The global MPI offers a multidimensional counterpart to the World Bank’s $2.15 a day measure for extreme poverty and is published annually by OPHI and the the Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme.

On Tuesday 24 September, the Federal Republic of Somalia and the MPPN co-hosted a High-Level Side Meeting on multidimensional poverty at the UN Headquarters during the 79th UN General Assembly. The event, kindly supported by UNDP Somalia, was entitled ‘Sustainable and Targeted Poverty Solutions: Using the Multidimensional Poverty Index’ and brought together 21 leaders, countries and institutions to share insights from using Multidimensional Poverty Indices (MPIs) as sustainable and targeted poverty solutions.

Eradicating poverty in all its dimensions is the greatest global challenge, threatening and jeopardising sustainable development for all, with a greater impact on the most vulnerable. The Political Declaration of the 2023 UN General Assembly restated the vital importance of accelerating progress to reduce poverty in all its forms, prioritizing those experiencing interconnected deprivations and reversing widening inequalities.

Today in Tashkent, the 9th Annual Meeting of the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN) commenced. This event brings together global leaders, policymakers, economists, and experts from 63 countries and over 20 international organizations to deliberate on key issues in the fight against poverty. Over the course of this three-day forum, participants will have the opportunity to exchange insights on national experiences and international best practices in poverty alleviation.

OPHI Director, Sabina Alkire, has spoken today at the Official Meeting of ‘SDG 1 and interlinkages with other SDGs – No Poverty’ at the 2024 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).