The Battle Against Poverty: Colombia A Case of Leadership is the most recent book by Juan Manuel Santos, Nobel Peace Laureate, member of the Elders, and former President of Colombia, published by Oxford University Press. The book is a comprehensive tool to address multidimensional poverty alleviation with high-impact actions amidst rising interconnected challenges such as poverty, conflict, and climate change.

In this new edition of Dimensions we will show how countries around the world are increasingly turning to multidimensional measures to assess people’s well-being, shedding light on previously overlooked deprivations.

The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) of Sri Lanka has launched its national Multidimensional Poverty Index (national MPI) as an official statistical and policy tool, to inform high-impact policy design and sectoral coordination towards the acceleration of poverty reduction in the country.

Bhutan’s journey towards Gross National Happiness serves as a guiding light for a future where the pursuit of prosperity aligns with the pursuit of happiness.

Since its initial publication in 2010, the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) has provided valuable insights into complex poverty conditions, examining their variations across countries, demographics, geographic locations, and regions.