New York, 17 October 2025 – Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, ...

At least 27 out of every 100 Ugandans are experiencing multidimensional poverty, according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics ...

17 October 2022 - A flagship UN poverty study released on Monday, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty finds that significant poverty reduction is possible, and new ways of calculating ...

New data highlights gaps in health insurance, sanitation, and living standards despite progress in reducing income poverty. The Multidimensional Poverty Measure (MPM) seeks to understand poverty ...

New data highlights gaps in health insurance, sanitation, and living standards despite progress in reducing income poverty.The Multidimensional Poverty Measure (MPM) seeks to understand poverty beyond ...

Uganda has made significant progress in reducing income poverty over the past three decades, yet multidimensional poverty remains widespread, affecting nearly one in four households, according to the ...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s national Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) declined from 0.0037 in 2022 to 0.0025 in 2024, signalling continued improvement in overall multidimensional ...

The Federal Government is adopting multidimensional index to tackle poverty, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said yesterday. He said the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has been mobilised as tool for ...

Poverty is a global issue affecting about one-tenth of the people worldwide. It is a relevant concern not only in the developing countries but also to some extent in the developed world. As per 2025 ...

KUALA LUMPUR: A Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is being considered to provide a more comprehensive measure of poverty that goes beyond income levels, says Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir. The Economy ...

Researchers from the University of Zurich and Wuhan University have assessed how solar energy resources affect social and economic development to reduce poverty in China, using empirical data from the ...

Multidimensional poverty in India has seen a significant decline over the past nine years—from 29.17 per cent in 2013-14 to 11.28 per cent in 2022-23—indicating that nearly 24.82 crore people have ...