In recent weeks, three countries – Sudan, Mauritius and Paraguay – have launched National Multidimensional Poverty Indices tailored to their respective contexts to measure how people are affected by overlapping deprivations in multiple areas of their lives. The post Sudan and Mauritius launch first MPIs as Paraguay releases district-level report first appeared on MPPN .
The Kingdom of Bhutan, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN), with its Secretariat, the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at the University of Oxford, are honoured to co-host a high-level discussion on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, to be held on…
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN), together with its Secretariat, the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at the University of Oxford, co-hosted a high-level dialogue in the lead up to the 2026 High Level Political Forum at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The post ‘MPI puts a human face on…
On 30 June 2026, the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN) hosted an ‘MPPN Dialogue’ on ‘Pathways to Peace and Poverty Eradication: Multidimensional Poverty in Fragile Contexts.’ The post “Better data for resilience, inclusion, and peace”: MPPN Dialogue explores overlap of poverty eradication and peacebuilding first appeared on MPPN .
The articles featured in this issue span a wide range of contexts and sectors. From examining whether development assistance is reaching the poorest populations, to supporting data-driven decision-making among micro-enterprises in Colombia, to strengthening the design of Jamaica’s national MPI through participatory methodologies, each contribution demonstrates how multidimensional approaches can…
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN), together with its Secretariat, the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at the University of Oxford, are co-hosting a high-level dialogue on the pivotal role of global partnerships in poverty reduction across Africa. The post HLPF: Harnessing Partnerships for Accelerated…
This MPPN webinar will explore how Multidimensional Poverty Indices (MPIs) can serve not only as measurement tools, but as practical instruments for policy in fragile and conflict-affected settings. Drawing on the 2024 Global MPI Report and the IsDBI–OPHI publication Nexus between Conflict, Fragility and Poverty, the session will examine how multidimensional data can help identify the populations…