideoPresentation
Professor James Foster & Dr Sabina Alkire, OPHI & George Washington UniversityPresentation
Dr José Manuel Roche & Dr Suman Seth, Research Officers, OPHI
Presentation
Dr Wang Xiaolin, Director of Research Division, International Poverty Reduction Center in China (IPRCC), ChinaPresentation
Ms Leslie Quiñones,  Technical Under-Secretary of the Presidency, El Salvador 
Mr Ronaldo Araújo Pedron, Deputy Governor, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Presentation
Dr Shamsuddeen Usman, Minister and Deputy Chairman, National Planning Commission, NigeriaPresentation
Dr Amal Shlash, General Director, Department of Economic Studies, IraqPresentation
Dr Soledad Arellano, Under-Secretary of Social Evaluation, ChilePresentation
Mr Ayache Khelaf, High Commission for Planning, MoroccoPresentation
Dr Paulo de Martino Jannuzzi, National Secretary of Evaluation and Information Management, Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger, Brazil