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Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
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OPHI is a global research centre based at the University of Oxford working on multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis.
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Through OPHI, @ox.ac.uk has been selected to represent academic institutions in the Global Alliance Against Hunger & Poverty, coordinating a network which gathers scientific research to support public policies tackling hunger & poverty.

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November 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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COP30 made important strides towards the Global Goal on Adaptation, selecting the voluntary Belém Adaptation Indicators to help countries track adaptation progress. We hope that MPIs will be taken into account when establishing 'the level of population living in poverty' (8a).

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November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Ellie Duncan, @ophioxford.bsky.social writes on the latest global MPI report, which presents important new evidence on the experiences of multidimensionally poor people in relation to the climate crisis.

Read the @odid-qeh.bsky.social blog here:
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November 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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On measuring poverty & well-being – and the need for leadership from the G20: “If we want to shift the dial at the global level, we need international consensus and harmonisation”

– Jakob Dirksen in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog @ophioxford.bsky.social
The G20 should lead efforts on poverty and well-being metrics
To reduce hunger, poverty and inequalities requires he right metrics to track progress and evaluate interventions, writes Jakob Dirksen. But neither crude aggregates (like GDP) nor dashboards of…
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November 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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How will the conclusions of #SocialSummit2025 shape the future of work?

The final episode of our special podcast series looks at what renewed commitments on poverty eradication, #DecentWork and social inclusion mean in practice.

🎧 Listen now: ow.ly/XOL250XvNxz
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in South Africa this weekend, check out OPHI’s T20 brief highlighting how multidimensional poverty and wellbeing metrics can help accelerate progress towards achieving the SDGs.

Read here: t20southafrica.org/publications...
Advancing Inclusive Sustainable Development by Measuring Poverty and Wellbeing Better
The G20 has emphasised the priority areas of ending poverty and hunger and reducing inequalities, including gender inequality, to achieve the SDGs.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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When we measure absolute, relative and population-based change in poverty levels, we capture progress across low and high poverty contexts. A recent brief from UNECA uses the global MPI to examine poverty reduction in Africa with these perspectives.

Read more: www.uneca.org/tracking-pro...
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Poverty is our greatest global challenge - and one compounded by the climate crisis. As discussions continue at #COP30 this week, it is vital to align climate action with poverty reduction efforts.

Read more in the global MPI 2025 from OPHI and UNDP: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
November 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Ahead of the G20 summit, Jakob Dirksen asks: how are we measuring poverty and well-being?

To make progress on the SDGs and whatever comes after they “expire” in 2030, what single thing should the G20 focus their attention on?
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November 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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The scale of Hurricane Melissa's devastation, seen just as the international community prepared for #COP30, emphasises that climate talks must ensure the needs of the poorest communities are met.

Read more in Sabina Alkire & Carlos Alvarado Quesada's ODID blog: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/blog/can-hur...
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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It has been a fruitful week at #SocialSummit2025. We were pleased to participate in a range of insightful events hosted by partners, alliances, and governments, continuing conversations about the key role of multidimensional measurement of poverty and wellbeing for social development.
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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We are honoured that Sabina Alkire will speak at the second High-level Roundtable at the #SocialSummit2025 tomorrow. This Roundtable will stress the relevance of the social development agenda as foundational to the 2030 Agenda.

Watch live on 5 Nov, 10am - 1pm AST: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c...
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Fighting poverty means tackling climate change head-on.

Read more on how these issues intersect in a new OECD blog on the global MPI 2025, from OPHI's Ricardo Nogales, Sabina Alkire, Beatriz Jambrina-Canseco, Niall Maher & HDRO UNDP's Nabamallika Dehingia: www.oecd.org/en/blogs/202...
Why fighting poverty means tackling climate change head-on
New research finds that nearly 80% of the world’s poor live in areas exposed to climate hazards — and more than half face several at once. This underscores an unavoidable truth: the goals of ending po...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Ending poverty is key to social development. But how do we work towards this goal?

Ahead of the #SocialSummit2025, OPHI offers five recommendations for eradicating poverty effectively - read more below.

Find out more about OPHI’s participation at Summit: ophi.org.uk/news/looking...
October 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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How do we measure development progress?

There is growing momentum to go beyond GDP. In a recent UN CDP Paper, OPHI recommends that a new framework should also include multidimensional measures of poverty & wellbeing.

Read the full paper: policy.desa.un.org/sites/defaul...
October 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Data can make a transformational contribution to eradicating poverty. The Second World Summit on Social Development (WSSD2) presents an opportunity to act on that potential.

Read Sabina Alkire's key recommendations for WSSD2 in this CDP policy brief: www.un.org/development/...
October 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Poverty looks different in every country included in the global MPI 2025.

With OPHI's country briefings, you can explore the findings for each country included in this year's global MPI, including national, subnational, and urban-rural data, and much more.

Read here: ophi.org.uk/global-mpi/2...
October 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Children bear the greatest burden of multidimensional poverty.

Of the 1.1 billion people today living in multidimensional poverty, over half of them are under the age of 18.

Read more in OPHI and UNDP’s global MPI 2025: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
October 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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High temperatures are a major climate hazard today, but in countries with the highest multidimensional poverty rates, heat is expected to worsen.

Read more about how multidimensional poverty & climate hazards intersect in OPHI and UNDP's global MPI 2025 report: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
October 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Explore the global MPI 2025 findings through visual charts & explainers in this multimedia feature from UNDP, available in English, Spanish, and French.

EN: feature.undp.org/poverty-climate-hazards
ES: feature.undp.org/poverty-climate-hazards/es/
FR: feature.undp.org/poverty-climate-hazards/fr/
October 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Many South Asian countries have made rapid progress reducing multidimensional poverty, but the global MPI 2025 finds that 99.1% of those left in multidimensionally poverty live in regions exposed to climate hazards.

Read the full report from OPHI and UNDP to find out more:
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October 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Missed the launch of the global MPI 2025?

You can read highlights from our high-level speakers, reflecting on the key findings of the report, here: ophi.org.uk/news/discuss...

Or you can watch the full recording of the event here: youtu.be/af6BbbXHPJ0?...
October 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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The global MPI 2025 assesses how multidimensional poverty intersects with four key climate hazards: high heat, drought, floods, and air pollution. These four hazards are major drivers of human vulnerability.

Find out more in OPHI and UNDP's global MPI 2025: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
October 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Middle-income countries are the hidden epicentre of multidimensional poverty.

The global MPI 2025 by OPHI and UNDP finds that nearly two thirds of multidimensionally poor people live in middle-income countries.

Read the full report: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
October 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Thank you to our speakers for their insights at today's launch of the global MPI 2025.

It is vital to align poverty reduction efforts with climate action. Our commitment is clear: no one must be left behind.

Read the full report from OPHI and UNDP: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
October 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM