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2019 Human Development Report to focus on inequality
The report, to be released in the last quarter of the year, will provide a comprehensive picture of the many forms of inequality that are shaping the 21st Century.
25th Anniversary of the Human Security concept
Keynote Speech: Reflections on the past 25 years since the Human Development Report of 1994
Pedro Conceição to lead ‘reset’ of UNDP’s Human Development Report
UNDP’s iconic Human Development Report will get a reboot over the next year led by a new Director, Pedro Conceição.
Violence against women, a cause and consequence of inequality
It is a global phenomenon, yet, not much is known about its extent. Data is key for a greater effort that tackles the patterns of violence
Half of world’s poor are children
Half of all people living in poverty are younger than 18 years old, according to estimates from the 2018 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released today by the United Nations Development…
Leveling the playing field: Sports and human development
There is a positive relationship between human development and practicing physical sports. Exercise is associated with improvements in health, cognitive processes, sociability, productivity (due to…
Helen Clark: Speech at opening of Philip Grossman photography exhibition: Chernobyl: Tragedy, Lessons, Hope
United Nations, New York
Human development means realizing the full potential of every life
Human development is all about human freedoms: freedom to realize the full potential of every human life, not just of a few, nor of most, but of all lives in every corner of the world—now and in the…
World’s most marginalized still left behind by global development priorities: UNDP report
A quarter-century of impressive human development progress continues to leave many people behind, with systemic, often unmeasured, barriers to catching up. A stronger focus on those excluded and on…
Human Development Report 2016
Millions of people are not benefiting from progress, with the gap set to widen unless deep-rooted development barriers, including discrimination and unequal political participation, are tackled.
