The need for country vulnerability profiles is linked to the difficulty of capturing in a single index, no matter how complex, the various kinds of vulnerability which developing countries may face. The Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) being developed by the United Nations has not removed the need for vulnerability profiles, but rather has brought them back into focus.
By Patrick GUILLAUMONT, Laurent WAGNERin Tishka F. and Sai N. (eds.) Possible Development and Uses of Multidimensional Vulnerability Indices, Analysis and Recommendations, United Nations 2021.
Report prepared by the Commonwealth Secretariat. Report Lead: Dr Ruth Kattumuri, Commonwealth Secretariat; Technical Lead: Travis Mitchell, Commonwealth Secretariat; Lead Technical Consultant: Patrick Guillaumont, FERDI; Technical Consultant: Laurent Wagner, FERDI. Foreword by the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.
