Measuring global poverty in an unequal world. Key to keep in mind: - Income differences between countries are huge. - International poverty line is very low. - Countries often use different national lines to define poverty. One of my new favourite OWID charts!

New UNRISD report on the need for a new eco-social contract, feels extremely pertinent for the UK right now, where the chaos of government is so completely detached from what people need this winter. unrisd.org/en/projects/un…

In the bleak context of rising poverty and inequality, we look at the role #data can play and how OECD donors in particular can support efforts to strengthen national data ecosystems devinit.org/blog/poverty-i…

Really important analysis by my brilliant friend and colleague Fran, showing the need to get more humanitarian funding into the hands of local actors doing the essential work.

1/ Just travelled to Ethiopia, a country dear to my heart and my home for 8 years. I’m inspired by Oxfam in Ethiopia for its crucial work confronting such a difficult combination of humanitarian, governance, and gender justice challenges. Some reflections:

This picture might not look like much, but it represents a new answer to the question, ‘how can I do the most good?’ It's taken over 3 years and 10,000 hours of research to get here. What am I talking about?🧵to explain. Please read, then AMA about this research!

How do you measure the income status of a country? My colleagues break it down for you and explain why you might get more than one answer...

Two important takeaways for me on tax and inequality: 1- Recognising tax as a social contract, having a stake and voice, for all 2 - Enormous potential for unearned income to be redistributed to improve individual and collective outcomes equalshope.org/index.php/2022…

Exciting morning for us all at the DI East Africa Hub as we launch our strategic priorities for the next three years (2023-2025). We will focus on: Financing for development; Poverty, inequality & resilience; and Digital transformation, data products & services in Africa.

What a privilege to work with these great colleagues - and all those who were not on stage today - at the launch of our Development Initiatives (DI) East Africa Hub strategy here in #Nairobi #DIHubStrategy

A huge contribution to our knowledge and understanding of poverty and data, thank you for your work Martin Ravallion. R.I.P. blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationald…

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An opportunity to reflect on Martin Ravillion's contribution to poverty analysis and his legacy in our own work at DI devinit.org/blog/martin-ra…

My colleague Zach gives a great write up of 'a complicated update to a simplistic measure', re the extreme poverty line now at $2.15/day. devinit.org/blog/the-price…

While the principle of 'leave no one behind' is recognised around the world, a review of VNRs finds there's a glaring gap when it comes to embedding this within development policy. bond.org.uk/news/2023/03/h…. We've got some ideas on how data can help...devinit.org/blog/data-leav…

I've been privileged to work with great people on an issue I feel passionate about, but now it's time to handover the reigns...If you're interested in using data and evidence to tackle poverty and inequality around the world, apply to Development Initiatives (DI) today! devinit.org/work-for-us/va…

What does poverty and inequality look like from a gender perspective? We need more and better gender data to answer this, building on progress and the work of partners...

Yesterday was my last day as Poverty and Inequality Lead at DI, best of luck to the team as they employ data and evidence for good. I've got a few weeks before starting my next career adventure, so let me know if there are any projects I can help out with!

Now in my new role in DEC HMTreasury, listening to a panel event, with Richard Layard. New role, new team, it all comes back to #wellbeing Nancy Hey What Works Centre for Wellbeing