ust ain able ▁Development ▁has ▁under lined ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁individual - level ▁data ▁to ▁support ▁target ing ▁of ▁policy ▁and ▁programming ▁towards ▁ach ieving ▁the ▁Global ▁Go als , ▁and ▁ens uring ▁that ▁no ▁one ▁is ▁left ▁behind . ▁ ▁The ▁ID M ▁can ▁support ▁the ▁Global ▁Go als ▁by ▁reducing ▁the ▁gender ▁data ▁gap , ▁providing ▁rich , ▁mult id im ensional ▁data ▁about ▁the ▁lived ▁experience ▁of ▁individual ▁women ▁and ▁men ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁core ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁dimensions ▁that ▁people ▁experien cing ▁pover ty ▁have ▁identified ▁as ▁important ▁for ▁defining ▁and ▁meas uring ▁pover ty ▁and ▁dep riv ation . ▁The ▁ID M ▁can ▁also ▁complement ▁existing ▁and ▁improved ▁gender - sens itive ▁data ▁collection , ▁by ▁showing ▁how ▁national ▁results ▁are ▁transl ating ▁into ▁change ▁for ▁specific ▁individuals ▁and ▁groups , ▁and ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁dimensions ▁and ▁how ▁this ▁var ies ▁( for ▁example , ▁by ▁age , ▁dis ability , ▁soci oc ult ural ▁background ▁or ▁rural / urban ▁location ). ▁ ▁Lim itations ▁ ▁Add itional ▁ID M ▁data ▁collection ▁is ▁under ▁way ▁to ▁inform ▁further ▁ref in ement ▁of ▁the ▁measure ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁that ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁the ▁ID M ▁is ▁ready ▁for ▁global ▁use ▁as ▁an ▁individual ▁measure ▁of ▁dep riv ation . ▁Vis it ▁the ▁ID M ▁website ▁for ▁updates . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : P over ty ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category : Me asure ments ▁and ▁definitions ▁of ▁pover ty <0x0A> </s> ▁Statistics ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Am ateur