How did participants reflect on the OPHI Summer School? 💬"Fundamentally shaped the way I think about poverty & public policy." 🗣️"Took my technical expertise to the next level." 🔊"A rigorous, practical exploration of multidimensional poverty measurement." Thank you to our 2026 cohort!

MPI Ambassador Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría, former Vice President of Costa Rica, recently spoke to the Beyond Lab about the development of Costa Rica’s National Multidimensional Poverty Index & how it was used to guide evidence-based poverty reduction policies: www.beyondaction.org/the-magazine...

What are the challenges in addressing overlapping crises like poverty, fragility, and conflict? At a recent ‘MPPN Dialogue’, speakers shared global, regional, and national perspectives on how Multidimensional Poverty Indices help tackle these challenges. Find out more below ⬇️

We’re looking for a Research Officer to join the OPHI Team — supporting the development of Multidimensional Poverty Indices and contributing to OPHI’s research on multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis. Is this the role for you? Apply now: ophi.org.uk/About/Vacanc...

Ya está disponible: Dimensiones 19, «Las medidas multidimensionales en acción». La nueva edición de la revista de la MPPN presenta mediciones de diversos contextos para comprender y abordar mejor desafíos sociales complejos. Más: https://f.mtr.cool/pjmbpelxtj

Multidimensional Poverty Indices (MPIs) help us to better understand and address the overlapping crises of poverty, fragility, and conflict. At a recent ‘MPPN Dialogue’, speakers shared perspectives on the challenges from a global, regional, and national perspective. Find out more below ⬇️

Congratulations to Sudan Central Bureau of Statistics on releasing Sudan's National Multidimensional Poverty Index, analysing multidimensional poverty in the country in 2023 & identifying priorities for recovery, social protection & long-term development: ophi.org.uk/national-mpi...

How do countries use the Multidimensional Poverty Index to report progress towards the #GlobalGoals? Each year during HLPF, countries present their SDG progress through Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs). Find out how the MPI was used in the 2026 VNRs: ophi.org.uk/publications/B-64

🟢LIVE at 13:15 EDT: Watch ‘From Doha to Action: Accelerating the 2030 Agenda through Collaborative Approaches to Spillovers, Multidimensional Poverty and Integrated SDG Implementation’ on UN Web TV. Join us at this #HLPF2026 side event later today: lnkd.in/dcRbmu9v

Register now for our #HLPF2026 side event on 6 July at UNHQ: 'Harnessing Partnerships for Accelerated Poverty Reduction Across Africa', co-hosted by UNECA and the MPPN. Not a UN ground pass holder? 1 July, noon EST, is your last chance to register: ophi.org.uk/event/harnes...

Tomorrow's seminar with IIEP at 12pm BST: 'Exploring a Gross Wellbeing Index: Case Study in Japan.' Based in an earlier time zone? A recording of the seminar will premiere on YouTube at 11am EDT / 4pm BST: www.youtube.com/OPHIOxford Join live at 12pm BST: bit.ly/30JunSeminar

Tomorrow: ‘Pathways to Peace and Poverty Eradication: Multidimensional Poverty in Fragile Contexts’. Join us to learn from OPHI’s Ricardo Nogales, IsDB's Mustafa Yağci & NBS Somalia's Mohamed Abdinur. 30 June | 1pm Register now: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Dimensions 19 - ‘Multidimensional Measures in Action’ - is here. The latest edition of the MPPN magazine highlights measures from a wide range of contexts which are being used to better understand and address complex social challenges. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/bomozlcqwo

The recent report from UN's High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP sets out a proposal for how to measure progress in the 21st century. Read Sabina Alkire's Expert Comment for @ox.ac.uk, discussing this report and the five factors which will determine its success: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-06...

The Multidimensional Women’s Empowerment Index (MWEI) is a novel measure based on the Alkire-Foster method - the tool which underpins the MPI. Read more from Jhonatan Clausen and Patricia Ruiz Bravo about the MWEI and what its results tell us about women's empowerment: www.mppn.org/from-data-to...

