Belize City, Belize. March 8, 2023 – The Statistical Institute of Belize today presented its findings on the country’s first Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) study. This study, conducted as a part of the September 2021 Labour Force Survey, was carried out with technical and financial support from the United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Development Programme, the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, and the Caribbean Development Bank.

Mauritania’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (Indice de Pauvreté Multidimensionnelle de la Mauritanie, IPM-M) is a complementary measure of poverty, to reflect the multiple deprivations of the population in terms of education, health, living conditions and employment

28 February 2023 – The Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN) was delighted to hold a side event today at the 54th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC). The early-morning, but packed, event ‘Multidimensional Poverty Data: Post-Pandemic Insights and Policy Applications’ convened leading government statisticians from ten countries to share their insights and experiences on the use of Multidimensional Poverty Indices (MPIs) to guide policymaking in poverty reduction, and track and report progress on SDG indicators.

We are delighted to announce that Mauritania is officially launching its national Multidimensional Poverty Index (Indice de Pauvreté Multidimensionnel de la Mauritanie, IPM-M) this Wednesday 1st March 2023 between 9:00 and 11:00 GMT +00:00.
Please, join us online and participate to this outstanding event.

The Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Bureau of Statistics today launched the results of the 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Survey. This survey was a collaborative effort between the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI). The survey, which sampled over 56,000 households across the 36 states of the Federation and the FCT, was conducted between November 2021 and February 2022, and provides multidimensional poverty estimates at senatorial district level.