Poverty | Oxford Department of International Development

Rows of people seated, with laptops, viewed from behind

30 June 2025

Reforming the global financing development framework to serve the world’s poorest – opportunities for the FFD4 Conference in Seville

The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) comes at a potentially pivotal time for multilateralism in a world reeling from aid cuts, tariffs and trade barriers, inflation, low growth, conflict and climate shocks.

Lesson in a rural primary school in Guatemala.

28 March 2025

Flying blind: losing our data on poverty

OPHI Director Sabina Alkire highlights some less well-known implications of the recent cuts to USAID, focusing on the flagship Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program.

08 August 2024

New Director sets out ambitious plans for Young Lives

Newly appointed Young Lives Director Marta Favara reflects on the study's successes so far, outlines three new areas of work and highlights plans for the longer term.

Rusted metal rooftops in Kibera slum, Kenya

22 September 2023

Missing multidimensional poverty data hinders SDGs

The lack of recent poverty data that renders millions unseen and unheard threatens progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. A new post highlights the urgency of better data collection to ensure that no-one is left behind in the quest to eradicate global poverty.