From Data to Action: The MWEI, a New Tool to Measure Women’s Empowerment and Inform Policy | MPPN

From Data to Action: The MWEI, a New Tool to Measure Women’s Empowerment and Inform Policy

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Join on 30 June for ‘Pathways to Peace & Poverty Eradication: Multidimensional Poverty in Fragile Contexts’ - a MPPN webinar highlighting an integrated approach to poverty eradication and peacebuilding in fragile settings using MPIs. Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join our next seminar with the Institute for International Economic Policy to hear from OPHI’s Sabina Alkire & Lhachi Selden about what a truly global measure of wellbeing might look like. 16 June | 4pm BST | 11am EDT In person: Meeting Room A, Queen Elizabeth House Online: bit.ly/16JuneSeminar

Acompaños este miércoles, 27 de mayo, 12pm EDT para aprender de Ricardo Nogales de OPHI sobre la medición de pobreza multidimensional para política social basada en evidencia en estados miembros OEA. Para más info: www.oas.org/ext/es/princ...

Join us on Tuesday 26 May for our next seminar with the Institute for International Economic Policy, when Dr Putu Natih will explore the development of a Multidimensional Wellbeing Index (MWI) for Indonesia. In person: Meeting Room A, @odid-qeh.bsky.social Online: Register via bit.ly/26MaySeminar

Next seminar with the Institute of International Economic Policy: Dr Putu Natih will explore the development of a Multidimensional Wellbeing Index (MWI) for Indonesia. In person: Queen Elizabeth House, OX1 3TB Online: bit.ly/26MaySeminar

According to the global MPI 2025, half of multidimensionally poor people live in Least Developed Countries (LDCs). In a recent brief for the UN’s Committee for Development Policy, Sabina Alkire and Lhachi Selden explore patterns and levels of poverty in LDCs. Read more: ophi.org.uk/publications...

The global MPI has been selected as an indicator in the proposed framework of the UN High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP, which proposes a dashboard of indicators - including the global MPI - to complement GDP in measuring societal progress. Read more: ophi.org.uk/news/un-expe...

El 27 de mayo, Ricardo Nogales participará en esta sesión sobre medición desagregada de la pobreza multidimensional, explorando aprendizajes regionales para una política social basada en evidencia y su vinculación con la inversión social. Para registrarse: www.oas.org/ext/es/princ...

La pobreza no es un problema técnico irresoluble. Sabina Alkire conversó con Revista LAR sobre las crisis de pobreza multidimensional y desigualdades estructurales que podemos resolver si existe la voluntad política y los recursos necesarios. Lee más: www.ciudadnueva.com/revistalar/l...

La pobreza no es un problema técnico irresoluble

Para Sabina Alkire, analizar y medir la multidimensionalidad de la pobreza es clave para combatirla eficazmente, desde la vida real de quienes la padecen y en base al contexto de cada país

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Next seminar: "Multidimensional Well-being in the United States" by OPHI & @lseinequalities.bsky.social's Jakob Dirksen - a timely session in the context of the UN High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP's recent report. 19 May | 4pm BST In person: Meeting Room A, OX1 3UB Online: bit.ly/19Mayseminar

mpitb, my Stata toolbox for multidimensional poverty indices, now has a dedicated documentation website. Still work in progress — but already useful, I think. 🔗 nsuppa.gitlab.io/mpitb-docs/

How can we measure well-being in Argentina from a holistic perspective? Join us tomorrow at 4pm BST / 11am EDT for a seminar from Dr Maria Emma Santos to learn more. In person: Meeting Room A, Oxford Department of International Development, OX1 3TB Online: Register via bit.ly/12MaySeminar

🎓 Universities are stepping into a stronger role in the Global Alliance 🏛️ New academic seat on the Board of Champions 🌐 Global South expertise leveraged 🔍 Evidence shaping large-scale solutions 🔗 tinyurl.com/4aanvd6c @ophioxford.bsky.social @unb-oficial.bsky.social @uspoficial.bsky.social

The Universities of Oxford, Brasília & Buenos Aires have joined the Board of Champions of the Global Alliance Against Hunger & Poverty. We look forward to highlighting research on multidimensional poverty within the Alliance. Find out more: globalallianceagainsthungerandpoverty.org/new/global-a...

In Yemen, the last twelve years have been marked by conflict. In this OPHI-IsDB brief, we look at multidimensional poverty in the country between 2013-2023, to better understand & address the complex realities of poverty in Yemen and similar fragile contexts. Read more: ophi.org.uk/publications...