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Future of work: Yet an evolving territory
05 June 2017
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Selim Jahan, Director of the Human Development Report Office, UNDP
What will be the nature of work in future? This million-dollar question is being discussed in cafes, schools and work places around the world right now. Some say –with growing automation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, many areas of work would...Read more
The biggest barriers to universal human development
31 May 2017
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Astra Bonini, Policy Specialist at the Human Development Report Office, UNDP
A decent and dignified life for all 7.5 billion people in the world is possible. The world is not short on technological and financial resources. And so everyone could have a quality education, a secure income, access to good healthcare and live in a...Read more
Financing for Human Development
25 May 2017
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Jacob Assa, Policy Specialist at the Human Development Report Office, UNDP
The Second Forum on Financing for Development is taking place in New York, with a focus on mobilizing means of implementation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). How can we ensure that investments in human development are not forgotten?...Read more
Getting a clearer picture of poverty
24 May 2017
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Melinda Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
I was asked last year to select one photograph that has profoundly influenced my life. I chose an image known as Migrant Mother— a haunting picture of a woman named Florence Owens Thompson sitting with three of her children in their makeshift home, a...Read more
The power of culture to prompt action
22 May 2017
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Olafur Eliasson, Artist and founder of Little Sun
My son recently asked me whether he had saved much CO2 from being emitted into the air by using the Little Sun solar lamp I designed. He also wanted to know why, if a tonne of CO2 weighs so much, it does not drop to the ground. And where is it? To him...Read more
The world has much to learn from indigenous peoples
02 May 2017
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Mirna Cunningham Kai, indigenous peoples rights activist and former Chairperson of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
From my lifelong experiences, being an advocate for the rights of some of the most marginalized peoples, allow me to share what I have learned and come to see as essential elements to ensure peaceful societies and sustainable development in a plural...Read more
Reading between the averages: A review of the 2016 UNDP Human Development Report
12 April 2017
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Marion Osieyo
Inequality within countries is a profound challenge to well-functioning societies. The international development community’s latest effort to tackle this challenge is the desire to Leave No One Behind. This principle, outlined in the...Read more
Download and read the latest Human Development Report 2016, 'Human Development for Everyone'
29 March 2017
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In past decades, there has been significant progress in human development levels in almost every country; but millions of people have not benefited from this progress. Who has been left behind and why? The Human Development Report 2016 ’Human...Read more
World’s most marginalized still left behind by global development priorities: UNDP report
23 March 2017
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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. Stockholm, 21 March 2017...Read more
Helen Clark: Speech at the launch of the 2016 Human Development Report
22 March 2017
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I am delighted to join Prime Minister Stefan Löfven at this launch of the 2016 Human Development Report here in Stockholm. Sweden has long championed human development, and the results of its commitment and investments are reflected in its very high...Read more
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