UNDP Publications

Survivors of the Tsunami: One Year Later 2005

This report is about UNDP's assistance to the tsunami recovery and reconstruction efforts for the past year. It provides examples of how UNDP is helping people who survived the tsunami to rebuild their lives.

Human Development Report 2005: International Cooperation at a Crossroads

This report takes stock of human development, including progress towards the MDGs. Looking beyond statistics, it highlights the human costs of missed targets and broken promises. Extreme inequality between countries and within countries is identified as one of the main barriers to human development — and as a powerful brake on accelerated progress towards the MDGs.

Millennium Project Report: Investing in Development 2005

The report, which was presented to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan by Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs (head of the Millennium Project), proposes cost-effective measures to cut extreme poverty in half and help one billion people improve their lives.

Central Asia Human Development Report 2005: Bringing Down Barriers

This report shows how governments, business, civil society and communities can come together to create greater opportunities for human development and human security in the region.

Arab Human Development Report 2004: Towards Freedom in the Arab World

This publication describes free societies as fundamental contrasts with present-day Arab countries. Caught between oppression at home and violation from abroad, Arabs are increasingly excluded from determining their own future. Their challenge will be to make a transition from a situation where liberty is curtailed and oppression the rule, to one of freedom and good governance that minimizes social upheaval and human costs.