May 22: 2013 Report Launch Event and Discussion at the World Bank

Khalid Malik, Director of the Human Development Report Office, Kaushik Basu, Senior Vice President & Chief Economist at the World Bank, Manish Bapna, Executive Vice President & Managing Director at the World Resource Institute, and Michael Elliot, President & CEO of ONE and member of the Human Development Report Advisory Panel, will discuss the 2013 Human Development Report and its implications for global governance.

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Blog report: HDR 2013 public forum at World Bank

2013 Human Development Report

The 21st century is witnessing a profound shift in global dynamics, driven by the fast-rising new powers of the developing world. China has overtaken Japan as the world’s second biggest economy, lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty in the process. India is reshaping its future with new entrepreneurial creativity and social policy innovation. Brazil is raising its living standards by expanding international relationships and antipoverty programmes that are emulated worldwide.

But the “Rise of the South” is a much larger phenomenon. Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey and other developing countries are becoming leading actors on the world stage. The 2013 Human Development Report identifies more than 40 developing countries that have done better than expected in human development in recent decades, with their progress accelerating markedly over the past 10 years.