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.
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
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.
More: ophi.org.uk/news/oxford-...
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Multidimensional poverty measures, both national and global, incorporate key information on topics including sanitation and housing, demographics recognised as key in the Belém Adaptation Indicators. We look forward to this work progressing towards human-centred climate action.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Multidimensional poverty measures, both national and global, incorporate key information on topics including sanitation and housing, demographics recognised as key in the Belém Adaptation Indicators. We look forward to this work progressing towards human-centred climate action.
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According to the global MPI 2025, 887 million people worldwide are poor and living in regions exposed to flooding, drought, air pollution and/or high heat. Understanding where poor communities are also dealing with climate hazards is critical to adaptation planning and financing.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
According to the global MPI 2025, 887 million people worldwide are poor and living in regions exposed to flooding, drought, air pollution and/or high heat. Understanding where poor communities are also dealing with climate hazards is critical to adaptation planning and financing.
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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
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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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...
Read more: www.uneca.org/tracking-pro...
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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...
Read more: www.uneca.org/tracking-pro...
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
Read more in the global MPI 2025 from OPHI and UNDP: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
November 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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
Read more in the global MPI 2025 from OPHI and UNDP: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
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...
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
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...
Read more in Sabina Alkire & Carlos Alvarado Quesada's ODID blog: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/blog/can-hur...
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
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.
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...
Watch live on 5 Nov, 10am - 1pm AST: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c...
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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...
Watch live on 5 Nov, 10am - 1pm AST: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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/...
Read Sabina Alkire's key recommendations for WSSD2 in this CDP policy brief: www.un.org/development/...
October 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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/...
Read Sabina Alkire's key recommendations for WSSD2 in this CDP policy brief: www.un.org/development/...
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...
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
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Read more about how multidimensional poverty & climate hazards intersect in OPHI and UNDP's global MPI 2025 report: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
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/
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
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/
EN: feature.undp.org/poverty-climate-hazards
ES: feature.undp.org/poverty-climate-hazards/es/
FR: feature.undp.org/poverty-climate-hazards/fr/
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:
bit.ly/globalMPI2025
Read the full report from OPHI and UNDP to find out more:
bit.ly/globalMPI2025
October 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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:
bit.ly/globalMPI2025
Read the full report from OPHI and UNDP to find out more:
bit.ly/globalMPI2025
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?...
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
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?...
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?...
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
Find out more in OPHI and UNDP's global MPI 2025: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
October 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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
Find out more in OPHI and UNDP's global MPI 2025: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2025 is now live.
The report finds that of 6.3 billion people, 1.1 billion are multidimensionally poor. Poverty is our greatest global challenge - and one compounded by the climate crisis.
Read the full report, published with UNDP: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
The report finds that of 6.3 billion people, 1.1 billion are multidimensionally poor. Poverty is our greatest global challenge - and one compounded by the climate crisis.
Read the full report, published with UNDP: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
October 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2025 is now live.
The report finds that of 6.3 billion people, 1.1 billion are multidimensionally poor. Poverty is our greatest global challenge - and one compounded by the climate crisis.
Read the full report, published with UNDP: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
The report finds that of 6.3 billion people, 1.1 billion are multidimensionally poor. Poverty is our greatest global challenge - and one compounded by the climate crisis.
Read the full report, published with UNDP: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) measures multidimensional poverty in over 100 countries, highlighting multiple aspects of the lived reality of poverty.
Stay tuned on Oct 17 as OPHI & UNDP launch the 2025 report.
More about the global MPI: ophi.org.uk/node/3155
Stay tuned on Oct 17 as OPHI & UNDP launch the 2025 report.
More about the global MPI: ophi.org.uk/node/3155
October 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) measures multidimensional poverty in over 100 countries, highlighting multiple aspects of the lived reality of poverty.
Stay tuned on Oct 17 as OPHI & UNDP launch the 2025 report.
More about the global MPI: ophi.org.uk/node/3155
Stay tuned on Oct 17 as OPHI & UNDP launch the 2025 report.
More about the global MPI: ophi.org.uk/node/3155
How do multidimensionally poor people experience the double burden of poverty & climate change?
Join OPHI and UNDP for the launch of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2025 on 17 Oct, 10am EDT, to hear high-level speakers share key findings from the report.
Register now: bit.ly/GMPI2025
Join OPHI and UNDP for the launch of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2025 on 17 Oct, 10am EDT, to hear high-level speakers share key findings from the report.
Register now: bit.ly/GMPI2025
October 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
How do multidimensionally poor people experience the double burden of poverty & climate change?
Join OPHI and UNDP for the launch of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2025 on 17 Oct, 10am EDT, to hear high-level speakers share key findings from the report.
Register now: bit.ly/GMPI2025
Join OPHI and UNDP for the launch of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2025 on 17 Oct, 10am EDT, to hear high-level speakers share key findings from the report.
Register now: bit.ly/GMPI2025
📣 Join OPHI and UNDP at 10am EDT on October 17 for the launch of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2025, which focuses on the overlapping hardships of poverty and climate hazards.
Register now: bit.ly/GMPI2025
Register now: bit.ly/GMPI2025
October 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
📣 Join OPHI and UNDP at 10am EDT on October 17 for the launch of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2025, which focuses on the overlapping hardships of poverty and climate hazards.
Register now: bit.ly/GMPI2025
Register now: bit.ly/GMPI2025