This 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report provides a statistical update of the global multidimensional ...

Migration, both within and beyond borders, has become an increasingly prominent theme in domestic and international debates, and is the topic of the 2009 Human Development Report (HDR09). The starting ...

The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) identifies multiple deprivations at the household and individual level in health, education and standard of living, the same three dimensions as the ...

As highlighted in a new Background Paper for the HDR, Caribbean SIDS in particular are on the frontlines of the planetary crisis, with critical lessons for rethinking future development pathways.

Additional updated indices in 2013 Human Development Report measure gender equity, extreme poverty, and HDI inequalities Norway, Australia and the United States lead the rankings of 187 countries and ...

The 2023/24 Human Development Report assesses the dangerous gridlock resulting from uneven development progress, intensifying inequality, and escalating political polarization, that we must urgently ...

Reports of a devastating famine in Malawi first surfaced as rumors whispered in rural areas in the country around October 2001. However, little was done by way of action. Government officials in ...

Throughout history water has confronted humanity with some of its greatest challenges. Water is a source of life and a natural resource that sustains our environments and supports livelihoods – but it ...

This 2024 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report overlays violent conflict data with multidimensional poverty data to better understand their interlinkages across countries and over time.

This report presents a compact update on the state of multidimensional poverty (henceforth referred to as “poverty”) in the world. It compiles data from 110 developing countries covering 6.1 billion ...

This joint publication by the Human Development Report Office (HDRO) and Generali examines how climate change is reshaping health risks, placing growing strain on healthcare systems, and threatening ...