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The world has much to learn from indigenous peoples

02 May 2017 | 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 | 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 |
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 |
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

Speech of Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden at the Global Launch of Human Development Report 2016

22 March 2017 |
I am honoured to be here. A special thanks to Helen Clark and the United Nations Development Programme, who have made this possible, and to Mr Selim Jahan and his Human Development Report Office and team, who once again have given us an inspiring...Read more

Helen Clark: Speech at the launch of the 2016 Human Development Report

22 March 2017 |
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

HDRO Director, Selim Jahan's speech at the launch of the 2016 Human Development Report

21 March 2017 |
Let me start with a simple statement: every human being counts and every human life is equally valuable. That universalism is at the core of the human development concept and is the driving force behind the 2016 Human Development Report. Upholding...Read more

Painting by Numbers, From Impressionism to Realism: Indicators for the Information Age

20 October 2016 | Milorad Kovacevic, Chief Statistician and Jon Hall, Policy Specialist at the Human Development Report Office, UNDP
October 20 is World Statistics Day and a good occasion to reflect on the ever growing attention to statistics. Not only does the old adage “if you cannot measure it you cannot manage it” hold true, but increasingly we suspect that if “you do not...Read more

Fighting Human Slavery: Why the Private Sector Should Care

21 September 2016 | Mathew Friedman, CEO The Mekong Club
Human trafficking, which represents the recruitment, transport, receipt and harboring of people for the purpose of exploiting their labor, affects almost all parts of the world and it is having a negative impact on human development progress....Read more

Working towards the Elimination of Child Labour

12 June 2016 | HDRO. Interview with Kailash Satyarthi, 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
How has the world of child labour changed since you first got involved in the field? What are some of the positive changes and some of the less positive ones? When I started in 1981, there was complete ignorance about this serious...Read more
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