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United Nations Development Programme and Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative
INVITATION
LAUNCH OF THE 2018 MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX
Hosted by Achim Steiner,
Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
With Angus Deaton, Nobel Laureate in Economic; Sabina Alkire, Director, OPHI; Akihiko Nishio, Acting Vice President, World Bank; Elliott Harris, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development and Chief Economist, UN DESA; Ignacio Saiz, Executive Director, CESR; Selim Jahan, Director, HDRO, and Usha Kanagaratnam, Research Officer, OPHI.
Thursday, 20 September 2018, 11 am at Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, 10016
Or follow live stream at http://www.hdr.undp.org or www.ophi.org.uk
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development reaffirmed the importance of multi-dimensional approaches to poverty that go beyond economic measures of deprivations. With the 2018 estimates, the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) answers the call to better measure progress against Sustainable Development Goal 1 – to end poverty in all its forms; and opens a new window into how poverty – in all its dimensions – is changing.
Jointly developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at the University of Oxford, the 2018 global MPI casts light on who is multidimensionally poor, where do they live and how they are deprived. The 2018 MPI:
- Paints a picture of multidimensional poverty across 105 developing countries, covering 93% of the population in lower and middle-income countries.
- Identifies the ways in which people are being left behind by looking into three key dimensions – health education and living standards – through 10 different indicators.
- Allows comparisons across countries.
- Looks into disparities within countries disaggregating by age groups, urban/rural areas and subnational regions.
The 2018 global MPI provides a valuable tool for more high-impact sectoral and integrated policies that can be tailored to what poverty looks like, instead of a one-solution-fits-all approach. The presentation of the key findings on the 2018 global MPI will be followed by a high-level discussion on multidimensional approaches to sustainable development and poverty eradication.
AGENDA
11-11:30 am |
Arrival of guests – Coffee and tea served.
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Presentation of results:
Welcome remarks by Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator, UNDP
MPI 2018 –Key findings by Ms. Usha Kanagaratnam, Research Officer, OPHI
Comment by Professor Sir. Angus Deaton, Nobel Laureate
Master of ceremony: Mr. Selim Jahan, Director, Human Development Report Office, UNDP
High-Level panel discussion:
Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator, UNDP
Mr. Akihiko Nishio, Acting Vice President, World Bank
Mr. Elliott Harris, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development and Chief Economist, UN DESA
Ms. Sabina Alkire, Director, OPHI
Mr. Ignacio Saiz, Executive Director, Center for Economic and Social Rights
Q&A open to public |
The MPI 2018 data will be available starting on September 20 at 10am EST at www.hdr.undp.org and www.ophi.org.uk
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