According to the MPI, 27 per cent of Ugandans (Approx.12.2 million) are classified as multidimensionally poor, with stark ...

The study shows that combining poverty data from different sources, even with simple assumptions, gives a far more accurate ...

NBS data shows that about 74 per cent of children under the age of ten in Bauchi are deprived of education in the state.

However, these outcomes are often collected in separate surveys, leaving the joint distribution partially unobserved. To ...

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 ...

Dhaka, July 31 -- One in every four people in Bangladesh is living in multidim ensional poverty, according to a report. The Mmatest Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2019 report is the latest in ...

Nigeria plans to lift 50 million people out of poverty within five years; one of the most ambitious targets in its poverty reduction programmes. This raises a deeper question: what does it mean to end ...

The World Bank has raised concerns that multidimensional poverty and weak early childhood development outcomes are ...

Poverty is often pictured in very obvious ways. We think of empty wallets, unsafe housing, or people who cannot afford basic ...

5 September - Around the world, over 800 million people live in extreme poverty and 1.1 billion people are still living in multidimensional poverty. As part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable ...

Imagine you attend a meeting called by your employer where they announce they’re working with an organization to help you and your entire household address specific needs to make your lives safer, ...

Under the National Food Security Act, 35 kg of foodgrains per household per month is provided to those covered under AAY, and 5 kg per person per month for priority households.