This workshop has three main objectives.

•  First, it introduces the main poverty and inequality challenges facing the Arab region considering the impact of COVID-19.
• Second, the workshop aims to introduce and acquaint participants with the concept of multidimensional poverty measures MPI.
• Third, the workshop will also cover social protection strategies and how this plays a role in poverty reduction and will guide participants on how to assess policy options in a national context.

The participants will thus be exposed to the following outcomes: 

• Inequality and Poverty Challenges in the Arab Region
• Introduction to Poverty Measures
• Designing National MPI
• Building National MPIs and using the MAT Tool
• Social Protection and Poverty Reduction
• Using MPI for Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Strategies