Sabina Alkire on eradicating multidimensional poverty

Alkire video

Ahead of the Second World Summit for Social Development 2025, in this video, Committee for Development Policy (CDP) member Sabina Alkire of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) ) talks about how some countries have made tremendous progress in reducing multidimensional poverty, which is feasible through simple, cost-effective policies. She also emphasizes the importance of investing in communities, that are at the heart of poverty eradication efforts.

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