ECOSOC thematic discussion on "Reducing multidimensional poverty in the SDG era"

Selim Jahan, Director of the Human Development Report Office (HDRO) in UNDP, gave opening remarks and moderated the discussion. In his remarks, Mr. Jahan noted that we must look at multidimensional poverty in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and take account of present approaches. He also added that it all boils down to policies, posing the question: how best to combine economic and social measures to tackle multidimensional poverty?

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