Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
@ophioxford
OPHI is a global research centre based at the University of Oxford working on multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis.
Applications close on FRIDAY for our Research Officer vacancy. This role supports the development of Multidimensional Poverty Indices and contributes to OPHI’s research on multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis. Interested? Apply by Friday: ophi.org.uk/About/Vacanc...
How did participants reflect on the OPHI Summer School? 💬"Fundamentally shaped the way I think about poverty & public policy." 🗣️"Took my technical expertise to the next level." 🔊"A rigorous, practical exploration of multidimensional poverty measurement." Thank you to our 2026 cohort!
MPI Ambassador Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría, former Vice President of Costa Rica, recently spoke to the Beyond Lab about the development of Costa Rica’s National Multidimensional Poverty Index & how it was used to guide evidence-based poverty reduction policies: www.beyondaction.org/the-magazine...
What are the challenges in addressing overlapping crises like poverty, fragility, and conflict? At a recent ‘MPPN Dialogue’, speakers shared global, regional, and national perspectives on how Multidimensional Poverty Indices help tackle these challenges. Find out more below ⬇️
Ya está disponible: Dimensiones 19, «Las medidas multidimensionales en acción». La nueva edición de la revista de la MPPN presenta mediciones de diversos contextos para comprender y abordar mejor desafíos sociales complejos. Más: https://f.mtr.cool/pjmbpelxtj
Multidimensional Poverty Indices (MPIs) help us to better understand and address the overlapping crises of poverty, fragility, and conflict. At a recent ‘MPPN Dialogue’, speakers shared perspectives on the challenges from a global, regional, and national perspective. Find out more below ⬇️
Congratulations to Sudan Central Bureau of Statistics on releasing Sudan's National Multidimensional Poverty Index, analysing multidimensional poverty in the country in 2023 & identifying priorities for recovery, social protection & long-term development: ophi.org.uk/national-mpi...
How do countries use the Multidimensional Poverty Index to report progress towards the #GlobalGoals? Each year during HLPF, countries present their SDG progress through Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs). Find out how the MPI was used in the 2026 VNRs: ophi.org.uk/publications/B-64
🟢LIVE at 13:15 EDT: Watch ‘From Doha to Action: Accelerating the 2030 Agenda through Collaborative Approaches to Spillovers, Multidimensional Poverty and Integrated SDG Implementation’ on UN Web TV. Join us at this #HLPF2026 side event later today: lnkd.in/dcRbmu9v
Register now for our #HLPF2026 side event on 6 July at UNHQ: 'Harnessing Partnerships for Accelerated Poverty Reduction Across Africa', co-hosted by UNECA and the MPPN. Not a UN ground pass holder? 1 July, noon EST, is your last chance to register: ophi.org.uk/event/harnes...
Tomorrow's seminar with IIEP at 12pm BST: 'Exploring a Gross Wellbeing Index: Case Study in Japan.' Based in an earlier time zone? A recording of the seminar will premiere on YouTube at 11am EDT / 4pm BST: www.youtube.com/OPHIOxford Join live at 12pm BST: bit.ly/30JunSeminar
Tomorrow: ‘Pathways to Peace and Poverty Eradication: Multidimensional Poverty in Fragile Contexts’. Join us to learn from OPHI’s Ricardo Nogales, IsDB's Mustafa Yağci & NBS Somalia's Mohamed Abdinur. 30 June | 1pm Register now: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Dimensions 19 - ‘Multidimensional Measures in Action’ - is here. The latest edition of the MPPN magazine highlights measures from a wide range of contexts which are being used to better understand and address complex social challenges. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/bomozlcqwo
The recent report from UN's High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP sets out a proposal for how to measure progress in the 21st century. Read Sabina Alkire's Expert Comment for @ox.ac.uk, discussing this report and the five factors which will determine its success: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-06...
