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, ...

Multidimensional poverty in Ghana declined from 23.9% in the first quarter of 2025 to 21.9% by the third quarter, according to the latest Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report released by the ...

Ghana has recorded steady progress in reducing multidimensional poverty, but more than 7 million people continue to live without access to basic needs such as decent housing, health insurance, quality ...

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 ...

Unmarried cohabiting couples recorded the highest incidence of multidimensional poverty by marital status, the Ghana ...

Ghana said it had made progress in curbing poverty amid an improvement in households’ conditions of nutrition and education, although inequality remained a persistent problem.

Ghana has witnessed a significant reduction in multidimensional poverty under the leadership of President John Dramani Mahama ...

Jamaicans who have a highly liberal outlook on life, many politicians included, tend to romanticise poverty, often excusing ...

India has made strong progress in reducing poverty, with both income-based and non-monetary indicators showing steady improvement, according to the Economic Survey.