Interview with Obid Khakimov, Director of the Center for Economic Research and Reforms (CERR) under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

As President of Colombia (2018–2022), Iván Duque prioritized poverty reduction, using the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) as a key policy tool. In this interview, he discusses lessons learned, challenges faced, and why global leaders must urgently act to combat multidimensional poverty.

Rabia Awan is the Deputy Director General at the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics and has served the institution in different capacities for nearly 25 years. In this interview, she shares her insights on Pakistan’s experience with the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), the challenges faced in creating and utilising data, and the lessons learned throughout the process.

Sunita Kishor, a prominent figure in the field of demographic and health research, brought her experience to the recent Expert Workshop on Improving the Collection and Availability of Multidimensional Poverty and Wellbeing Data as a distinguished discussant. As Director of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Project, her expertise is highly regarded in exploring the complexities of poverty and wellbeing measurement. In this interview, Kishor shares her insights on the imperative of balancing feasibility with perfection in data collection and analysis.

The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) has been measuring poverty using a monetary approach of consumption expenditure based on the Cost of Basic Needs (CBN) since 2002, using the information collected from the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES).