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, ...

This chart shows the number of people worldwide affected by these indicators of multidimensional poverty.

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 ...

An analysis of the 2025 United Nations Multidimensional Poverty Index reveals that millions of individuals face overlapping challenges that extend into every facet of daily life. According to data, ...

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 ...

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

At least 12 million Ugandans are struggling with multiple forms of poverty and deprivation, significantly higher than the 7.3 million announced earlier by the government based solely on income levels.