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The 20th anniversary of the report offers an opportunity to reappraise its contribution and to make the case for a new human development vision to meet the challenges and opportunities of the twenty-first century. Learn more
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Readers: What is Human Development?
To mark this important anniversary, we are posting a monthly column visiting some of the key concepts that continue to contribute to the human development approach and the upcoming Human Development Report. Learn more
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Migration, both within and beyond borders, is a prominent theme in domestic and international debates, and is the topic of the 2009 HDR. The starting point is that the global distribution of capabilities is extraordinarily unequal, and that this is a major driver for movement of people. Learn more
Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world
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Climate change is the defining human development challenge of the 21st Century. Failure to respond to that challenge will stall and then reverse international efforts to reduce poverty. Learn more
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Washington, DC
9-10 September 2010
