Daryo: Uzbekistan Hosts MPPN annual meeting: Aiming for 11% Reduction with New Data-Driven Strategies!
From Daryo:
'Uzbekistan is hosting the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network meetings to discuss how multidimensional poverty is manifested and how to collect accurate data. Uzbekistan has reduced poverty from 17% to 11% in the last three years. Multidimensional poverty is important to highlight because it encompasses multiple needs beyond just income. Gathering and analyzing data can be time-consuming, but ongoing measurement is crucial. The pilot program in Uzbekistan aims to assess the effectiveness of various policies and measure poverty rates in different aspects. The government of Uzbekistan is committed to poverty reduction and entrepreneurship as a means to create wealth and self-sufficiency.'
Takeaways
- Multidimensional poverty includes multiple needs beyond income.
- Ongoing measurement of poverty is important for effective policy interventions.
- Uzbekistan has reduced poverty from 17% to 11% in the last three years.
- The pilot program in Uzbekistan aims to assess the effectiveness of various policies and measure poverty rates in different aspects.
- The government of Uzbekistan is committed to poverty reduction and entrepreneurship as a means to create wealth and self-sufficiency.
Sound Bites
- "Poverty is about multiple needs."
- "The best thing we can do is to have information."
- "Uzbekistan wants to assess the effectiveness of various policies."'
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Interview with Gonzalo Hernández Licona, Director of the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN)
05:15 - Interview with UNDP Uzbekistan Deputy Rep, Anas Qarman
07:45 - Interview with Obid Khakimov, Director of the Center for Economic Research and Reform under the Administration of the President of Uzbekistan
10:15 - Interview with Lameck Nthekela, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Business Development, Ministry of Entrepreneurship of Botswana
12:17 - Tinatin Baum, Chief of Social Policy at UNICEF Uzbekistan