“The MPI is a very convenient tool, for any government, because it really gives you the information necessary to choose with the limited budget that you have…where you are going to have the biggest impact.” Juan Manuel Santos, Nobel Peace Laureate and former President of Colombia, 2023

“Beyond being an official poverty statistic and improving our understanding of poverty, the Multidimensional Poverty Index is an instrument for enhancing governance, by acting as a policy coordination tool, helping to improve national information systems, and fostering accountability of governments.”

‘The MPI brings under one roof different SDG Indicators and forms of poverty which help us to break silos and address them together.’ H.E. Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, UNGA 77 Side Event co-hosted by Nigeria and the MPPN, 2022

“[A] multidimensional poverty measure is very important as it provides more information on the deprivations of the poor…which helps in poverty policy formulation, coordination, evaluation, programme targeting and resource allocation.” H.E. Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana, UNGA 76 Side Event co-hosted by UNESCWA and the MPPN, 2021