We Need a New Global Measure for Poverty

This week, the world’s heads of state are gathering in New York City for the annual United Nations General Assembly. The goal at the very top of the U.N.’s sustainable development agenda is to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere.” Given that all 193 U.N. member countries have pledged to achieve the U.N.’s development goals by 2030, we should expect to hear where the world stands in this critical effort.