Global MPI 2021 – Country Briefing
Joined MPPN: 2016
In its Voluntary National Review presented at the United Nations in 2018, Jamaica indicated: “A critical next step for Jamaica is the development of a tailored multidimensional poverty index for the country. The approach being considered departs from the conventional, as it seeks to engage community participation in determining the indicators most relevant to the country.” (page 25). NVR is available here.