based on these approaches practical applications for the multidimensional measurement of poverty have been developed at both regional and international level some recent official applications are described below the multidimensional poverty index mpi used by the united nations development programme undp was prepared by the oxford poverty and human development initiative ophi in collaboration with undp this index which applies the methodology devised by alkire and foster is a measure of acute poverty that reflects deprivations in access to basic services and in key functionings of education health and living standards among the populations of countries including some in latin america the unit of analysis is the household with individuals identified as poor when they reside in households subject to three or more deprivations