On 1 July, 2019, Seychelles officially launched the report of its pilot national Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). The pilot MPI uses data from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey to develop an MPI that is adapted to the Seychellois context. The objective of this MPI was to explore the possible indicators and structure of a measure that can become an official statistic of the government to inform policymaking and monitor progress in eradicating poverty. Based on the findings of the pilot, the measure will be revised, and the final version will be launched later in 2019.

Sierra Leone launches its official national Multidimensional Poverty Index (SL-MPI) on 14 May, 2019. It joins the steadily growing number of countries in Africa and around the world that use multidimensional poverty indices to inform policies designed to eradicate poverty.

On May 14, Sierra Leone Government will launch its Multidimensional Poverty Index (SL-MPI) jointly with the United Nations Development Programme, and OPHI’s support.

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Today, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan launched its first Afghanistan Multidimensional Poverty Index (A-MPI), shows that just over half (51.7 percent ) of people in Afghanistan are multidimensionally poor. The level of multidimensional poverty ranges from a low of 12% in Kabul to a high of 81% in Baghdis.