National Human Development Reports are part of a challenging process by which people seek to build their own development solutions. The success of these Reports demonstrates how quality research and advocacy can spur policy debates and bring political attention to pressing issues.
For the 2004 awards process, made possible with the support of the UN Foundation, seven Human Development Reports, out of 67 nominations received from 40 countries, were presented awards in six categories at a ceremony in New York City in December 2004. The debate during the judges’ deliberations revealed a high overall level of scholarship among the nominated reports, resulting in an exceptionally competitive process.
The winners were selected by a Final Judging Panel comprised of: Her Royal Highness Princess Basma of Jordan; Dr. Kwesi Botchwey, Executive Chairman – African Development Policy Ownership Initiative and former Finance Minister of Ghana; Moíses Naím, Editor of Foreign Policy and the former Minister of Economy of Venezuela; and Dr. Mahnaz Afkhami of the Women's Learning Partnership, former Minister of State for Women's Affairs in Iran.
We are very pleased to announce the winners for the 2004 UNDP Awards for Human Development:
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1. Excellence in Quality
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2. Excellence in Policy Impact: Roma in Central and Eastern Europe 2002 - Avoiding the Dependency Trap |
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3. Excellence in a
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4. Excellence in Human
Development Innovations—Concepts and Measurements: |
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5. Excellence in Support
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Fazle Hasan Abed - Founder, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, (BRAC)
Fazle Hasan Abed is being recognised for his extraordinary achievements in helping the rural poor to combat hunger, disease and illiteracy on a massive scale, BRAC is a non-governmental organisation working in every district in Bangladesh with people whose lives are dominated by extreme poverty, discrimination and exploitation. More than $2 billion in BRAC micro-loans have been disbursed with no collateral, with a 98% repayment rate. To link rural producers with expanding urban markets, BRAC operates commercial ventures, including the second largest dairy in the country. Their programmes in health and nutrition have reached 31 million, many in the most remote and marginalised areas. This work has made a significant contribution to Bangladesh’s achievement of the fastest decline in infant mortality rates in Asia.
