Featured Insights
Mutidimensional Poverty
Multidimensional measures of poverty offer the opportunity to construct a comprehensive portrayal of poverty, going beyond income and consumption. They unveil the deprivations experienced by the poor in various dimensions of human well-being, providing important insights into the breadth of challenges they face.
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Informal Economy Data Explorer
The Informal Economy Data Explorer was launched to visualize a wide range of data on the informal economy at the individual and firm level. With more than 2 billion people earning their livelihoods in the informal economy, better evidence and monitoring of informal economic activities are key to formulate policies for informal workers.
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Mapping income inequality
The world has committed to achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average, as stated in the 2030 Agenda (SDG target 10.1).
See UNDP’s recent companion paper for more details.
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Publications Related to Poverty And Inequality
Next Practices: Innovations in the COVID-19 social protection responses and beyond
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The Human Cost of Inaction: Poverty, Social Protection and Debt Servicing, 2020–2023
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Cost-of-living Crisis Update: Diverging Food and Energy Prices, Diverging Policy Responses
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The Inequality Gap: The Bottom 40 May Be Further Away Than We Thought
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Building Forward Better and Leaving No One Behind
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