Join on 30 June for ‘Pathways to Peace & Poverty Eradication: Multidimensional Poverty in Fragile Contexts’ - a MPPN webinar highlighting an integrated approach to poverty eradication and peacebuilding in fragile settings using MPIs. Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join our next seminar with the Institute for International Economic Policy to hear from OPHI’s Sabina Alkire & Lhachi Selden about what a truly global measure of wellbeing might look like. 16 June | 4pm BST | 11am EDT In person: Meeting Room A, Queen Elizabeth House Online: bit.ly/16JuneSeminar
Acompaños este miércoles, 27 de mayo, 12pm EDT para aprender de Ricardo Nogales de OPHI sobre la medición de pobreza multidimensional para política social basada en evidencia en estados miembros OEA. Para más info: www.oas.org/ext/es/princ...
Join us on Tuesday 26 May for our next seminar with the Institute for International Economic Policy, when Dr Putu Natih will explore the development of a Multidimensional Wellbeing Index (MWI) for Indonesia. In person: Meeting Room A, @odid-qeh.bsky.social Online: Register via bit.ly/26MaySeminar
According to the global MPI 2025, half of multidimensionally poor people live in Least Developed Countries (LDCs). In a recent brief for the UN’s Committee for Development Policy, Sabina Alkire and Lhachi Selden explore patterns and levels of poverty in LDCs. Read more: ophi.org.uk/publications...
The global MPI has been selected as an indicator in the proposed framework of the UN High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP, which proposes a dashboard of indicators - including the global MPI - to complement GDP in measuring societal progress. Read more: ophi.org.uk/news/un-expe...
Next seminar: "Multidimensional Well-being in the United States" by OPHI & @lseinequalities.bsky.social's Jakob Dirksen - a timely session in the context of the UN High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP's recent report. 19 May | 4pm BST In person: Meeting Room A, OX1 3UB Online: bit.ly/19Mayseminar
How can we measure well-being in Argentina from a holistic perspective? Join us tomorrow at 4pm BST / 11am EDT for a seminar from Dr Maria Emma Santos to learn more. In person: Meeting Room A, Oxford Department of International Development, OX1 3TB Online: Register via bit.ly/12MaySeminar
The Universities of Oxford, Brasília & Buenos Aires have joined the Board of Champions of the Global Alliance Against Hunger & Poverty. We look forward to highlighting research on multidimensional poverty within the Alliance. Find out more: globalallianceagainsthungerandpoverty.org/new/global-a...
Join us tomorrow to learn more from Sabina Alkire and James Foster about what multidimensional measures of poverty and well-being can add to the “Beyond GDP” framework. 28 April | 4pm BST Join in person: Meeting Room A, Queen Elizabeth House, OX1 3TB Join online: bit.ly/28AprSeminar
A powerful reminder from Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia, yesterday: Peace becomes real when it is lived. We were honoured to co-host this event with the Compaz Foundation, the Blavatnik School of Government, & OxPeace to mark the anniversary of the 2016 Colombian Peace Agreement.
After 50 years of conflict, Colombia’s 2016 Peace Agreement did not come easily – it required strategy, diplomacy & determination. What lessons can we learn from this peace process? Join us on Weds 22 April in Oxford to learn more. Register here: ophi.org.uk/event/lookin...
In 2016, President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as he led Colombia's peace process. Join us in Oxford on 22 April for an event marking the tenth anniversary of the 2016 Peace Agreement, including remarks from President Santos. More info: ophi.org.uk/event/lookin...
What can be done to better understand and tackle these overlapping crises? Explore these topics further: Poverty & conflict: ophi.org.uk/publications... Poverty & food insecurity: ophi.org.uk/publications/IsDB-OPHI_Briefs_1 Poverty in Yemen: ophi.org.uk/publications/IsDB-OPHI_Briefs_3 (4/4)
Poverty is also intertwined with food insecurity. The IsDB-OPHI briefs have found that IsDB Member Countries with higher multidimensional poverty levels generally have higher food insecurity levels. (3/4)
The relationship between conflict and poverty runs both ways. Conflict can lead to economic downturns, which can increase poverty levels, which can fuel further conflict. Two IsDB-OPHI briefs explore the nexus between these crises and how poverty has changed in Yemen. (2/4)