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Advancing the framework for multidimensional poverty reduction

The Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) develops national and global measures for multidimensional poverty and wellbeing based on the Alkire-Foster method. This is a statistical method grounded in Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach that creates a counting-based index which can be broken down into an information platform telling us more about the nature of people’s lives. 

Source for graphic: Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2026

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Experts call for strategic feasible investments in well-being data

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23 October 2026
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Making the case for a 4x3 framework: The launch of the Lines of Sight report

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14 October 2026
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2026 update of the Global MPI sends important signals on poverty reduction

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12 October 2026
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Emphasising poverty as a global priority: OPHI at UNGA 81

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28 September 2026
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OPHI-IIEP Seminar: Multidimensional Poverty and Individual Child Disadvantages in Nutrition and School Attendance: Gendered and Intrahousehold Patterns

OPHI Seminar
Thursday 05th November 2026
15:00 - 16:00 GMT
Meeting Room A, Queen Elizabeth House, OX1 3TB (refreshments provided), and online (register below)
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Latest Publications

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Description as Choice: Three Ways to Measure Monetary and Multidimensional Poverty Trends

Ricardo Nogales, Sabina Alkire and Lhachi Selden
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Lines of Sight: Three Ways to Compare Monetary and Multidimensional Poverty

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The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2026: Country results and methodological note

Sabina Alkire, Rakesh Mishra and Nicolai Suppa
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Global MPI 2026

According to the global MPI 2026, 1.2 billion people (18.9% of the population) are multidimensionally poor. The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2026: Statistical Update provides the latest data available for multidimensional poverty in 108 countries in developing regions.

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Countries with National MPIs

A directory of countries which have adopted official National MPIs to measure poverty. 

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How a National MPI measures poverty

A National MPI is a composite index based on the Alkire-Foster (AF) Method that measures poverty through a selection of indicators grouped under various dimensions. 

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The Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN)

A growing global South-South network of 61 countries and 19 organizations that focuses on multidimensional poverty and the adoption and implementation of MPIs.

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MPI and the SDGs

The MPI is a tool for monitoring progress towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals including Goal 1 to end poverty and Goals 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 11. 

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