Washington DC, United States
17 November 2010
A discussion of the UNDP Human Development Report on its 20th anniversary.
with
Jeni Klugman
Director, UNDP Human Development Report Office
Donald K. Steinberg
Deputy Administrator, US Agency for International Development
Kemal Dervis
Vice President and Director of Global Economy & Development, Brookings Institution (Former UNDP Administrator)
Nancy Birdsall
President, Center for Global Development
Moderator: Gregg Easterbrook, author, contributing editor for The Atlantic Monthly and The New Republic, columnist for Reuters and ESPN
Wednesday, 17 November, 12-2 p.m.
Academy of Educational Development’s Academy Hall - 8th floor
1825 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
RSVP http://undproundtablenov172010.eventbrite.com/
Most developing countries have made dramatic progress in health, education, and basic living standards in recent decades, with many of the poorest countries posting the greatest gains, according to the 2010 Human Development Report. But patterns vary greatly, with some countries losing ground since 1970. Introducing three new indices, the 20th anniversary edition of the Report documents wide inequalities within and among countries, deep disparities between women and men, and extreme multidimensional poverty in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Join us for a discussion of the report with an expert panel including its lead author.
Read more about the 20th anniversary Human Development report:
Human Development Report Shows Great Gains, and Some Slides
New York Times (US), 05 Nov. 2010
Still under development
The Economist (UK), 05 Nov. 2010
UN rethinks how to measure, define "poor"
Christian Science Monitor (US), 05 Nov. 2010
New U.N. Report Reveals a Smarter, Healthier -- Yet More Unequal -- World
Foreign Policy (US), 05 Nov. 2010
UN: 'Significant progress' in human development
BBC (UK), 05 Nov. 2010
The U.N.'s Human Development Report Shows Life Is Getting Better--and Money Isn't the Only Reason
TIME (US), 05 Nov. 2010
What is Rich?
Marketplace Radio (US), 05 Nov. 2010
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